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Question: Is the memory easily upgraded? Meaning is it proprietary (gateway only) or can I grab a couple of sticks from amazon?
Document: This was an amazing computer for the price. It needs a memory upgrade to 8gb, but after that it does all I need. The small size is convenient as well. My one complaint is the front panel lights, which are a very bright blue, which I found annoying in my bedroom. I upgraded them with a couple pieces of black electricians tape.
Exactly as described and the price was right. I seem to get better life from Gateway desktops so I keep buying them.When it arrived I gasped at the huge box that was badly crushed. The delivery man assured me it was just the outer packaging. He was right, the Amazon box had a bit too much movement in it so the outside box took some hits. Inside the Gateway box and the Desktop were in perfect condition.
I have to get a monitor cable just so that I can wipe out the memory before returning it.HDMI failed within a month.
The desktop Gateway SX 2865 is fine but I think Windows 8 sucks. If I could I would do away with it. I hope the coming fix from Microsoft helps
This is a nice unit and does a good job for us. It is very quick and the price was great through Amazon.
I purchased this PC in July 2013 primarily for my kids to use for school and web-surfing. It is our main household PC. We experienced a hard drive failure 3 months after purchasing the PC. It was still covered under warranty and we shipped it ( we had to pay shipping) to gateway and they sent us a new PC in about 2 weeks. The PC has been operating smoothly since.
I wouldn't pay retail price on it though, stalk it for a while and wait for the price to go way down.
My greatest disappointment is that it does not have the read and wtite word application. When I attached my speakers the sound is so low.
I was very impressed. Plenty of ports, an HDMI drive, and all the power and speed that I need. I recommend it.
Perfect! Quick and simple set up, system runs smooth. I'm only using for basic school functions but it's exactly what I needed.
Answer: Well, being that it is brand new I haven't had the need to break it open. That being said, all my other Gateway computers were easily upgraded with regular memory cards (sticks). I really don't see a need to upgrade this particular computer. I have ran a program with really intensive graphics on it with no hiccups what so ever. One note......in case you didn't know....Gateway computers are no longer Gateways, just in brand name and logo only......they are now made by Acer. That being said I have noticed no difference in quality.