[Radix]

Oh yes, and another thing, The design of the particular system that I purchased is flawed. It is junk. The plastic fan blades did indeed melt. Gateways are crap.

[John Jorsett]

After Gateway lied to me about shipping a new machine, I switched from Gateway to Dell, and purchased their extended warranty (3 years). Well worth it. I had a floppy die, my video card die, and the main speaker amplifier/woofer die. All replaced promptly.

For my latest machine, I just went ahead and built my own, since I wanted some features that I wasn't going to find off-the-shelf at Dell. For most people, however, I'd say buying Dell would be the smart move.