Gateway Performance 1500 xl

Pros: state-or-art technology, user-friendly customization, and nice customer support
Cons: not very stylish

The other day, one of the faculty members at my school got a fellowship, and bought Gateway Performance 1500 XL Deluxe. He asked me to install it for his office. Though it was only a couple of hours, I got a pretty good idea on this machine. Here is my...

Pros: Everything
Cons: None

When I thought that the Pentium III from Intel at 1GhZ was the best you could get, boy was I wrong. I decided to purchase a new computer for my mother's work, and she needed the best there was. So after having a good experience with my Gateway G6-350 and...

Pros: Power to burn, nice package, easy to configure and use
Cons: The ordering process wasn't as smooth as I would expect (Hopefully exception)

I was looking to get a new PC, and decided that this time I would get the top model. I considered both Gateway and Dell. I initially ordered a Dell, primarily because it's web site was easier to use for custom configuring. However Dell had a problem with...

Pros: Very fast. Loaded with a lot of useful programs.
Cons: More than an ordinary home needs. The peripheral software programs are very basic versions.

This is my second Gateway computer. The 1500XL replaces my Gateway P166. After three years of use, I needed a more powerful computer for my work and goals.

The Positive Aspects:

The 1500XL is a powerful computer. It contains a...

Pros: A fast computer with a good list of components
Cons: High price and the worst customer service in the industry

A colleague of mine whose systems I often work on recently bought this computer so I have used this model and seen the customer service travails up close. This is a fast computer but a lousy value. The components are pretty good but the customer service...

Pros: 80gig drive, nice case with expansion room
Cons: slow delivery, compatibility issues, component failure, disgraceful Customer service.

I telephone ordered this system (no online support of their "preferred customer
discounts") in June with a "4-5 day delivery". Sales staff was quite nice and
accommodating -- that is until the...

Pros: Gateway name, dependable service.
Cons: high price.

This is a great computer and has a lot of bang in it. If you need a computer that is totally up to date and has a lot of speed and power then I would definitely go with this. This has enough power and performance to last for a long time. If this were...

Pros: Fast. Good components.
Cons: Awful service. I mean REALLY awful. Buggy. Also, bland case design.

I bought this machine to get top-of-the-heap performance: At the time I was in the market, Gateway had the largest hard disks and monitors available in a package, and also the best front-of-box connections (USB and firewire). BTW, I decided on Pentium 4...

Pros: FAST processor, quiet, mucho power
Cons: bad os, freezes more often

My family bought the computer when the 1.5 gig chip first came out. Big mistake. We got Windows ME on it, and it crashes every time we try to shut it down for the night. It will pop up a blue screen saying that there was an internal error, and to shut...

Pros: fast speed
Cons: ridiculously high price

When reading about all the good things aobut this computer, I began to ponder on how it would benefit the typical home user.

The computer I use currently is only as Intel Celeron 300Mhz with 40Megs of Ram. I really work this computer hard too....