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From: horstman@mathcs.sjsu.edu (Cay Horstmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 Computers
Message-ID: <1991Mar10.180547.2682@mathcs.sjsu.edu>
Date: 10 Mar 91 18:05:47 GMT
References: <1991Mar8.011318.28717@mathcs.sjsu.edu> <1991Mar9.000159.13295@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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In article <1991Mar9.000159.13295@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> cy5@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Conway Yee) writes:
>In article <1991Mar8.011318.28717@mathcs.sjsu.edu> horstman@mathcs.sjsu.edu (Cay Horstmann) writes:
>>
>>Jerry Pournelle and some mags wrote nice things about the Gateway, so
>>they may not all be lemons.
>
>The problem with most rags (esp. PC Magazine) is that they do not write
>bad reviews about anything.  At worst, their reviews are middle of the
>road.  I guess they can not afford to offend their advertisers.
>
Especially those who buy those thick glossy pages... Have you seen
Gateway's ads in PC Magazine? They are a far cry from those "cows and
computers" ads they had two years ago.

I got a few responses to my query, some of them stating "my Gateway runs
fine..." and some stating "Mine doesn't and I know a bunch of other people
whose doesn't either..." The consensus seems to be that Gateway has been
cutting a lot of corners--cheap parts, less than professional assembly...

That is all right--a lot of cheap clone makers do that. Nevertheless,
I'd recommend that you go to your friendly neighborhood clone manufacturer
if you live in an area with such enterprises. At least you can carry the
broken machine to their doorstep if it fails and picket their store if
they don't give you satisfaction. 

Cay