Gateway P-171XL FX

Advantages: Great Ram, and resistance to damage
Disadvantages: The ordinar resolution

...The beautiful design makes it all! It has 2year warranty! It has 3 gb of Ram, 250 Gb hard drive. For almost 800$, you've made the best deal. When I saw it, i couldn't believe my eyes! The only thing that may be said of bad about this notebooks is the ordinary resolution - 1,280-by-800. And, nowadays, adding extraspace isn't so expensive. But, the 1.83-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo rises the appreciation. Also, the red color isn't painted in a great way... Performance is the value that Gateway always maintained. This time too. It has more memory than many others notebooks, and the quality of the images is outstanding.I bought it as a gift for my cousin almost a year ago. He did something to it and had to use the warranty. After they repaired it, it was like new. So, it sustains damage :D But, don't try to crack it beacuse of your nerves. If i... Read review

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Advantages: High performance, reliability. Good value-for-money.
Disadvantages: None

...I invested in a Gateway Performance 650 system some 4 months ago. I purchased an Epson Perfection 610 scanner, and a HP Deskjet 840C printer separately to get away from the "cheap" packages offered by most of the popular retailers who include only low performance printers and scanners as a part of the deal. I went for a 30Gb hard drive at small incremental cost. The promise of delivery within 7 days was beaten by 2 days! The system was easy to instal, even for a relative novice. Everythiny worked perfectly first time, with no problems to date. I feel the Gateway machine may not appear on the surface to be amongst the cheapest, but if the price of the cheapo peripherals is taken out of many of the "packages" on offer, the Gateway machine does offer good value for money. The consumers association also rate it as one of the most reliable... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, Stylish
Disadvantages: Bulky

...Sony have so many laptops out, and with so much choice its so hard to decide which laptop is right for you. The FX-902 was the first laptop i ever bought, and believe me it wasnt easy. I scoured the net for months searching for a laptop that suited my needs, i didnt want something too fancy, or too expensive, but one day it hit me. I give you the Sony Vaio FX-902. The FX-902 is the latest edition in the alread popular FX series of laptops, sporting great looks, excellent specs, for an affordable price. With business intended it makes an excellent laptop for any business user or for any entry level laptop user such as myself. The difference between the FX-905 and the FX-902 is the monitor. The 902 has a smaller 14.1" monitor compared to the 905's 15". The difference isnt vast but it makes a hell of a difference if your going to be... Read review

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