need an opinion on this laptop

[perkeyone]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9370441&type=product&id=1218093004316

its 500 bucks

4gb ram
320gb hd
2.1ghz processor

other than this one ive only found 3gb ram laptops at that price
so... is this a good deal?

 

[ElderKingpin]

its a good deal. if you listen to the people reviewing it 4.7 :thup: and 500 is pretty cheap for a laptop like that .

Wait, hold on. 320 GB HD?, nvm i think i was thinking about memory.

 

[perkeyone]

yeah it does have a lot of good reviews...

plus ive got a best buy gift card laying around somewhere lol

 

[Xienoph]

Be warned that since this is BestBuy, your laptop will likely come with crapwares.

 

[Prometheus]

But bestbuy is good warranty. Remove bloatware for best performance.

 

[Father_Yetti]

But bestbuy is good warranty. Remove bloatware for best performance.

I have to completely disagree about Bestbuy and their warranties, they suck and didn't even honor mine for a $500 ipod because they said the hard drive was broken...! WTF is an ipod but a hardrive?

 

[perkeyone]

alright guys i need help...
i can tell theres a lot of bloatware on this rig
but i dont know what half of the programs are!
i already got rid of

microsoft office trials
microsoft works
microsoft money manager
norton antivirus trials
windows live messenger (im getting meebo or something i forget how to spell it)
a bunch of internet signup things from net zero and stuff
some ebay garbage

but i know little about the other software
should i keep these?

Gateway MyBackup Solution
Gateway Recovery Management

and why do i have
cyberlink power2go
and
cyberlink powerdvd8?

 

[Prometheus]

Gateway laptop, keep programs with Gateway in their name.

If you don't use it, uninstall. If you don't know, google.

 

[KillerChi]

BestBuy online has a very bad reputation.
That looks like a nice laptop for only $500.