EMachines Computer

[MFLCommish]

I was looking through ebay and found this pretty good deal on this new computer. however, i was wondering if the price +ship = $360-380, is worth the price or should i get something else for that price.

here's the link. any response would be greatly appreciated.

http://cgi.ebay.com/eMachines-T6420-AMD-Athlon-64-3400-64Bit-1GB-200GB_W0QQitemZ330059200916QQihZ014QQcategoryZ140076QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or this one that i just found

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Compaq-Presario-SR2039X-Desktop-Computer-PC_W0QQitemZ260061556381QQihZ016QQcategoryZ140072QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

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[MFLCommish]

Re: EMachines Computer

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[Kashanova]

Re: EMachines Computer

aint worth it paying 600 for that when you can get better for 600

[MFLCommish]

Re: EMachines Computer

no. they are only $350-400 each. which one is better

[shugknight]

Re: EMachines Computer

Please don't get an eMachine. Their computers are some of the worst manufactured computers ever made. I've read and worked with eMachines that have their psu go out (which isn't covered by the warranty) motherboard dies and pretty much anything else that can go wrong with PCs. Just google emachine problems and you'll read alot of other people's reviews on them.

If you're really looking for a good $400 computer, just try dell.com. You can get a fairly decent setup for about 300-400 bucks, with shipping included. Not to mention that when you buy used computers, you normally encounter problems the previous owner couldn't fix.

[Cataschism]

Re: EMachines Computer

I had an e machine that worked quite well for 6 years. I have also heard some not so good things about Dells, so it goes both ways.

[Slymm]

Re: EMachines Computer

Mine just died

[nyisles16]

Re: EMachines Computer

I had an e machine that worked quite well for 6 years. I have also heard some not so good things about Dells, so it goes both ways.

3 years so far with my E-machine.. no probs


my brother got a Dell laptop - had to get it fixed numberous times due to different problems (cracked screen, bad motherboard, etc).. their customer service either made him wait to get it fixed or would often schedule service calls at the worst times..

computers are computers.. they all have good & bad sides.. but be careful about a used computer.

EMachines are made by Gateway now...

[TheTruth916]

Re: EMachines Computer

3 years so far with my E-machine.. no probs

Same here...I have always gotten a E-Machine, I had mine for 5 yrs and never had one problem with it.

[ODogg]

Re: EMachines Computer

Please don't get an eMachine. Their computers are some of the worst manufactured computers ever made. I've read and worked with eMachines that have their psu go out (which isn't covered by the warranty) motherboard dies and pretty much anything else that can go wrong with PCs. Just google emachine problems and you'll read alot of other people's reviews on them.

If you're really looking for a good $400 computer, just try dell.com. You can get a fairly decent setup for about 300-400 bucks, with shipping included. Not to mention that when you buy used computers, you normally encounter problems the previous owner couldn't fix.

i was researching computers a year or so ago when i was buying one and actually emachines had the highest customer satisfaction rating of any of the budget computers. i believe their customer satisfaction rate was in the 90 percentile. i never bought one so i can't attest for them personally but unless something has changed they generally are regarded as one of the highest rated computers in customer satisfaction, unless of course somethings changed in the last year or so...

[p_rushing]

Re: EMachines Computer

They are made for the average PC user, so as long as you don't need a powerful machine, they are fine. I had one as a second PC for about 4 years when they first started making them and didn't have any problems.

[shugknight]

Re: EMachines Computer

I guess I was wrong about eMachines. But honestly, I'm an IT and most of my coworkers come to me when they have problems with their home machines. I've seen about 3-4 eMachines that have gone bad, and with each one I've seen reported incidents that were made because of a bad build. So imo, they aren't the best computers. But then again, I've never had one myself, and the people that did give me their eMachines to check out, didn't tell me exactly what they were using it for. I guess its best to go with what other eMachines owners have said.

And I never knew Gateway bought them, maybe thats why they've been a better company than what I originally read about them.

Also, I didn't mean in my original post that Dell computers are better than eMachines. I used Dell because they have a very good customer service. So if for some reason something does go wrong with the computer you bought, you can just call Dell to have them take a look at it. Whereas buying from Ebay... well you get what you paid for.

Here is one of the sites I was looking at:

http://www2.geek.com/discus/messages/6874/6939.html?1029717577

[GAMEC0CK2002]

Re: EMachines Computer

Had a emachine desktop for 5 years. Didn't have any major problems with it.

[p_rushing]

Re: EMachines Computer

I guess I was wrong about eMachines. But honestly, I'm an IT and most of my coworkers come to me when they have problems with their home machines. I've seen about 3-4 eMachines that have gone bad, and with each one I've seen reported incidents that were made because of a bad build. So imo, they aren't the best computers. But then again, I've never had one myself, and the people that did give me their eMachines to check out, didn't tell me exactly what they were using it for. I guess its best to go with what other eMachines owners have said.

Yes for someone in IT, these are a piece of crap. You can't really upgrade anything, case is not standard, no room to work, maybe 1-2 slots max. The average PC user mainly wants to get online, edit pictures, play music, etc.

[coffeeholic]

Re: EMachines Computer

I've had a Emachine for almost 4 years and nothing has happened to it except upgrades which I performed(video card/RAM) Now,that being said-I had a "top of the line" HP that was a complete piece of crap. Major hard drive faliure after a year! I also know someone that had a HP and his HD went out within 6 months. 2 more HP problems-fans going out by 2 people I know-one took the processor with it. Both rigs were less than 2 years old. Now maybe that's just dumb luck because most people I know HAD HP's-nonetheless-either you got a good one or not? For the most part,Emachines are bare bones computers,but they ARE fully upgradeable and are a good choice for a off-the-shelf rig IMO.