Is Gateway an idiot or am I?

aphex

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Chat with a Sales Consultant is closed for the evening.

Our hours are 8 AM until 10:30 PM Monday through Friday, and 8 AM until 9 PM Saturday and Sunday, Central Standard Time.

You may complete online order using our website at any time.

By my calculations, its 10:03pm CST at the moment.

Then again, maybe I'm an idiot for even considering a Gateway...
 

mwtgg

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Originally posted by: aphex
Chat with a Sales Consultant is closed for the evening.

Our hours are 8 AM until 10:30 PM Monday through Friday, and 8 AM until 9 PM Saturday and Sunday, Central Standard Time.

You may complete online order using our website at any time.

By my calculations, its 10:03pm CST at the moment.

Then again, maybe I'm an idiot for even considering a Gateway...

Nail. Head. You hit it.
 

moshquerade

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eh, my first computer was a gateway and it's my secondary machine now and still up and running.
 

aphex

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Well until Dell releases a tablet (which seems to be in the pipes for later this year), i'm not really considering them....

 

aphex

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
Which model are you considering?

CX210X

Customized Processor Intel® Core? 2 Duo Processor T5200 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache) [$40.00]
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista? Home Premium (32-bit)
Memory 1024MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-512MB modules)
Hard Drive 80GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive
Display 14.0" WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 768 max. resolution) w/ Gateway Executive Stylus w/ Continuous Sensing Technology
Customized Optical Drive 8x Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer (DVD±R/±RW/CD-RW) [$49.00]
Wireless Network Integrated Intel® 3945 802.11a/b/g wireless networking
Chassis Chassis w/ Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950, 945GM Chipset
Adapter 65 Watt AC Adapter
Application Software Microsoft® Works 8.5
Backup Media Cyberlink Power2Go (Download only)
Battery Primary 8-Cell Lithium Ion battery w/ 1 Yr. limited battery warranty
Expansion Slots One type II PC card slot
External Ports (3) USB 2.0, VGA, IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Keyboard and Mouse Full-Size Keyboard and EZ Pad® Pointing Device
Media Card Reader 7-in-1 media card reader (Memory Stick®, MemoryStick Pro®, MultiMediaCard?, Secure Digital?, xD-Picture Card, Mini Secure Digital®, RS-Multimedia Card?)
Modem Integrated V.92 56K modem
Network Integrated Intel® 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapter
Operating System Backup Media Windows Vista? Home Premium Backup Media (32-bit)
Security Software McAfee® 90-day Internet Security Suite Complimentary Subscription with VirusScan, Personal Firewall Plus, SpamKiller & Privacy Service v. 1.2 (for Windows Vista?)
Software Documentation End User License Agreement for Non-Microsoft Software
Standard Software Adobe® Acrobat Reader® 7.0 and Google Toolbar
Customized Warranty 3 Year Value Plan (Tech Support - Parts - Factory Labor) [$159.99]


$1225 shipped to my door. About $400-500 less than the X60 tablet I want would run...
 

mugs

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Originally posted by: aphex
Chat with a Sales Consultant is closed for the evening.

Our hours are 8 AM until 10:30 PM Monday through Friday, and 8 AM until 9 PM Saturday and Sunday, Central Standard Time.

You may complete online order using our website at any time.

By my calculations, its 10:03pm CST at the moment.

Then again, maybe I'm an idiot for even considering a Gateway...

It was 10:03 CDT when you posted.

Which is 9:03 CST...

You got hosed.
 

aphex

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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: aphex
Chat with a Sales Consultant is closed for the evening.

Our hours are 8 AM until 10:30 PM Monday through Friday, and 8 AM until 9 PM Saturday and Sunday, Central Standard Time.

You may complete online order using our website at any time.

By my calculations, its 10:03pm CST at the moment.

Then again, maybe I'm an idiot for even considering a Gateway...

It was 10:03 CDT when you posted.

Which is 9:03 CST...

You got hosed.

Wha?? It was 11:03 EST when i posted...
 

Shawn

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What's wrong with Gateway? (besides the fact that they are overpriced)
 

mugs

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Originally posted by: aphex
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: aphex
Chat with a Sales Consultant is closed for the evening.

Our hours are 8 AM until 10:30 PM Monday through Friday, and 8 AM until 9 PM Saturday and Sunday, Central Standard Time.

You may complete online order using our website at any time.

By my calculations, its 10:03pm CST at the moment.

Then again, maybe I'm an idiot for even considering a Gateway...

It was 10:03 CDT when you posted.

Which is 9:03 CST...

You got hosed.

Wha?? It was 11:03 EST when i posted...

No, it was 11:03 EDT. Eastern Daylight Time. It's eastern standard time down in Brazil somewhere probably.
 

FoBoT

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well... this might be a bigger subject than we can tackle here on ATOT, please call my secretary for an appointment