need an opinion on this laptop

ElderKingpin

ElderKingpin

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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 :eek:.

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

perkeyone

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

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

Xienoph

You can change this now in User CP.
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Be warned that since this is BestBuy, your laptop will likely come with crapwares.
 
Prometheus

Prometheus

Everything is mutable; nothing is sacred
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But bestbuy is good warranty. Remove bloatware for best performance.
 
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Father_Yetti

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kc102 said:
But bestbuy is good warranty. Remove bloatware for best performance.
Click to expand...

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

perkeyone

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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

Prometheus

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Gateway laptop, keep programs with Gateway in their name.

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