Customer Reviews

Gateway NV5356u 15.6-Inch Laptop (Brown)

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This was a present to myself to replace my old 2004 Gateway laptop. What a deal! For less than $600 you get a super-fast processor, tons of storage space, and Windows 7 (which, BTW, is leaps and bounds better than Vista). I like the feel of the keyboard. It's not quite as cramped as a typical laptop keyboard, so your hands don't ache after typing a lot. It's also got a set of number keys at the right of the letter keys, which I love. This computer has a built-in wireless card, and it makes connecting to the internet extremely easy. I hardly had to do anything at all to make it connect to my home wireless network. Yay! The screen is bright and crisp. And the whole thing weighs about 5 or 6 pounds...SO much easier on my shoulders when lugging it through an airport!

The very few cons I found with this laptop deal with the mouse pad. I had to play around a bit with the mouse pad properties to make it as sensitive as I like. It took a bit of digging to find the "Mouse & Pointers" folder in the Control Panel, but I think that is a Windows 7 issue and not a Gateway issue. The other thing is the mouse buttons. Sometimes the left-click button is too sensitive, so you wind up selecting/unselecting an item when all you want to do is just select it. It's not a huge deal...just a little annoying. But I do find the multi-gesture mouse pad to be pretty cool. It makes it very easy to scroll through long documents or web pages.

The only other con is the Office package it comes with (and I think this is across the board with Windows-based computers these days): It comes with Microsoft WORKS rather than Microsoft OFFICE. MS Works kind of stinks...it's a watered down version of Office, which I don't care for much because it doesn't have the same capabilities as the real programs like Word and Excel. You do have the option to purchase MS Office after a 60-day trial, but I wish I didn't have to bother with the download. I'd rather just pay extra up front and have it already.

Overall, I found all the pros outweigh the cons. I love this computer and I am very happy with it. Gateway computers have served me well over the last 15 years and I wouldn't buy anything else.

Of course this is my FIRST laptop so I don't have much to compare to but I absolutely love it! It has all the features, built in's and programs that I need and more. I can finally multi task and keep up with the jones!! :)

There are however just a couple lil things I'm having issues with... The battery life is only about 3 hours and I didn't realize how fast that REALLY flies... So that's a bit of a bummer.

I absolutely needed and wanted the number pad on the right like on a regular keyboard but I was disappointed to see the decimal point is on the top and so I'm not as quick as I used to be keying in figures. But that may just be a matter of getting used to... Still glad I got one with the number key.

Lastly, my biggest pet peeve is that the mousepad (also taking some time to get used to) is not centered right in the middle of the laptop. I'm funny about having things being all even and this is mostly a 'look' issue. If the mousepad was centered, the number keys like a desktop keyboard and a longer lasting battery, this would be absolutely PERFECT!

Overall I am very pleased with it and would recommend it to anyone. I can watch a movie, play a game, chat on IM and go through email with ease and of course with Windows 7, it just makes it all the more easier!!

If I had to do it all over again, I would still get this one in an instant!!

Can't beat the price either. After all said and done, I paid just under $600 which was about $400 less than what I was expecting to pay!! Kudos to Gateway for a great laptop!!

This laptop is fantastic. This laptop is a home run! Super fast, massive hard drive, runs any video game you want. This is a great all around computer. But it is a magnet for fingerprints. Someone could probably frame me for murder with all these finger prints. I don't care about that I just care about the awesome computer within! I recommend this computer for some one who wants a excellent computer but doesn't have a lot of money to spend on one.

I've been using this machine for about a month now. The basics of this Gateway notebook are solid, for the most part. Fast, lots of storage, good functionality.

All the same, there are some problem areas. The single biggest is the keyboard, which is poorly designed and a pain to use. Tiny control keys in the corners of the keyboard, an even tinier delete key in the top row, and other issues make this hard to use me. But this is subjective, of course, so it may not be a problem for you.

Documentation: Gateway provides an icon on the desktop intended to provide info on the computer. But if you want to eg. find out what features the machine comes with, ...it tells you to look at the label on the box the machine came in. ;-< It doesn't provide a lot of info on other aspects of functionality either.

The touchpad is sometimes oversensitive. The case seems to be a dust magnet. And there are a few other minor issues. Otherwise, though, it performs as advertised.

I'd recommend this machine only if the keyboard isn't a deal-breaker for you. I probably would've bought some other machine had I been able to try this one out before ordering. IAC I'll be using an external keyboard whenever I'm not on the road.

This laptop is everything you could ever want and MORE! It performs very well, and looks great. I have nothing but great things to say about it!

Gateway NV5370u 15.6" Laptop:

- Excellent Quality.
- Top Class Multi-function.
- Good Value Package for the Price.
- Excellent Design.

I love this laptop. It has so much to offer and the price is unbeatable. I have tons of videos stored on the hard drive and it still runs fine. The screen is crisp. Everything about it is great.

i have to say the computer is nice!! have good performance... i can conect my laptop to my lcd tv what it is nice have a good resolution!!!

Why pay 500 for a used one when I can spend about 40 more and get the same laptop from best buy

I am a full time Photo student at AIP, and got this computer for Christmas (It was ordered by a different account, obviously). Windows rates it a 3.9, because of a low-ish quality video card. I, however, rate it much higher. It can run Lightroom AND Photoshop, as well as an internet browser and two IM programs with only a slight bit of lag. It also is able to run Sims 3 with eight sims per household, and graphics mostly on high. Now it has no Firewire port, but it does have HDMI. The webcam and audio work very good, and the audio quality is beautiful. It can even have surround sound with just two speakers. Like all laptops, the color balance for the screen is not the greatest, but it is good enough to do moderate image editing, and with the HDMI port, it can be connected to an external screen or even an HDTV