Computers


Let's face a fact: computer manufacturers don't make anything. They assemble parts they purchased from somewhere else. This being the case, what makes a good computer What's the differentiator between purchasing your computer from HP or Dell, Compaq or Gateway.

Case configuration and ease of physical maintenance This is why I love Gateways. There are no screws on any of the internals. The hard drives all come out by sliding a little pastic clip thing. To my pleasant surprise, I found the other day that the power supply is fastened in the same manner - I swapped one out without a screwdriver.
Gateway hard drives are back-end out when the side of the case is removed, so you don't have to slide them out inside the case before removing them.
Case size plays into this a lot too. The Gateway cases I have around here are all much larger than the Dell cases. You can get huge cases on the higher-end Gateways.

Support resources Driver downloads are handy - make them easy to find. Don't make me hunt for the maximum RAM my system can support. If the video on my screen is upside down, there had better be a search engine that returns something for the phrase "upside down."
Gateway really wins in terms of Web sites. Not only is their site beautifully done and usable as all get out, but they have the serial number lookup system which I use once a month, without fail. I've never seen anything so handy.

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