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The RAM is soldered in but 16GB is plenty for most people. At this price, you would only expect to get 4 or 8GB.
The SSD is an M.2 and is upgradeable but note that it is SATA, not NVME. In addition, there is a hatch on the bottom side that opens to a bay to add another SATA M.2 SSD.
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So tempting at this price, but so many problems with the screen.
Most warranties require you to deal with the OEM first, and Gateway seems to be even more useless than most companies' warranty departments. I don't travel a lot but I do want to be able to take it places without worrying about the screen frame breaking.
Still on the lookout for a 13.3-14" with either 16 GB of RAM or, at least, non-soldered/empty slot.
My first desktop that wasn't a hand-me-down from a neighbor was a Gateway 2000. I still have the scratchy yellow foam wrist rest and we have something stored in the cow box in the garage. How the mighty have fallen...
So tempting at this price, but so many problems with the screen.
Most warranties require you to deal with the OEM first, and Gateway seems to be even more useless than most companies' warranty departments. I don't travel a lot but I do want to be able to take it places without worrying about the screen frame breaking.
Still on the lookout for a 13.3-14" with either 16 GB of RAM or, at least, non-soldered/empty slot.
My first desktop that wasn't a hand-me-down from a neighbor was a Gateway 2000. I still have the scratchy yellow foam wrist rest and we have something stored in the cow box in the garage. How the mighty have fallen...
This is not good for a heavy or even moderate use laptop. I have one and use it during occasional travel for light use and as a general back up computer. The right shift key is horrible as it's much too small and causes me real problems and the keyboard overall is a poor tactile feel. The speakers are incredibly tinny, like the cheapest Chinese tablet you can imagine.
It's a good deal for the price as long as you know the limitations, however. You are paying for what you get. On the plus side, the USB-c drives my 4k display at 60hz. The HDMI is 2.0. If you hook up the computer with a mouse and keyboard and use external speakers and an external display as normal use, it's far more tolerable. (The IPS is legit IPS but with tons of back-bleed.)
Definitely go higher tier if you need something "real."
Last edited by crisplyvague December 5, 2022 at 04:59 PM.
I bought one. Here is what I don't like about it. The trackpad is not as good as other laptop when it comes to two fingers scrolling. And then the battery life is not that great 4 ish hours. And then the weight of the laptop is on heavy side. Also the SD card slot can be troublesome to insert the micro SD. These are what I don't like so far. I am still keeping the laptop because it has been stable and snappy. For 280,. I am keeping it as my daily driver. 16 g of ram allows my running of VMware with decent response time. Let's see how long this machine can last. My previous hp laptop lasted me about 2 1/2 year. Pretty disappointed with the ho laptop. I rather take my chance with the gateway. Only wish it is as light as motile.
Keep wanting to buy it each time it comes up, but I just can't allow myself as I don't really need all that RAM. Will wait for something else. Repped though.
I don't lug mine around, but I've been pretty happy with it so far. The keyboard isn't the greatest, but it's usually plugged into a docking station (via USB-c), so I'm usually using an external keyboard/mouse.
The RAM is soldered in but 16GB is plenty for most people. At this price, you would only expect to get 4 or 8GB.
The SSD is an M.2 and is upgradeable but note that it is SATA, not NVME. In addition, there is a hatch on the bottom side that opens to a bay to add another SATA M.2 SSD.
Last edited by flashdrive December 6, 2022 at 04:05 AM.
So tempting at this price, but so many problems with the screen.
Most warranties require you to deal with the OEM first, and Gateway seems to be even more useless than most companies' warranty departments. I don't travel a lot but I do want to be able to take it places without worrying about the screen frame breaking.
Still on the lookout for a 13.3-14" with either 16 GB of RAM or, at least, non-soldered/empty slot.
My first desktop that wasn't a hand-me-down from a neighbor was a Gateway 2000. I still have the scratchy yellow foam wrist rest and we have something stored in the cow box in the garage. How the mighty have fallen...
If you don't mind refurbished devices, watch for the Dell refurbished website deals. I got a 13.3 inch Latitude 7390 (2 in 1) . Older processors, mine was an 8th gen quad core i5, but it's windows 11 upgradable, solid build quality, good screen, and backlit keyboard. I paid roughly $275 for it after tax and it has 16gb soldered ram and 512gb Samsung SSD.
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The SSD is an M.2 and is upgradeable but note that it is SATA, not NVME. In addition, there is a hatch on the bottom side that opens to a bay to add another SATA M.2 SSD.
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Most warranties require you to deal with the OEM first, and Gateway seems to be even more useless than most companies' warranty departments. I don't travel a lot but I do want to be able to take it places without worrying about the screen frame breaking.
Still on the lookout for a 13.3-14" with either 16 GB of RAM or, at least, non-soldered/empty slot.
My first desktop that wasn't a hand-me-down from a neighbor was a Gateway 2000. I still have the scratchy yellow foam wrist rest and we have something stored in the cow box in the garage. How the mighty have fallen...
Most warranties require you to deal with the OEM first, and Gateway seems to be even more useless than most companies' warranty departments. I don't travel a lot but I do want to be able to take it places without worrying about the screen frame breaking.
Still on the lookout for a 13.3-14" with either 16 GB of RAM or, at least, non-soldered/empty slot.
My first desktop that wasn't a hand-me-down from a neighbor was a Gateway 2000. I still have the scratchy yellow foam wrist rest and we have something stored in the cow box in the garage. How the mighty have fallen...
It's a good deal for the price as long as you know the limitations, however. You are paying for what you get. On the plus side, the USB-c drives my 4k display at 60hz. The HDMI is 2.0. If you hook up the computer with a mouse and keyboard and use external speakers and an external display as normal use, it's far more tolerable. (The IPS is legit IPS but with tons of back-bleed.)
Definitely go higher tier if you need something "real."
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The SSD is an M.2 and is upgradeable but note that it is SATA, not NVME. In addition, there is a hatch on the bottom side that opens to a bay to add another SATA M.2 SSD.
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Most warranties require you to deal with the OEM first, and Gateway seems to be even more useless than most companies' warranty departments. I don't travel a lot but I do want to be able to take it places without worrying about the screen frame breaking.
Still on the lookout for a 13.3-14" with either 16 GB of RAM or, at least, non-soldered/empty slot.
My first desktop that wasn't a hand-me-down from a neighbor was a Gateway 2000. I still have the scratchy yellow foam wrist rest and we have something stored in the cow box in the garage. How the mighty have fallen...
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