Comments on: Acer Buys Gateway for $710 million http://wayofthegeek.org/2007/08/acer-buys-gateway-for-710-million/ Your One Stop Geek Shop Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:05:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Devin de Gruyl http://wayofthegeek.org/2007/08/acer-buys-gateway-for-710-million/#comment-3814 Devin de Gruyl Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:17:38 +0000 http://wayofthegeek.org/2007/08/acer-buys-gateway-for-710-million/#comment-3814 I'm more surprised they're keeping the eMachines brand; it has such a stigma on it for being a cheap computer with poor reliability. When I worked at a Major Unnamed Computer Store Chain, we had more eMachine returns in a week than we had HP or Compaq returns in <i>two months</i>. Granted, that was several years ago now, but from my feelers still in the industry I gather not a whole lot has changed. My favorite Gateway product remains the old Anykey Keyboard, with its hardware-based programmability, second set of F-keys in the "old IBM" position (to the left of the QWERTY keys), and eight-position cursor pad. It's probably my favorite non-Model M keyboard, all things being equal. I’m more surprised they’re keeping the eMachines brand; it has such a stigma on it for being a cheap computer with poor reliability. When I worked at a Major Unnamed Computer Store Chain, we had more eMachine returns in a week than we had HP or Compaq returns in two months. Granted, that was several years ago now, but from my feelers still in the industry I gather not a whole lot has changed.

My favorite Gateway product remains the old Anykey Keyboard, with its hardware-based programmability, second set of F-keys in the “old IBM” position (to the left of the QWERTY keys), and eight-position cursor pad. It’s probably my favorite non-Model M keyboard, all things being equal.

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