Gateway Solo 9300

The Gateway Solo 9300 CL is an outstanding notebook computer, and a good value for the money. It has a Pentium III 650 Mhz, and a fair amount of ram, although I increased the ram on mine to 160. I like the fact that the CL has a battery life of nearly five hours. Mine has a large 15" TFT (thin film transistor) screen which is well lit and looks great from any angle, and it's the perfect fit for watching those DVD movies on a long layover in a boring airport. The built in speakers are quite adequate for a laptop, but I prefer to use mine with a headset plugged into the headphone jack. The touchpad is easy to use, and great to navigate with. It has two ...  Read the complete review

I am in the somewhat unfortunate position of being the owner of a Gateway Solo laptop. The laptop (costing over £2,200 exluding VAT) was shipped to me FEBRUARY 2000 with a faulty modem. After many hours dealing with a somewhat inept technical support department the laptop was returned to have the modem replaced. The laptop was returned to me with a faulty monitor and the port covers missing. The CD drive now makes a loud 'grinding sound' and is very slow. The 'helpful' people at Gateway told me that the flickering in monitors was common in laptops and that the port covers were not required. Oh, and by the way, the modem still ...  Read the complete review

I have just got my 9300 solo its very good the only problem that I have with gateway is there customer service, when I ordered my laptop I asked for some speakers to go with it,was sold some that dont work on a laptop. I have now telephoned them twice,emailed them three times been promised a reply still waiting, three weeks later still have speakers that dont work. The laptop itself is very good dvds look fantastic the sound through headphones is great,it has more than I will ever use,its as fast as my desk top pc,if you are thinking of buying a laptop then I dont think you could go wrong with the 9300,with the removable hard drive its easy to upgrade I opted for an ...  Read the complete review

Gateway has released a new Notebook on to the market, it costs just a bit over £2000, so you it will probably be more for the serious buyer. If you did buy the computer you would be very happy with the 700MHz Intel PentiumIII Processor alongside the 96Mb of memory and the 12Gb Hard Disk. The DVD-ROM drive is removable so if in future date you decide to swap for a CD-RW or a Floppy drive, the option is there. The price for this I was very dissapointed with, the price I think is too much, if you searched a little harder I am sure you could probably find a better speck Laptop for the same price. * 700MHz Intel Pentium III processor * 128Mb SDRAM Memory * ...  Read the complete review

The toughest, most popular kids get picked first for kick ball, but sometimes it's the last kid who ends up team MVP. In the leading-edge laptop troupe, the Gateway Solo 9300cx's extensive battery life, cushy usability, and cutting-edge ports make it a first choice for any team. But cheaper leading-edge notebooks pack enough punch to be equally valuable players. $6 Million Battery Life The Solo 9300cx impressed us most with its battery life, lasting nearly 3.5 hours on drain tests. But the Solo will last this long only if you set its SpeedStep processor to battery-optimized performance, causing it to run at a slower 500 MHz. Running at its ...  Read the complete review