Item : B001OV6ERM Customer Reviews Powerfull Machine by .. R. Curtis (Corona, CA) Beautiful computer. The only complaint is the keyboard - you really have to push on some keys. I always have to check what I have typed as it is usually missing a few letters. Hope it will loosen up soon! Otherwise, no complaints. excellent by .. Alice R. Lynn (Columbus, GA) I love my Gateway Notebook. The price is sweet and it has alot of things that can help me in school and my everyday life.Thanks for sending the produc out so fast. Satisfied by .. Packer Fan (Mesquite, NV) I've had this laptop now for a few weeks and I love it. I use it for "pleasure only", no home business, etc. It seems to run as fast and as good as my desktop computer. The keyboard keys are a little stiff but as the prevous reviewer stated, it does take some getting used to but it can be conquered! I especially like the backlit keyboard because I like to sit in a low light room in the evenings and surf the web, etc. I, myself, do not have a problem with accidentally touching the multi-media keys which are located on the sides of the keyboard -- I think they are in a convenient location. Before purchasing, I would have liked to know that the exterior of the laptop is a shiny finish and displays fingerprints prominently -- not a problem to keep it fingerprint free by wiping it off with a damp or dry cloth. Dust also shows up on the surface but fingerprints and dust are minor irritations for the product you are getting. The screen images are clear and crisp; the screen size is nice and large; connected up to my router with no problem; speakers are a little tinny if the volume is quite high but I keep mine pretty low so the sound is fine for me; a little heavy to be toting on trips (unless you own a wheeled travel tote) but I don't travel much so again, not a problem; has enough room on the hard drive for my purposes; leather palm rest on keyboard is very nice -- no fingerprints, no dust (same for touchpad); black keyboard with orange back light looks smart! All in all, it's a keeper! Great value if you know what you're getting. by .. Charlie B (Southern Maryland) Strengths: 4 gigs of ram, 500 gig hard drive, vista 64 bit, large monitor for a low cost. This does what I need it to (word processing, excel, email, internet, music and occasional video. HDMI link is a plus. Touchpad operates better than most I've used. Weaknesses: I'm being very picky here, because I would have wanted to know this stuff prior to buying this computer. The speakers are not designed for music. The keyboard takes some time to get used to. You'll need to be a bit more forceful in your typing but you can adjust. The hot buttons on the sides of the keyboard are inconvenient because you'll touch them without realizing it and something will open up. The headphone and microphone jacks are in the front which is inconvenient when the laptop is on your lap. But it does have two headphone connections which is cool when I'm listening to music with my girlfriend.