Posts by laughing_laura

When I upgraded my hard drive, I used a 2.5" external enclosure, also, and the free trial of Acronis True Image. Stunningly fast and easy process. True Image is set up to clone hard drives. I am very impressed with it for this...

I appreciate your help, Compman. Thank you!

Hi, everyone-- I have a Gateway 450SX4. It's 3.5 years old, but still going fine. For monetary reasons, I'd like to upgrade the hard drive instead of buying a new machine. I want to upgrade to a 100GB drive. The gateway site...

I'm surprised to see that your m680 has a Pentium 4 processor. I thought they all had the Pentium M. It's my understanding that the Pentium 4 runs really hot, making it not a great choice for a laptop. The Pentium M is made for...

The three year warranty is a good idea. If you can handle it, waiting two weeks for it is worth it. You won't remember the wait once you get the laptop, but you'll have the warranty for three years. It's not really like a marriage,...

Thanks for the great review. I'm really falling for this laptop. You mentioned that the fan goes on periodically. How noisy and distracting is it? Is it on a lot of the time after the computer's been on for a while? My 450X has...

When I last checked, Gateway's warranty didn't cover replacing the battery after the first year, even with the accidental protection plan which covers damage from accidents like spilling liquids on your laptop. Also, sending your...