What would you change about your gateway if you could?

Out of the box, what would you change? I'd have to say my least favorite thing about my gateway is the general aesthetic to it. I like that it is very minimalistic yet stylish, but it just bores me.

 

FYI Not a gateway rep.

xD

 

It's a classic. There is nothing negative about that machine.

 

4 USB Ports
better BIOS

Thats about it, other than that i'm pretty pleased with my 6860

 

Firmer keyboard.
White coloured number keys.
Swap Fn key with Ctrl key.
More USB ports.
Ability to control fan speed thresholds.
Better quality speakers.
Ability to boot from eSATA.
Ability to overclock beyond 3GHz.
Move wireless switch to less clumsy position.

You do get what you pay for though

 

You stole my answer!

THEIF!AND WITCH

 

{strokes mustache}
well i am... "the king of thieves"
(yes its from xena...but its ash saying it so its on)

 

Get rid of the keypad and replace with propper full-sized arrow and navigation keys (Insert Home PageUp / delete End PageDn) like on a propper keyboard.

Allow much more control in BIOS.

Better video camera.

 

better mic for that matter

 

an extra usb port would be nice, and better speakers, but i don't mind the speakers all that much.

 

Better speakers with a sub is a must, remote control, tv tuner, blue ray, better sound car.

 

I'm with the Its a classic commentor. I think for the $ spent you can't beat this pc honestly I went from a desktop with 1.8 GHz w\ 6xxx series Nvidia and this lappy smokes it!

I would def agree with the white number keys and most certainly change the control with fcn key on the left, I hate that (always press windows key in games when trying to crouch or whatever)

The only 2 things I want are the t9300 (installed 10 min ago) and a 2nd 320 gig HD that is it...

I got this for college and let me tell you it is perfect for gaming err... uh... I mean... for studying...(COD4)

 

7811 here.

-speakers
-enlarge the right shift key
-touch media controls are whacky sometimes
-more usb ports

Other than that I'm a happy camper.

 

A reinforced lid and an extra USB port or two would be my wish.

 

I forgot about the reinforced lid... that would be really nice as well.

Oh to not have to worry about my panel shattering if i "accidentally" lift it with less than a hand on each corner or very carefully in the center

 

better speakers with a sub would be nice. (my old acer 5920g had better sound) also sometimes i hate where they put the headphone/mic input because it can get in the way of my mouse.

 

I think my biggest overall gripe is placing ports for things that are likely to stick out (headphones, Mic, USB) directly next to the mouse. I like to have the mouse quite close to the center or I feel off-center, and all that stuff jutting out of the right side of the laptop doesn't help.

 

I just paid $869.00 for my P-7811 on 11-09-08 at Best Buy, I returned one of the two that I purchased this morning at the Dearborn Michigan location if anyone is interested, it was never opened up.

They did NOT even charge me a restocking fee.

 

I'd give mine wheels and a steering wheel.

 

So far, the only thing I would change about my 7811 is Gateway's customer support.

For $900, I couldn't have asked for more in a laptop...other than better Gateway support. (Knock on wood - I haven't had to attempt to use them for the 7811, however, they completely destroyed the Vista install on my wife's FX desktop).

 

An aluminum unibody like the new macbooks

better speakers

upgradeable GPU

Extra RAM slot

Illuminated keyboard

LED backlight

 

-Shrink it to 15"
-backlit keyboard
-tri-sli gtx 280's

Is that too much to ask?

 

9800m GTX
1680 1050 res
Red and black model colorway

That is my dream