Re: new member on list here.
Hi, Welcome to the list, I have not heard anything too bad about Gateway. Its like anything else different opions. Its whatever your used to using, like with JFW or Windowized. Dave Hutchins - Original Message - From: Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 9:38 AM Subject: new member on list here. Hi All, I joined this list for some help on buying a new computer. I now have a gateway computer running windows 98 Se and it only has 128 or ram, and would like to increase my memory to 1024 and I think an 80 gig hard drive. Now, I have had this gateway computer for over 3 years, and like it a lot. I have heard people bash them a lot, but would like an opinion from someone who now has a gateway computer running windows XP Home. I am a retired teacher and don't think I need the pro. I would like CD burning etc., so what I want to know is this. Does anyone like gatewayy products now produced on this list, and if not, tell me why. I have good support from them, and now only am changing, because I want more memory and more features. So any discussion here will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new member on list here.
On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:38:53 -0700, you wrote: I joined this list for some help on buying a new computer. I now have a gateway computer running windows 98 Se and it only has 128 or ram, and would like to increase my memory to 1024 and I think an 80 gig hard drive. First off, Windows 98 can only address 128 megabytes of memory. Second, with hard drive prices as they are, you'll probably double your capacity from the 80-gigger you want to something more like 200 or even 250 gig if you spend some of the memory money on the new drive instead. ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new member on list here.
My sister has a Gateway computer she swears she'll never part with. It is a reliable machine. The only thing that swerved me away from Gateway computers is that Gateway will not let you open up the cabinet even for something as simple as installing a sound card. If you take it on yourself to do something like that, you void that part of your warranty. Gateway wants you to ship the machine back to them for such installations. - Original Message - From: Dave Hutchins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:14 AM Subject: Re: new member on list here. Hi, Welcome to the list, I have not heard anything too bad about Gateway. Its like anything else different opions. Its whatever your used to using, like with JFW or Windowized. Dave Hutchins - Original Message - From: Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 9:38 AM Subject: new member on list here. Hi All, I joined this list for some help on buying a new computer. I now have a gateway computer running windows 98 Se and it only has 128 or ram, and would like to increase my memory to 1024 and I think an 80 gig hard drive. Now, I have had this gateway computer for over 3 years, and like it a lot. I have heard people bash them a lot, but would like an opinion from someone who now has a gateway computer running windows XP Home. I am a retired teacher and don't think I need the pro. I would like CD burning etc., so what I want to know is this. Does anyone like gatewayy products now produced on this list, and if not, tell me why. I have good support from them, and now only am changing, because I want more memory and more features. So any discussion here will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new member on list here.
A mild correction. I have a machine that I have run 98SE on with 640mb RAM installed and 98 had no problem seeing it. the question is whether or not his motherboard is set up to take 1024mb of ram. Doc Wright http://wrightplaceinc.net If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start? - Original Message - From: Steve Matzura [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:34 AM Subject: Re: new member on list here. On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:38:53 -0700, you wrote: I joined this list for some help on buying a new computer. I now have a gateway computer running windows 98 Se and it only has 128 or ram, and would like to increase my memory to 1024 and I think an 80 gig hard drive. First off, Windows 98 can only address 128 megabytes of memory. Second, with hard drive prices as they are, you'll probably double your capacity from the 80-gigger you want to something more like 200 or even 250 gig if you spend some of the memory money on the new drive instead. ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new member on list here.
the big problem I have with Gateway is that their tech support personnel has a tendency to be arrogant and rude. Doc Wright http://wrightplaceinc.net If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start? - Original Message - From: Lou Novath [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:44 AM Subject: Re: new member on list here. My sister has a Gateway computer she swears she'll never part with. It is a reliable machine. The only thing that swerved me away from Gateway computers is that Gateway will not let you open up the cabinet even for something as simple as installing a sound card. If you take it on yourself to do something like that, you void that part of your warranty. Gateway wants you to ship the machine back to them for such installations. - Original Message - From: Dave Hutchins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:14 AM Subject: Re: new member on list here. Hi, Welcome to the list, I have not heard anything too bad about Gateway. Its like anything else different opions. Its whatever your used to using, like with JFW or Windowized. Dave Hutchins - Original Message - From: Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 9:38 AM Subject: new member on list here. Hi All, I joined this list for some help on buying a new computer. I now have a gateway computer running windows 98 Se and it only has 128 or ram, and would like to increase my memory to 1024 and I think an 80 gig hard drive. Now, I have had this gateway computer for over 3 years, and like it a lot. I have heard people bash them a lot, but would like an opinion from someone who now has a gateway computer running windows XP Home. I am a retired teacher and don't think I need the pro. I would like CD burning etc., so what I want to know is this. Does anyone like gatewayy products now produced on this list, and if not, tell me why. I have good support from them, and now only am changing, because I want more memory and more features. So any discussion here will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new member on list here.
And if you call Gateway with a tech support problem with something that's in the computer like hardware or a piece of software, they'll ask if you got it from Gateway; and if you say no, they'll say that they're sorry and they can't help you. - Original Message - From: Lou Novath [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 12:44 PM Subject: Re: new member on list here. My sister has a Gateway computer she swears she'll never part with. It is a reliable machine. The only thing that swerved me away from Gateway computers is that Gateway will not let you open up the cabinet even for something as simple as installing a sound card. If you take it on yourself to do something like that, you void that part of your warranty. Gateway wants you to ship the machine back to them for such installations. - Original Message - From: Dave Hutchins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:14 AM Subject: Re: new member on list here. Hi, Welcome to the list, I have not heard anything too bad about Gateway. Its like anything else different opions. Its whatever your used to using, like with JFW or Windowized. Dave Hutchins - Original Message - From: Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 9:38 AM Subject: new member on list here. Hi All, I joined this list for some help on buying a new computer. I now have a gateway computer running windows 98 Se and it only has 128 or ram, and would like to increase my memory to 1024 and I think an 80 gig hard drive. Now, I have had this gateway computer for over 3 years, and like it a lot. I have heard people bash them a lot, but would like an opinion from someone who now has a gateway computer running windows XP Home. I am a retired teacher and don't think I need the pro. I would like CD burning etc., so what I want to know is this. Does anyone like gatewayy products now produced on this list, and if not, tell me why. I have good support from them, and now only am changing, because I want more memory and more features. So any discussion here will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new member on list here.
That hasn't been our experience. In fact we doubled the RAM memory in our Son's Gateway, and he had several occasions to call tec support, and they never asked what hardware was in the PC. On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:26:43 -0400 Gary Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And if you call Gateway with a tech support problem with something that's in the computer like hardware or a piece of software, they'll ask if you got it from Gateway; and if you say no, they'll say that they're sorry and they can't help you. - Original Message - From: Lou Novath [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 12:44 PM Subject: Re: new member on list here. My sister has a Gateway computer she swears she'll never part with. It is a reliable machine. The only thing that swerved me away from Gateway computers is that Gateway will not let you open up the cabinet even for something as simple as installing a sound card. If you take it on yourself to do something like that, you void that part of your warranty. Gateway wants you to ship the machine back to them for such installations. - Original Message - From: Dave Hutchins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:14 AM Subject: Re: new member on list here. Hi, Welcome to the list, I have not heard anything too bad about Gateway. Its like anything else different opions. Its whatever your used to using, like with JFW or Windowized. Dave Hutchins - Original Message - From: Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 9:38 AM Subject: new member on list here. Hi All, I joined this list for some help on buying a new computer. I now have a gateway computer running windows 98 Se and it only has 128 or ram, and would like to increase my memory to 1024 and I think an 80 gig hard drive. Now, I have had this gateway computer for over 3 years, and like it a lot. I have heard people bash them a lot, but would like an opinion from someone who now has a gateway computer running windows XP Home. I am a retired teacher and don't think I need the pro. I would like CD burning etc., so what I want to know is this. Does anyone like gatewayy products now produced on this list, and if not, tell me why. I have good support from them, and now only am changing, because I want more memory and more features. So any discussion here will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new member on list here.
I asked that this thread be terminated. I have placed the list on full moderation until this thread is dead. Jeff List Owner ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
new member on list here.
Hi All, I joined this list for some help on buying a new computer. I now have a gateway computer running windows 98 Se and it only has 128 or ram, and would like to increase my memory to 1024 and I think an 80 gig hard drive. Now, I have had this gateway computer for over 3 years, and like it a lot. I have heard people bash them a lot, but would like an opinion from someone who now has a gateway computer running windows XP Home. I am a retired teacher and don't think I need the pro. I would like CD burning etc., so what I want to know is this. Does anyone like gatewayy products now produced on this list, and if not, tell me why. I have good support from them, and now only am changing, because I want more memory and more features. So any discussion here will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New member on list here.
Jim, If you have access to the September 04 issue of Consumer Reports, check out their review of both desktop and laptop computers. Dell use to be the top rated, but it's now second, but I forgot number one. Gateway was near the bottom for reliability, but at the top for customer service. If you are not yet receiving CR on tape, you can sign up for it with your state's library for the blind. All the best, and welcome to the list. On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:21:19 -0700 Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi All, I posted my first post to the list yesterday, and want to know some things about buying a new computer. I have a gate way computer that is 3 years old now with windows 98 SE and am interested in a new computer with windows XP home, and at least 1024 of memory. CD burning. I love this gateway, but am interested in opinions of folks on the list here. Jim ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New member on list here.
Again, do not reply to this thread on the pc-audio list. It is off topic. Jeff List Owner ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
