# Gateway Laptop computers- a good buy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gateway-laptop-computers-a-good-buy/378111>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 27, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gateway-laptop-computers-a-good-buy/378111 "2006-10-27T14:12:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gateway-laptop-computers-a-good-buy/378111/1 "2006-10-27T14:12:16Z")

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Basically, a friend wants a laptop for Christmas & her Mom & I are talking about going in on it for her. She’s seen what appears to be a good deal on Gateway refurbished laptops on a major computer dealer on the Net. My own computer supplier, a local dealer, recommends against Gateways period, but I suspect that may be competitor’s bias. What says the Dopers?