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4.0 stars
"Freezing seems to be a Vista issue - Not Gateway"
Pros: Great Price - Pretty full featured - Runs fast - has System Recovery built right in (restores the laptop back to factory specs)
Cons: Runs a bit hot - Keyboard seems small - Only a 60 day trial of Office (to be expected at this price)
Summary: I was thinking about a new laptop, and was considering making the switch to a MacBook Pro. The cost kept holding me back. I saw this little laptop, and thought I would give it a try.
I initally wanted to "drop kick" this computer. Like others, I found a huge issue with freezing, but what I discovered was that there were too many "protections" running at once. I installed a full version of Norton, plus Vista has its own Defender virus protection, plus I had Windows Firewall running. I think it was just too much. I did a System Recovery, disabled Defender, and changed my FIrewall setting. Now all runs beautifully. I do video and photo editing, plus the usual e-mail and Internet items. I was able to get this Gateway on sale at Best Buy for $499, and I could not be happier.
I could buy three computers for what I was going to spend on the Mac!
