Posts by brucenicewander

Dialup, 1. yes 2. 9 manufactured in September 3. 2 weeks 4. I contacted Gateway and was told I couldnt even register the computer with them. I was directed to call another number which when called they sounded exactly like...

Hey Its only 1 laptop so far, unfortunatly its mine though. Time will tell and we all will know when more people start buying and posting.

"Maybe he shouldn't keep the lappy on the radiator!" That is a radio not a radiator. I placed it there just for better pic lighting. But think about it.... these GW machines could have been built the same time as the EM...

pdasg, Actually, I only sent my notebook in to e-machines once and that was to have the hinges replaced. The other times I swapped out for new ones at BB.... Once for an earlier crack, once for failed hard drive, and twice for screen...

Almost forgot... [2] Weak casing on back of screen: I cannot agree with the literal quote of " as you run your finger on the plastic" to see depressed pixels. In order for me to see pixels depress, I had to exert an...

It still is a kick ass machine despite the crack. There is a chance that maybe im just the unlucky one and the rest of the notebooks will be ok. Anyone considering this notebook should really keep there eyes peeled to this forum to see...

To quote mishra, "Convinced that Gateway 7405GX hinge will not crack as Arima(original design) has rectified the problem in earlier models sold by emachines and elsewhere in the world.Current BB deal for Gateway 7405GX is a steal...

Wow, not 1 reply. I thought some one would at least think it was odd that the emachine crack carried right on over to the gateway model that was supposedly manufactured in September. Well here is a pic...

manufactured in September - purchased Oct 16 edit: BTW the notebook isnt sitting on a radiator, it was a radio. It was put there briefly for taking picture.

Yep, after exchanging my 4th or 5th (lost count) m6805, because of a failed hard drive, on Oct 16th for the 7405gx, I find last night the same hinge crack on the right side almost identical to the 6800s. Mind you, I have had this on...