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Just bought my first lappy... a Gateway!

post #1 of 6
4/9/06 at 8:53pm
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I just purchased this laptop:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1140393613030

Don't laugh, I'm a broke college student who had a few BB gift cards lying around.

Anyway, what should I know about this particular model? Better yet, what should I do once it arrives...
I know I will definitely upgrade the memory, but what else should I consider?

Please feel free to recommend a case as well. Thank you!
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post #2 of 6
4/9/06 at 9:14pm
Congrats on the lappy
Just a few ideas:
1. http://www.tweakxp.com/performance_tweaks.aspx
2. http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
3. update all your drivers direct from the manufacturer web site if u can, especially the graphic, ide controller and the audio

cheers ...
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post #3 of 6
4/9/06 at 9:29pm
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Originally Posted by DePaulBlueDemon
I just purchased this laptop:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1140393613030

Don't laugh, I'm a broke college student who had a few BB gift cards lying around.

Anyway, what should I know about this particular model? Better yet, what should I do once it arrives...
I know I will definitely upgrade the memory, but what else should I consider?

Please feel free to recommend a case as well. Thank you!
Hey, it's nothing to be ashamed of, we're in the same boat! College pwns my bank account lol. Anyway, yeah - upgrade the ram and, if you want, toss in a 7200rpm hard drive (60, 80, and 100gb flavors are available). That should definately improve your boot time!
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post #4 of 6
4/14/06 at 9:09pm
Hope your happy with it!

Just so ya know though, those are some of the worst componets you could get in a lappy.

But its college, all ya need to do is type and listen to music
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post #5 of 6
4/23/06 at 3:39am
Best Buy had the MX6121 for $599 as of last week. Pretty much same hardware, 370 celeron, 256 ddr2, 60g hitachi, cdrw/dvd, wireless, but with the 15.4 widescreen. I purchased one. SO far upgraded memory to 512 for less than $50. For surfing the net its great! just dont plan on playing games on it or using it for hifi sound. Thats what desktops are for.

http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=137530

thread of a satisfied user. Good luck with it
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post #6 of 6
4/30/06 at 1:13pm
I just bought the same laptop from Best Buy. I didn't want to spend much on a laptop as most of my spending change goes for upgrades on my three desktops. I needed something light to carry around to classes. I had borrowed one of my friend's Dell laptops and if felt like I was carrying a brick in my backpack.(It was did play city of heroes nicely though) This was one of the cheapest 5 pounders I could find. It is much easier on the back and fits needs perfectly. It's a great laptop for those who need to do papers for school, surf the web, and check your facebook page.
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