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well, since the mobo and bios are both proprietary parts, it could be anything. if you replace your mobo, youll have to buy a new case. replacing the case and keeping the mobo is virtually impossible. you might have trouble upgrading the cpu, you might not. ditto with your hard drive or usb and firewire components. i would hope that installing something simple as a cdrw wouldnt be a problem, but you never know.
basically, gateway makes hammers. some very nice ones, but theyre still hammers. if you need a nailgun, a hammer wont do. if you dont need a nailgun, buy the hammer.
this site is geared towards heavy users of comps, not casual users, so we generally assume that a low end product is not best suited to forum readers needs.
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