Gateway Is BACK! - But Is Their $200 Laptop Any Good?

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Michael MJD

Michael MJD

Күн бұрын

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@MichaelMJD
@MichaelMJD 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Gateway is back! But are their new laptops any good? Are they even made by Gateway? Find out in today's video. Huge thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! For a limited time, you can get a free trial of Skillshare Premium by clicking here: skl.sh/michaelmjd10201
@InconsistentManner
@InconsistentManner 4 жыл бұрын
The box came open during shipment. FedEx is shitty and they don't attempt to repackage... Unlike UPS which actually will attempt to repackage and ensure contents. If UPS looses your package it either got lost in the miles of belts/conveyors/shutes, or is damaged beyond repackaging. Sometimes the sender doesn't even respond to UPS's request to reship a customer's order at the expense of UPS. YES... UPS attempts to pay for damages to contents that are damaged in shipment.
@goobloxofficialchannel3518
@goobloxofficialchannel3518 4 жыл бұрын
Hi mjd! I really like your vids. *thats it lmao*
@athurV1
@athurV1 4 жыл бұрын
This is a scam ,some knock off . Gateway was epic back in the day .
@insanitylol
@insanitylol 4 жыл бұрын
Kyriakos The Awesome Teenager Edit: I think the i5 10300h will do well with the 2060 but I feel like the i7 10 series if it has one would be better. I assume it doesn’t have a Ryzen option either?
@Arianto_S
@Arianto_S 4 жыл бұрын
Try "Altos Computing " brand also.
@frostech3149
@frostech3149 4 жыл бұрын
*20 years later* The 10$ Gateway Windows 10 Machine - A retro rarity or rubbish?
@colelepper9381
@colelepper9381 4 жыл бұрын
spoiler alert: Rubbish.
@markm0000
@markm0000 4 жыл бұрын
No way is anyone going to even remember this next week.
@EdwardplayzYT
@EdwardplayzYT 4 жыл бұрын
I have 2 gateways from 2009, They are missing both 1 gig of ram... so its 1 gig of ram in both and they came with win7 starter. I destroyed one with Gateway system restore. and the other has FRICKING WINDOWS 10 ON IT. lol.
@AmanjLife
@AmanjLife 4 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@insanitylol
@insanitylol 4 жыл бұрын
0 years later The 500,000,000 costly machine Fake diamonds or real diamonds?
@ProtoMario
@ProtoMario 4 жыл бұрын
My first real pc was a Gateway, man... depressing to see this.
@ariiincolur
@ariiincolur 4 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@caseypmazur
@caseypmazur 4 жыл бұрын
My first PC was given to me by my grandpa... his prebuilt Gateway w/ an i7-920 & 3GB RAM
@micosstar
@micosstar 4 жыл бұрын
ouch, i feel bad for you.
@Awesome-90
@Awesome-90 4 жыл бұрын
My current laptop is a gateway one
@namename2040
@namename2040 4 жыл бұрын
My sisters was Gateway. I got some junk ass EMachines
@mpf1947
@mpf1947 4 жыл бұрын
When the package thief takes pity on you for your choice of laptop.
@allenstevenson5986
@allenstevenson5986 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly my thought 😂
@lemagreengreen
@lemagreengreen 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought. Someone decided it wasn't worth stealing 🤣
@TheStanHill
@TheStanHill 4 жыл бұрын
“I take the bubble wrap and you enjoy your garbage computer”
@tower534
@tower534 4 жыл бұрын
I would take the box, open it take it home, when its raning bring it out for an hour.
@potatoechip5221
@potatoechip5221 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@garlandstrife
@garlandstrife 3 жыл бұрын
Gateway was the last PC my father had before passing away in 2009. I'll always remember fondly this brand.
@jpdunphy1
@jpdunphy1 3 жыл бұрын
And this is what Acer is banking on. Nostalgia, warm and fuzzies, nothing actually resembling quality.
@dylanc2806
@dylanc2806 3 жыл бұрын
and thats how these companies will take advantage of your love for your father :(
@danieloshea3326
@danieloshea3326 4 ай бұрын
My Gan Gan had a gateway
@kmemz
@kmemz 4 жыл бұрын
I think GPU Company could be an unfortunate acronym for "Gateway Products US"
@benblack12
@benblack12 4 жыл бұрын
I was going to comment the same thing.
@StevenZephyc
@StevenZephyc 4 жыл бұрын
Now we just need "compaq product USA"
@Gartral
@Gartral 4 жыл бұрын
same, though it does sound generic as all fuck.
@Brettjnash
@Brettjnash 4 жыл бұрын
A true Gateway uses a GPMöö ... I'm utterly disappointed in myself.
@RetroActiveGM
@RetroActiveGM 4 жыл бұрын
What about Compaq US Manufacturing? CUM Company 😂
@robertr.7995
@robertr.7995 4 жыл бұрын
You know, in a way, this is actually pretty insulting. There was a time in history where Gateway was one of the best of the best. They brought Gateway back from the grave only to soil its name and make it look weak. To us fans of retro computers, this is indeed pretty insulting. Acer, pay attention to what people are doing to one of your brands and put a stop to this.
@olbluelips
@olbluelips 4 жыл бұрын
What would you recommend for computer manufacturers nowadays? I built my own PC, and I didn't mind it, but it's not something I'm *super* interested in doing again.
@robertr.7995
@robertr.7995 4 жыл бұрын
@@olbluelips well, building your own computer to me is a very enjoyable experience, but I can definitely understand where you're coming from. As far as what I would recommend, that really depends. It depends on what you'll be using it for.
@robertr.7995
@robertr.7995 4 жыл бұрын
@@MaoTao well, that's kind of a waste I guess. Could have given it to someone that needed a computer or given it to Goodwill or something. Oh well.
@SparkzEnt
@SparkzEnt 3 жыл бұрын
RCA Tablets
@arnoldsands1610
@arnoldsands1610 3 жыл бұрын
The CEO of Acer/Gateway is on meth. He doesn't care as long as he gets his high salary to pay for his drugs. LOL
@backslashxy1
@backslashxy1 4 жыл бұрын
Worked at Walmart in a previous life. While I cant stand the place I can confirm their shipping standards are better than that. Looks to me like your package got searched in transit I've seen that happen alot from the shipping companies and even post office.
@bixbabble3935
@bixbabble3935 4 жыл бұрын
But if it was searched by fedex wouldn’t they of taped it back up?
@backslashxy1
@backslashxy1 4 жыл бұрын
@@bixbabble3935 not always some just open everything up an throw it all right back in and move on. I do admit usually they do throw in a card that says item had to be inspected.
@bixbabble3935
@bixbabble3935 4 жыл бұрын
backslashxy1 but still you would think it would be taped instead of the box being folded. It’s like if your bag is checked at the airport and your suitcase comes back on the conveyor belt wide open not zipped up.
@mikeswem
@mikeswem 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you can even see the tape on the top that was cut, that tape wouldn't be there if it had just been folded originally. Combined with the actual laptop box being ripped open as well, this was clearly opened during shipping. Either for legit reasons or otherwise, certainly wasn't shipped in that condition.
@bixbabble3935
@bixbabble3935 4 жыл бұрын
GenKumon I would call FedEx or Walmart or both
@stevef6392
@stevef6392 4 жыл бұрын
Nice to see that THX means _absolutely nothing_ now.
@shockwaveexp3465
@shockwaveexp3465 4 жыл бұрын
It really never meant anything besides being a “peace of mind” label for high definition audio. It was pretty cool when select DVDs had THX demos, which has become sort of a meme.
@TheRailroad99
@TheRailroad99 4 жыл бұрын
THX select II (ultra) still means something. But I agree they should not put their name on trash products. Maybe something like "THX certified - basic mobile sound" to certify phones/Laptops for having an at least somewhat ok sound.
@rtrojosh
@rtrojosh 4 жыл бұрын
wwwwwwwwooooooooOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAOAOAOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHhhhhhhh
@tOSdude
@tOSdude 4 жыл бұрын
The audience is now deaf
@app0the
@app0the 4 жыл бұрын
As well as AKG ever since Samsung bought them out. Tough times for finding proper audio these days :/
@lwvmobile
@lwvmobile 3 жыл бұрын
Considering the fact that the shipping label was covered up by the flap, I have a feeling that somebody opened it and closed it back up after it got close to its destination. That package has definitely been tampered with. I've ordered a ton of stuff from Walmart, and never once received a box packed like that. I'd have refused the shipment looking like that, or at the very least, document it and send a complaint to both Fedex and Walmart.
@AndroidSunner
@AndroidSunner 3 жыл бұрын
I've gotta admit, even if the computer sucked; I do admire the attention to heritage with the cowprint box. Also: more recently, Gateway updated their actual website to completely cut off mentions of it's Products and Shopping tools and it is now strictly for support, driver downloads and a history page.
@aetvrna
@aetvrna 4 жыл бұрын
Gateway still exists? Holy cow! And it was meant to be a joke, the logo is a cow skin
@ItsJustMeMusic
@ItsJustMeMusic 4 жыл бұрын
John Wagner gateway did exist
@SolidSonicTH
@SolidSonicTH 4 жыл бұрын
YES, WE GET IT.
@Reziac
@Reziac 4 жыл бұрын
Hence I named my first Gateway "The Purple Cow". I never saw a Purple Cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one. -- Gelett Burgess (1895)
@Hotlog69
@Hotlog69 4 жыл бұрын
Gateway was no joke. Originally they were Gateway 2000 and then dropped the 2000 and added Holstein branding. The company was founded in a city well known for their beef packing and farming.
@nitro361
@nitro361 4 жыл бұрын
It's a cow block
@erichurst2496
@erichurst2496 4 жыл бұрын
I paid $2400 for my first Gateway computer in 1995. I loved that machine! How far we have come.
@madocworks1147
@madocworks1147 4 жыл бұрын
I remember going in a gateway store in the early 2000's and helping a family member get a pc built for their business. it cost like $4000, and it was a Pentium 3 Cpu, with a 40GB hard drive and 1GB of ram running windows xp.
@heyitsablackguy9553
@heyitsablackguy9553 3 жыл бұрын
Back then Pentiums were called hot-potatoes back then. Man I do miss the early 2000s.
@ducksonplays4190
@ducksonplays4190 3 жыл бұрын
@@heyitsablackguy9553 The Pentium 4s were the hot ones. Pentium 3s were a lot more power efficient.
@stevenalexander4721
@stevenalexander4721 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when everyone wanted a gateway laptop. We would even rush over to the computer lab to make sure we were one of the ones using the laptops instead of the old desktops.
@mattj65816
@mattj65816 4 жыл бұрын
@4:04 "Look at how this idiot packed it. He didn't tape it, he just flipped the flaps." --Morty Seinfeld, 1994.
@jokersinurface
@jokersinurface 4 жыл бұрын
That Jack Klompus was an a-hole.
@gkid64
@gkid64 4 жыл бұрын
'Out of retirement' is an understatement 'back from the grave' is more fitting
@hammerrox
@hammerrox 4 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered why Acer never used Gateway as a lower end, more affordable computer brand that could be sold at Walmart or Target. That's what Gateway was as a company initially anyways, so why not take advantage of it? Thanks for another great video Michael!
@meandmyEV
@meandmyEV 4 жыл бұрын
I agree. That name has to be good for something. People still remember it and back in the day, for a short time at least, they were a pretty well respected brand. I remember Dell and Gateway being competitors in the custom home PC market back in the 90s. Dell figured out how to move on. Gateway not so much.
@flame2385
@flame2385 4 жыл бұрын
They just sell it as Acer, because it's a more popular brand
@WackMau
@WackMau 4 жыл бұрын
@@flame2385 Seems like it's still popular enough for a random chinese brand to want to use to make their laptops somewhat recognizable. Although, their designs don't seem to come even close to CHUWI's.
@TheMrDemonized
@TheMrDemonized 4 жыл бұрын
hope you got your answer from the vid
@bookshelffury
@bookshelffury 4 жыл бұрын
Cause acer IS the low end brand. Gateway should be thier luxury brand
@cabbagememes2852
@cabbagememes2852 4 жыл бұрын
Ah yes my laptop that I use for zoom meetings and google classroom has an RTX 2060 so I can raytrace my answers
@chilly556
@chilly556 4 жыл бұрын
4k google slides too
@cabbagememes2852
@cabbagememes2852 4 жыл бұрын
@@chilly556 yeahh
@emeraldboy7979
@emeraldboy7979 3 жыл бұрын
HD google too
@emeraldboy7979
@emeraldboy7979 3 жыл бұрын
@@cabbagememes2852 right?
@cabbagememes2852
@cabbagememes2852 3 жыл бұрын
@@emeraldboy7979 yes 😂
@ordici_
@ordici_ 4 жыл бұрын
When he first opened the laptop and I saw the keyboard and the placement of the delete button I screamed
@davidaddams9802
@davidaddams9802 3 жыл бұрын
I work for FedEx so I can add a little relevant information. Walmart packages are a bit prone to coming open during shipping. The paper tape doesn't always hold up when loaded with other packages on a trailer. I've personally taped up hundreds of open Walmart packages. Why no one taped your up....
@cittycat7481
@cittycat7481 4 жыл бұрын
The packaging gives me flashbacks to DankPod's Ebay Global Shipping Program nightmares
@lorenz2418
@lorenz2418 4 жыл бұрын
_slash and dash_
@runes5919
@runes5919 3 жыл бұрын
*someone's been in here*
@olivertheunissen
@olivertheunissen 3 жыл бұрын
I know
@blakesmith2101
@blakesmith2101 3 жыл бұрын
I remember being all excited when the Gateway "Cow Boxes" showed up at our house.
@crazycorg1
@crazycorg1 3 жыл бұрын
My parents kept theirs and we use it to store Christmas decorations. What a lovely box
@miguellebalbo6917
@miguellebalbo6917 4 жыл бұрын
This computer is like some computers in my country, they uses the chips of phones to storage and ram, they are tablets on a notebook
@mal0gen
@mal0gen 4 жыл бұрын
Brasil? Positivo?
@gugubope21
@gugubope21 3 жыл бұрын
@@mal0gen AND multilaser, don't forget multilaser
@kittbluevenom2384
@kittbluevenom2384 3 жыл бұрын
That Gateway laptop may be a rebadged EVO laptop, but it has something that the other one doesn't. The C O W wallpaper. Can you actually rip that wallpaper and upload it to archive? I think Gateway fans would love it.
@therealjammit
@therealjammit 4 жыл бұрын
I have a cute story. Right now I'm watching this on a computer (duh) that has a "Gateway 2000" logo on it. It's not really a Gateway anymore. It's what was left over from a broken donated machine. Over the years I've swapped out, changed, upgraded, and replaced so many parts that it no longer has any Gateway guts inside, but the case is still here. There are so many "auxiliary" random holes drilled in it (lost the cover many years ago) for accommodating so many different parts that "just didn't fit right" as I modified it over the years. I think this was supposed to be a server tower at some point. It has room for two power supplies, four 5.25" cdroms, a 1.44M floppy (oddly enough I have still have one installed and actually working), and four internal 3.5" hard drive bays. It's gone all the way from a 486DX to a present day AMD FX-8302E eight core.
@MichaelMJD
@MichaelMJD 4 жыл бұрын
That’s really awesome! It would be cool to build a modern system in an old PC case like that.
@michael1234252
@michael1234252 3 жыл бұрын
I had so much good memories back 20 years ago at my grandmothers house in Nashville by playing on her Gateway computer. Overall Gateway was one of those good PC brands from the 80's and 90's that faded away in the mid 2000's like Packard Bell, and a few others.
@stairwaydenied
@stairwaydenied 4 жыл бұрын
This is essentially a windows 10 Cromebook.
@stonent
@stonent 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it looks very similar to my 4 year old Acer chromebook.
@victoriamorrison5454
@victoriamorrison5454 3 жыл бұрын
This instantly makes it better than even the $1000 pixel book because it can run applications that don’t run on an android phone or inside of chrome
@Isopromptyl
@Isopromptyl 3 жыл бұрын
@@victoriamorrison5454 Im pretty sure you can run WINE on Chromebooks.
@SenileOtaku
@SenileOtaku 3 жыл бұрын
@@Isopromptyl yes, Crossover Office is available for ChromeOS. I have the new release but I haven't installed it yet.
@ozlo
@ozlo 4 жыл бұрын
I have a similarly spec'ed but older Dell Venue (11?) tablet/PC. It's very handy for typical functions, looking up things, watching video, or anything where you might need a PC rather than an Android tablet. If this Gateway's build quality is as good as it seems it would definitely be useful, especially after slapping a less resource intensive Linux distro on it. Doubly so if you can upgrade the memory.
@majoryoshi
@majoryoshi 4 жыл бұрын
As a former walmart associate, that's definitely unlike what we usually receive. Especially if it's a walmart brand (I would group this in since it's a walmart exclusive laptop) we often deal with a ton of products within boxes within boxes. If anything, that's a lot better packaging than what we receive, since we receive laptops just in the laptop box, not in a standard brown box. If I had to hazard a guess, someone tried to steal it but may have been caught red-handed by FedEx.
@AhJodie
@AhJodie 2 жыл бұрын
Gateway was the first computer I bought for my kids and I back in 1999 on a payment system. It was so slow but we loved it. The packaging that looked like cows was cool. We had it for a super long time.
@UKSCIENCEORG
@UKSCIENCEORG 4 жыл бұрын
Keep it in the box in mint condition so in 30 years someone with a retro computer KZbin channel can unbox it 😉
@absolutewisp
@absolutewisp 4 жыл бұрын
No! We don't want to preserve that part of the computer history!
@jamesslick4790
@jamesslick4790 4 жыл бұрын
LOL, it was ALREADY "unboxed" before he took delivery!
@jamesslick4790
@jamesslick4790 4 жыл бұрын
LOL, it was ALREADY "unboxed" before he took delivery!
@CarrotConsumer
@CarrotConsumer 4 жыл бұрын
@@absolutewisp I actually find the cheap garbage hardware of yesteryear to be rather interesting.
@PShawtx
@PShawtx 4 жыл бұрын
Sorry in 30yrs KZbin won't be here. Some other site will be the main video content site people are using. In 30yrs, KZbin whats that ?
@Wasper216
@Wasper216 3 жыл бұрын
That’s exactly the same with current Nokia phones. They have absolutely nothing to do with Nokia. They are cheap generic Chinese phones but they bought a license to use the name Nokia. Many well known brands sell their name to being put on cheap ass crap devices.
@Locutus
@Locutus 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Michael. I have a video idea for you. A while ago, you did a video on trying to get Windows 1 apps to work on Windows 10. Why not try running Windows NT3 apps on Windows 10, and vice-versa to see what happens?
@mjdxp5688
@mjdxp5688 4 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see this as well, maybe 4.x apps too.
@Locutus
@Locutus 4 жыл бұрын
@The Scoot Not true. You can have some 'modern' apps (not Modern), that may work with Windows NT3. And he's even managed to get Windows Vista apps running on Windows 98...
@MonochromeWench
@MonochromeWench 4 жыл бұрын
Any program compiled with a recent version of Visual Studio almost certainly wont work on NT3.. The c run time uses windows api functions introduced in versions of windows newer than NT3. NT3 apps on 10 should generally work fine, unless they to do something like try to execute code from data segments which has been prevented since xp for security reasons.
@MirekFe
@MirekFe 4 жыл бұрын
@@Locutus Tell Michael that if he doesn't do this: _Resistance is futile._
@psisis7423
@psisis7423 3 жыл бұрын
Can barely run win10 apps on win10 without net and clr freaking out, so can't imagine. Really bad design, impossible to repair the kernel
@vickyshea2096
@vickyshea2096 Жыл бұрын
I recently bought a Gateway Notebook from Wal-Mart. After two weeks the driver that controls access to the Internet went out. The only fixes that I could find suggested downloading updates for the driver. But guess what you can not do if you can not access the Internet?
@laharl2k
@laharl2k 4 жыл бұрын
so its a typical rebranding. Sometimes these rebrandings are quite good. Ive bought some Philco rebrands that are quite good, they have more and better features and overall look way better quality than the generic version. (battery powered screw driver and drill). The generic ones sometimes cheap out too much, so the rebrand usually also adds some quality control and common sense features missing.
@seymourhoffman4445
@seymourhoffman4445 4 жыл бұрын
My very first computer was a Gateway in 1999. It had a Pentium 3 processor. I'm pretty sure all the ram and storage numbers were measured in MB... This beast ran on dial up. We had AOL and the whole 9 yards. I remember we ended up putting in a 2nd phone line for it because my mother didn't like not being able to talk on the phone while we were using the internet. I also remember before we got the 2nd landline, we had some type of program on the computer that was basically Caller ID and it would tell you when and who was trying to call you. And you could click a button and choose to end the internet connection and allow the call to ring the house. Or you could ignore the notice and stay connected online. Man, those were some times...
@aurel724
@aurel724 4 жыл бұрын
MJD: I have this Acer *Proceeds to pull out the laptop that I'm watching this on*
@arteonyx
@arteonyx 4 жыл бұрын
I got an E5-475G... not bad ig
@Lordspaghett
@Lordspaghett Жыл бұрын
By the look of that box, I have a feeling it was tampered with after being shipped. The tape used to seal the box is on the flaps and cut, no bubble packing is another indicator of tampering, boxes don’t typically leave the facility I work at without packing and a fully sealed box
@CEO100able
@CEO100able 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I had no idea Gateway would ever make a comeback at all, but it's incredible that it did!
@theincrediblehulk2865
@theincrediblehulk2865 4 жыл бұрын
However, these laptops are just generic laptops with the Gateway logo slapped on. However, it is nice that Acer is reviving the brand!
@CEO100able
@CEO100able 4 жыл бұрын
@@theincrediblehulk2865 I see. Very true, so I agree!
4 жыл бұрын
CEO100able, these laptops are the same. They sell these laptops in the UK/Germany as Medion-devices.
@retrocomputinggrotto
@retrocomputinggrotto 4 жыл бұрын
We've got 10 Gateway servers at work so they've still been around for some time.
@speedy7900
@speedy7900 4 жыл бұрын
i wish they made a true and full comeback
@trs-80fanclub12
@trs-80fanclub12 4 жыл бұрын
FedEx is hurting for anything that can move atm, and due to this, a lot has come up missing. Our agency ordered 75k of surface pros which FedEx leased driver in yellow van delivered 20k of laptops.
@mvShooting
@mvShooting 4 жыл бұрын
I remember having a Packard Bell laptop back in 2011, which had equivalent Acer and Gateway-branded versions (only the branding changed between them; components were the same).
@CasioMaker
@CasioMaker 3 жыл бұрын
Their netbook lines were so effin similar. I had a PB Dot-s which also had a Gateway variant (KAV-60)
@mvShooting
@mvShooting 3 жыл бұрын
@@CasioMaker Mine was a PB dot-a, AKA Acer Aspire One 721, AKA Gateway LT32.
@SereneMidnight12
@SereneMidnight12 4 жыл бұрын
With the way this laptop was packaged... It reminds me when I bought a "new" copy of Project X Zone 2. When it arrived, it certainly looked the part, with shrink wrap on it and everything. But when I popped the game into my 3DS, there was some save data on it. And when I looked through the instruction manual, I noticed that some kid had scribbled in the "additional notes" segment in it, saying it was like Smash Bros and stuff like that. Turns out the seller I bought this from had a habit of just taking used games, packing them in shrink wrap and just marketed it as new.
@mjdxp5688
@mjdxp5688 4 жыл бұрын
This sure is an oddity. I guess they're bringing this back for nostalgia? Honestly just feels bizzare to me, why not just sell these under the Acer name? After all, that's a much better known brand these days. I also would never suggest buying those garbage $200 laptops, they really can't do anything. I guess you could put a really light Linux distro on it, even then the experience wouldn't be ideal.
@MLGKid420
@MLGKid420 4 жыл бұрын
A refurbished ThinkPad or Dell Latitude is much better in that budget range for a laptop, especially with SSDs.
@absolutewisp
@absolutewisp 4 жыл бұрын
@@MLGKid420 Yeah, you're better off buying an old Dell or Lenovo from or newer than 2009 (Windows 7 era), put an SSD and Windows 10 in it and it will be better and sometimes cheaper than these "Gateway" China garbage
@mutestingray
@mutestingray 4 жыл бұрын
I guess they’re trying to use the Gateway brand for some slight recognition as well as to sell cheaper stuff that doesn’t tarnish the Acer brand
@ian_b
@ian_b 4 жыл бұрын
Probably they don't want to tarnish the main Acer brand. Otherwise people will use one then thereafter be like, "I tried an Acer once, it was shit".
@haijehiemstra2883
@haijehiemstra2883 4 жыл бұрын
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@lvstfire4726
@lvstfire4726 2 жыл бұрын
I’ll be honest, I have the gateway laptop, the blue touch screen one, the 200$ one, it’s pretty good (I got mine in store)
@bountoj
@bountoj 2 жыл бұрын
Is the RAM expandable or nay?
@Jaguarek62
@Jaguarek62 4 жыл бұрын
Congrats for surpassing 100k subs.
@MichaelMJD
@MichaelMJD 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@grasstails9737
@grasstails9737 4 жыл бұрын
hi 1st windows version i used
@DeceitfulRain
@DeceitfulRain 4 жыл бұрын
Looks like a simple case of a delivery sorter/security/customs checking the package and making sure it's a computer and not something contraband. It's easy to see someone like that not being careful with the package, instead of the original 'packager'.
@Robdeltonie
@Robdeltonie 4 жыл бұрын
Me: Wait... Gateway is making computers again? Video: Well, yes, but actually, no!
@JM-sx9yk
@JM-sx9yk Жыл бұрын
I have been using the $179 15.6 laptop for work for almost a year. I purchased 2 at the time figuring it would last maybe 6 months. I still have the 2nd one sealed in the box in my closet waiting for the first one to fail. Both included free Windows 11 upgrades and are powered by Pentium N5030 Silver processor, 4GB ram 128GB eMMC and free 1 year of MS365. I don't use any 3rd party software, just the internet and usb. The computer so far has far exceeded my expectations. Model: GWTN156-11BK
@snesguy9176
@snesguy9176 Жыл бұрын
It's shit with windows 11, barely meets the minimum spec. stuttery mess just trying to play 1080p KZbin half the time. Runs much smoother with win 10, but downgrading breaks the touch screen even if you get the drivers from their tech support. I got mad and just started using it with Linux, no touch screen. On Linux its a great little web browser and emulation machine.
@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 4 жыл бұрын
Baffled that these aren't on Walmart shelves. One would think the whole point is for older folks who recognise the Gateway brand to pick these up.
@MadameSomnambule
@MadameSomnambule 3 жыл бұрын
I remember Gateway ads being everywhere when I was young and I even used a Gateway 2000 machine with Windows 95 before. Sad that this is what's become of the brand.
@ThatTonybo
@ThatTonybo 4 жыл бұрын
The screen folds back and the laptop runs the same specs roughly as my 2015 HP Pavilion x360 Convertible. Nice to see Gateway's branding for sure, but I think they could of done it with some better quality products to better represent the brand.
@gorjy9610
@gorjy9610 4 жыл бұрын
If you think that other brands give more quality for $200 than oh boy, you're so wrong,
@ThatTonybo
@ThatTonybo 4 жыл бұрын
@@gorjy9610 Considering I paid $3 for mine, it's a bit better. Although yes, I get what you mean.
@ThechronocrosserII
@ThechronocrosserII 4 жыл бұрын
Bro I just started working at Best Buy. All the "budget" laptops comes in Windows S mode and explaining how to upgrade to someone VERY less tech savy is a pain. Usually they record me using the display models taking it out of S mode. Also, my first ever desktop was a Gateway and I can never forget that new Gateway computer smell.
@who6242
@who6242 4 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing these are geared more toward younger students who do remote schooling from their homes. Very clever, Acer.
@saturnotaku
@saturnotaku 2 жыл бұрын
That Creator laptop with the RTX 2060 was available on sale over the holidays a couple years ago for $699 IIRC, which was an absolute steal.
@evancrazyerror
@evancrazyerror 4 жыл бұрын
2:22 If that came with a Ryzen 7 that actually wouldn’t be that bad of a deal
@absolutewisp
@absolutewisp 4 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... A Chinese laptop with an RTX 2060, it will definitely not be a reprogrammed GTX 960 or anything...
@evancrazyerror
@evancrazyerror 4 жыл бұрын
Adam Wójcik I mean they could be built by Clevo, which is a much more reputable brand...
@absolutewisp
@absolutewisp 4 жыл бұрын
@evandarkfire I said that because, as I was reading your comment, I remembered a Chinese GTX 1050Ti for $50 that I saw on Wish around 2018. You have your point :)
@TingFeng77
@TingFeng77 4 жыл бұрын
@@absolutewisp nah, a decent brand laptop wouldn't possibly use a reprogrammed card Cause if they actually did Basically everyone would be returning it when crashes happen Plus, those are only seen on desktop cards anyway
@TheLucidDreamer12
@TheLucidDreamer12 4 жыл бұрын
@@absolutewisp but Lenovo are the top-end of Chinese laptops. They're the only reputable chinese laptops, actually.
@joshescobedo3714
@joshescobedo3714 4 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking the box was open because someone went to steal it, realized what it was, and put it back
@jetjazz05
@jetjazz05 4 жыл бұрын
if this was a mark rober iDork product it would've been goooone.
@АлексейГриднев-и7р
@АлексейГриднев-и7р 4 жыл бұрын
15:20 - yeah, I clearly see who you learnt those sponsor segues from :)
@Brittany.Anderson
@Brittany.Anderson 3 жыл бұрын
I remember my family had a Gateway computer when I was growing up. The way your laptop arrived is terribly packaged including the outer box. Gateway came out the same year i was born.
@etiyusefa2229
@etiyusefa2229 4 жыл бұрын
Michael: It`s Maybe The Smallest Laptop Charger I Ever Seen Dart-C: Well...you should have seen me first
@gabm1707
@gabm1707 3 жыл бұрын
i broke the charger, can’t really find a replacement without buying a whole nother laptop, then having to share one cord
@sillystev0n
@sillystev0n 4 жыл бұрын
I saw the thumbnail and I got happy, then I watched it and immediately became sad. Very sad.
@firstnamelastname4224
@firstnamelastname4224 4 жыл бұрын
"But you know what doesn't suck? Our video sponsor..." Seamless, Michael, absolutely seamless.
@ShintekBeats
@ShintekBeats 3 жыл бұрын
They need to ship it with Manjaro instead of Windows 10. Or at least some Linux distro. i7 2600k system with 8gb DDR3 took 25 seconds to respond to Windows 10 start menu with an old 5400rpm 2.5" HDD out of a PS3. Manjaro however, made it feel like I swapped it with an SSD on the spot. (Arch ftw).
@C4PT41N_OBV10US
@C4PT41N_OBV10US 3 жыл бұрын
That's not the CPU or the ram, that's the shitty hdd
@RakibHasan-zp1cf
@RakibHasan-zp1cf 3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter what your cpu is or what your ram is, if your HDD is crap and is 5400RPM then you're gonna be experience slowness
@paarthureddy2708
@paarthureddy2708 3 жыл бұрын
It's the Hdd, you should get either a 7200 rpm drive or an ssd.
@eLaine33
@eLaine33 4 жыл бұрын
This video is edited and scripted really really well I appreciate it
@ZX3000GT1
@ZX3000GT1 3 жыл бұрын
What's the point of buying these laptops since you can just go and buy a used Thinkpad (like X230) and get better performance for less?
@traviswalker8933
@traviswalker8933 3 ай бұрын
Not to mention, the X260 as well which will be far more sensible buy.
@odditythreeD
@odditythreeD 4 жыл бұрын
Gateway is one of those companies that used to be everywhere but now no one remembers them, they used to have their own Gateway branded shops in the UK during the 90s.
@Qce-i6d
@Qce-i6d 4 жыл бұрын
I do hope Gateway comes into its own again. My family had a Gateway computer that lasted 12 years. I'm not too sure about these new laptops though because I have purchased both an acer laptop and an acer tablet before, and they were both craptastic.
@matrix2048
@matrix2048 4 жыл бұрын
About your initial touchpad issue, I have a Lenovo ThinkPad T430 (2347-DT4) that used to be part of my local school district. I've upgraded it down the road, such upgrades including an SSD. And here's the thing, I've had it hibernate and do "fast startup" on the SSD, and it did wreak some havoc on the touchpad and TrackPoint mouse. When I restarted it though, it was working fine once again.
@benjbk
@benjbk 4 жыл бұрын
Since the Fedex-Sticker was on the "inside flap", I guess your package was damaged in shipping, and Fedex was just too lazy for proper repackaging.
@Goku-vb2nx
@Goku-vb2nx 3 жыл бұрын
This is why I no longer trust FedEx.
@connorm955
@connorm955 4 жыл бұрын
My first laptop was a Gateway NE56R10U with Windows 8 on it. My mom got it for me on my 18th birthday. Mine had a 1.7 ghz dual core Celeron. The higher end model had a Pentium.
@BoomboxStudiosAndDexter
@BoomboxStudiosAndDexter 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Michael MJD Again!!
@enderger5308
@enderger5308 4 жыл бұрын
This is why Walmart should not be allowed anywhere near computers.
@Miles-x2u
@Miles-x2u 3 жыл бұрын
I have the 14.1 ultra slim all black Intel Celeron version and I have no issues with it, I use cubase 5 music recording software on it and it works fine. Nice display and no issues at all watching KZbin at top resolution and HD movies. The speed is good, no issues here, best 189.00 I've spent Im very satisfied with it.
@wyattlandrath3265
@wyattlandrath3265 4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t expect good reviews from a laptop that costs as much as a Ryzen 5 3600 alone
@jthomas4057
@jthomas4057 4 жыл бұрын
Best thing to do with those low specs is drop a light weight Linux distro in there, and use an SD card as your /home partition. I did this with a cheap 2 in 1 from Best buy with just 2gb of Ram, and a 32gb EMMC chip. With the 128gb SD card for /home, it works OK, and gives about 5.5 hours on battery at 70% screen brightness.
@arbiter1272
@arbiter1272 4 жыл бұрын
I want to see how Windows XP would run on it.
@stonent
@stonent 4 жыл бұрын
This is going to be a UEFI only system so XP probably can't boot on it.
@arnox4554
@arnox4554 4 жыл бұрын
@@CommodoreFan64 Ok, so Linux is definitely better than 10. I'd take it over 10 any damn day of the week, no contest. With that said, Windows 7 and 8.1 (with Classic Shell installed) are still better OSes for regular use.
@32BitAngel
@32BitAngel 4 жыл бұрын
@@CommodoreFan64 *windows is filled with bloatware* tell that to windows 7 buckaroo.
@32BitAngel
@32BitAngel 4 жыл бұрын
@@CommodoreFan64 I respect your opinion, but I prefer windows 7. It feels fast on any hardware even if it’s older or newer. However, it is unsupported. But I can have support for 3 more years by paying.
@battlebuddy4517
@battlebuddy4517 3 жыл бұрын
I recommend linux for this case anyways has much better low end hardware support idk about that other guy he likely a arch user
@Carterthielftw_
@Carterthielftw_ 4 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy we have kindle competition now. I love kindle for their price to performance and ease of jailbreaking. I hope these gateway tablets continue
@user-lt2rw5nr9s
@user-lt2rw5nr9s 4 жыл бұрын
Why does this look like a kids toy? Maybe it came out to catch the "Google Classroom Compatible" market?
@grkb
@grkb 4 жыл бұрын
i think that was added becaus eof the covid pandemic
@user-lt2rw5nr9s
@user-lt2rw5nr9s 4 жыл бұрын
@@grkb Yeah, that's what I meant.
@ArmoredarmadilloX
@ArmoredarmadilloX 3 жыл бұрын
Can we talk about how awesome Gateways Logo is? It's a cowprint cube... COWCUBE
@PaulTheFox1988
@PaulTheFox1988 3 жыл бұрын
Would a puzzle cube with that design printed on it be a... Moobicks cube? I'll get my coat, it's the one with the bad puns in the pocket.
@ArmoredarmadilloX
@ArmoredarmadilloX 3 жыл бұрын
Robinthefox88 ow ow ow ow please stop
@johnnyhellfire6
@johnnyhellfire6 4 жыл бұрын
Moral of the story: DO NOT BUY COMPUTERS FROM WALMART!!!!
@ITAC85
@ITAC85 4 жыл бұрын
I've made that mistake approximately 1.7 years ago. In fact, I'm typing this message on the same laptop I got from there. And let me tell you, they are crap. Please, nobody buy laptops from Walmart. Even better, don't buy cheap laptops from Walmart for a higher price than the laptop is worth.
@johnnyhellfire6
@johnnyhellfire6 4 жыл бұрын
@@ITAC85 amen lol I've repaired too many
@SenileOtaku
@SenileOtaku 3 жыл бұрын
I don't buy electronics in general from Wallymart. They have a chronic habit of selling used/returned items as new.
@Wooperplus
@Wooperplus 4 жыл бұрын
My father bought the first computer for the family back in 1998. It was a Gateway. And it really lasted for so many years! Last I remembered it was into 2007.
@IIIJFRIII
@IIIJFRIII 4 жыл бұрын
I hope real Gateway comes back one day. Maybe these new laptops can jumpstart that. They had such amazing BEAST gaming desktops from the late 90s to the end, especially the FX line. Great value for the money. Definitely keeping my eye on this new Gateway and what it leads to. There is a review of the creators $999 model from a few days ago.
@rich1051414
@rich1051414 4 жыл бұрын
EVOO... any time you see that name. Run. Run as fast as you can and never look back.
@jthomas4057
@jthomas4057 4 жыл бұрын
May actually look at the AMD version of this "Gateway" 11.6" laptop as a beater/utility laptop for field work at my job. Of course a Linux install would be first installed.
@solcraftdev
@solcraftdev 4 жыл бұрын
I had a Gateway all in one with a Core i3-2100 until recently, I do know that they only really died after they released a few Haswell PCs before ceasing.
@rodrigovazquez1874
@rodrigovazquez1874 4 жыл бұрын
You can Never expect any type of good performance when it comes to Celeron regardless of the ram or machine brand. Celeron is crap
@TerryJulianLive
@TerryJulianLive 4 жыл бұрын
Your packaged got searched! I used to work at the post office. If it looks suspicious..it gets searched. sometimes its just random.
@JVHShack
@JVHShack 4 жыл бұрын
Celeron = "Sell ya wrong"
@BNTNJA
@BNTNJA 4 жыл бұрын
@@CommodoreFan64 yeah, absolutely! same with dual core A4, A6, They are garbage.
@BNTNJA
@BNTNJA 4 жыл бұрын
@@CommodoreFan64 If I can choose a newer Quad core Celeron then that will be the choice. but if old dual core celeron and amd a4/a6 then I rather not choose anything.
@ashii_ii
@ashii_ii 4 жыл бұрын
@@BNTNJA Would probably choose an old Core 2 Duo Mac over any dual core celeron lol
@ashii_ii
@ashii_ii 4 жыл бұрын
@@CommodoreFan64like atleast use SATA HDDs instead of eMMC lol
@jchavez53
@jchavez53 3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone really believe that's how the box arrived? Where's the shipping label? Where are the signs he took it off? Sorry dude, I'm almost 70 years old and I've never received a box that wasn't taped up, unless it was damaged in shipping and it was highly noted on delivery.
@philollenberg
@philollenberg 3 жыл бұрын
The FedEx driver just psychically knew where to deliver it. I thought that was pretty hokey too.
@venividivici4253
@venividivici4253 2 жыл бұрын
Old Gateway was much better.
@spideyfan300
@spideyfan300 3 жыл бұрын
Dude I'm still rocking a 900p Gateway Monitor, had it for over 10 years now and still working as good as the first day I got it
@naomegumi5048
@naomegumi5048 2 жыл бұрын
By the way, Gateway laptop isn't available on Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia.
@milesmatheson1142
@milesmatheson1142 2 жыл бұрын
Judging by the packing, or lack thereof, Wmart doesn't give two shits.
@shanehagerty5393
@shanehagerty5393 4 жыл бұрын
Could it not have been opened by the shipping company? That would explain why it looks like the box was taped at one point
@LF5xu
@LF5xu 4 жыл бұрын
FINALLY GATEWAY IS BACK One of the companies that had laptops that I first used
@GabyG48
@GabyG48 3 жыл бұрын
I still have old my gateway laptop :)
@LaCorvier
@LaCorvier 4 жыл бұрын
Had a gateway back in 98 powered by Pentium iii 500mhz 256meg of ram. 18gb hdd, nvidia tnt with voodoo pci + agp vga card, and their 19 inch monitor... My first design PC.
@zaphael0
@zaphael0 Жыл бұрын
> A Windows 10 laptop w/ 2GB of ram [What were they thinking in AVGN voice]
@DJTydalOfficial
@DJTydalOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
For $200, you can get yourself a used Lenovo ThinkPad or any used Business laptop and those will outclass any of those budget Windows laptops.
@rager1969
@rager1969 4 жыл бұрын
I remember going to CES around 10 years ago and seeing cheap Chinese electronics licensing old American brand names like Westinghouse, Crosley and RCA/GE. RCA/GE was the brand used by TCL.
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