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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 03:42 PM Original message |
Acer Buys, Will Preserve Gateway, eMachines Brands |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Holy Shit! |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. The Gateway brand has taken a real beating in recent years |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. That's the general feeling |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. I hope it wasn't something I said |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. It may be my fault, Tempest |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Acer makes a pretty good laptop computer. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I'm partial to Gateways, and Acer does offer a reasonable desktop for the money, |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I've got 2 Gateways and have been nothing but happy with them...nt |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Which models? |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. GM5067H desktop is about a year old... |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Sorry, but Gateways are not reasonable quality. They are terrible. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. May I ask why? |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. It used to be that you could buy two Gateways at the same time. |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Wow, my experience is just the opposite |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. On my campus, Acer has the worst reputation of any manufacturer. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 07:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
26. Acer laptops are quite good... they also offer some very good inexpensive models |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. e-Machines suck |
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Systematic Chaos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 04:03 PM Original message |
I get a LOT of calls from E-Machine users at my tech support job. |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
35. Aint that the truth! |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Emachines suck big time. |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Yep. They have the warranty date in the CMOS. |
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kysrsoze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. They seriously must - I was dumb enough to buy one for next to nothing |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 07:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
27. Last eMachines I had on my bench |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I'm using one now. |
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liquiduniverse (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 08:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. i'm on my third e-machines w/out ever having any major problems |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 07:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
29. I just bought my second eMachine. |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
14. My new desktop is an Acer. I've been very satisfied. |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 07:22 AM Response to Reply #14 |
28. I bought an Acer 20" widescreen |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. I saw the good reviews their getting on newegg.com |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Can't beat the Egg for fast ship, too. n/t |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. Almost every Gateway I have had anything to do with |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 07:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I've had four Gateways in eight years |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 07:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I have two - a lap top and a pc... |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 08:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. That's what happened to mine. One minute fine, the next - |
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UNCLE_Rico (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. ALL mass-market pre-build desktop computers SUCK @SS |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. that wouldn't surprise me in the least |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:59 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Rico ain't lying. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
33. I agree, and to folks who say its hard to do, its fucking color coded now! |
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Randomthought (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Absolutely! |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
30. eMachines are both good and bad |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
36. Computers, like cars, all leave the factory as utter garbage. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
38. Hee hee. |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
42. 2-Gateway girl here: I use a 6-year-old desktop and a 5-year-old laptop |
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