I'm looking at getting a new laptop (as you may have read). now I'm considering getting a laptop that's a tablet PC so I can edit photos on the screen instead of using my wacom pad.

I can get a gatway 14.0" WXVGA+, core 2 duo 2GHz 4mb cache, 2GB 667MHz RAM, and a 100GB SATA 720rpm for $1605

http://www.gateway.com/products/gconfig/pr...details.asp?seg=hm&system_id=cx210x

any thoughts?

a couple of the sales reps who work for my company have those and they are pretty sick!!! THey are reall easy to work with, and have wicked cool features!

But i noticed they are always getting sent out for repair also!

I'd buy any tablet PC that isn't Gateway.

the toshiba one is $2200 for 1GB RAM and 1024x768 resolution
the gateway is $1605 with a 1440x900 display and is only a tiny bit bigger.

I'm thinking the gateway is good, but maybe I should beef up the warrenty? HT, what are they being repaired for?

usually internal problems... like the operating system...but nothing really major, i just think these sales reps are just idiots and dont know how to use the god dam thing!

that's the sort of speak that makes when want to quote MSD circa "the t-shirt" era.. does this GPU make my internets faster?

granted, for some reason, buying a gateway, I feel like I'm considering buying a packard bell.

the_reverend said:

ahahaha <3

the_reverend said:

I just hate gateway because they do extremely shady stuff. They'll lie to you over the phone and try to get you to spend money for nothing. Their tech support / warantee repair is AWFUL. Aside from that I've encountered (from my own experience) and have also heard complete horror stories from friends, coworkers, and former teachers/network consultants regarding their shitty drivers.

...plus I've heard that Gateway smooshes babies.

yeah, I hear that.. it's just... getting a computer with 2" more screen space for $900 less seems "worth it".. IDK though.

I think carina convinced me to wait until 12/15 to see if dell does a good deal. if dell does a $750 off $1500, I'm going to have to go with dell. it just won't have a touch screen.

I also have been in the market for a laptop / notebook / tablet for the past few months. I'm a terrible procrastinator with an unruly work schedule though so I have been slacking on the research end of this task.
I got the memo on the Gateway, but if anybody could tell me what else would be a lousy purchase, that would be helpful...
Mostly I want a computer that is fast, good for video (DVD capabilities would be nice so I don't have to buy a DVD player as well), digital pictures / editing (my current PC sucks!!!), music, and portability. Also if you know of any that come with any good software bundles that would be sweet. I almost bought one back on the Massachusetts sales tax holiday, but couldn't find the model I decided on in any stores. I'll probably end up ordering online. Oh yeah, and my budget limits me to a max of $2000. Suggestions anybody? Maybe a love it /hate it list?

if you want it to be a faster computer, the gateway is the only one that is sub $2K

I could go over $2k, I was just hoping not to. I'm open to any knowledgable suggestions though.

after looking at the hp, fujitsu, and toshiba.. the gateway is the leader.

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetup...02&COMP_Standard+Warranty=WARR-0002

cutomizing a tecra m7 it's $2519 for what the gateway's got.. damn.. that's WAY TOO MUCH!!! now if carina found me a great deal on it, that would be a different story!

they look cool but how many broken pixels would the screen have?

nah they are a pain in the arse. our company uses them and the tech guys say they are nothing but probs

i thought Apple Computer was designing one or something, maybe it was just a rumor.

beat up ....