Gateway Solo 9300XL

I wrote the opinion given below in 2001. It is now July 3rd 2003 and I am typing this comment on the very same Gateway Solo 9300, which has lasted very well so far. Last summer I broke the catch on it so it doesn't lock shut any more, but apart from that it is performing brilliantly. I still have 5Gb free hard disk space!! I'm glad I bought it. ************* Various configurations of the Gateway Solo 9300 are available - mine has a Pentium III 600MHz processor with 160Mb SDRAM and 12Gb hard drive. I bought it to replace a different manufacturer's laptop that short circuited and blew up in my ... more

If you want a laptop as a desktop replacement this is the fella. Features -------- It has about a 16" screen, supports two monitors simultaneously (LCD + monitor or LCD + TV) Has TV in and out, digital audio out, DVD Rom, floppy 2* USB, firewire Built in modem, 2* PCMCIA, Touchpad. Hardware controls for DVD/CD and volume. What I am trying to say is that this laptop has everything. PIII 600 or 700, 128 MB RAM standard, 8MB video. What more can I say, buy this laptop and throw away your desktop. Add the docking station, a huge monitor, printer, scanner etc. and your laughing. The laptop has ... more