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Are Gateway computers reliable, typically?

I know that Gateway is an offshoot of Acer, and in my experience, Acer computers suck really bad, but the Gateway computers seem to get good reviews. Any opinions?

Public Comments

1. i used a normal gateway desktop and im still surprised it hasnt blown up yet (meaning its good)
2. i have an older gateway laptop. Runs GREAT and battery still holds a good charge!
3. Its mixed. My impression is, they are not very good quality computers. Not many people use them, and typically, they are business type computers. I know, at one time, they put very cheap hard drives in them that would bust within a year. I don't know if this is still the case.
4. I personally favor Gateway computers over any other computers (Besides custom built) due to how long the last over other brands such as Dells.
5. its a good company, the hardware is good however if you need customer support they are not the best but like I said if you don`t need them go for Gateway good prices Iam using Gateway DX4710 no complaints about it
6. Ok, Acer is a victim of their own success. AOpen (a division of Acer) used to make the highest quality PC motherboards in the world, PERIOD. Every other brand was a distant 2nd to AOpen/Acer in terms of design and build quality. But, many low-end computers were made and marketed under the Acer brand. Some of them got a deservedly bad rep, but they were no better or worse than any of dozens of cheap computer systems that litter the shelves of the big box stores. Acer has the ability to make really good quality computers. For what it's worth, I'd be MORE inclined to buy a Gateway system knowing that it is now designed/built by Acer. But if you are looking at a pre-built system labeled "Gateway" my thoughts are: Notebook: Gateway is probably among the best VALUE in a notebook computer right now. Is it the best build quality? Probably not. But Gateway notebooks are good quality...and priced right. Desktop: All pre-built desktops are (at best), mediocre quality, no exceptions. In fact, some of the brands that people like to recommend as being better than usual are actually some of the worst quality available (cough, Dell, cough). If you are going to buy a pre-built desktop, Gateway will be as good as any other brand widely available. If you want a truly RELIABLE desktop computer, but don't want to build one yourself, it requires a little thinking "out of the box". The two weaknesses that all (I do mean ALL) pre-built desktops share is: 1) Under-powered no-name crappy quality power supply 2) No video card, or a video card so wimpy that you might as well have no video card So, if you want a RELIABLE desktop, Find the cheapest tower type (no slimline or smaller type case) desktop computer you can find with a good CPU (multiple core, high clock speed), plenty of RAM (3GB or more), a PCI-Express X16 graphics slot, a large hard drive with a lot of cache... Then at the same time you buy the desktop, buy a new power supply and video card for it. For any pre-built computer, a Corsair or BFG power supply of about 550W should do...and a HD 4670 or better video card... The cheapest desktop computer on the shelf will be pretty reliable with a DECENT power supply. And you won't get good performance without a decent video card. That's why I say buy cheap and upgrade immediately. (assuming you don't want to build) If you're willing to put in the extra effort to mod it into something good, then what you start with doesn't matter much...be it hp/compaq, acer/gateway, sony, dell/alienware, or whatever. I'm a IT professional who has been servicing computer equipment since the 1980s. I'm familiar with all brands of computer hardware. For my most recent laptop purchase, my budget was $1300. With that kind of money, I could have bought any brand I wanted. After extensive research of what was available right now, I chose Gateway (Acer).