Anybody have an E-Machine?

[Wingnut]

I know, I know

 

For starters....I build my own PCs, so I'm not a complete idiot when it comes to them.

 

But moms b-day is coming up, and she is using a Pentium II....Yeah, it's old.

 

I was going to build her a computer, but I realized that for the low-end PCs (that's all she needs) it's actually cheaper to just buy one.

 

Problem is, they are E-Machines....And I don't trust them for crap.

 

I was wanting to go bare-bones complete system, and E-Machines are the only ones making them dirt cheap.

 

 

Does anybody here have one?

 

Had one?

 

Thoughts?

 

Suggestions?

 

Are they reliable?

 

 

Don't say Gateway ($$$) or Dell, because I don't like propietary hardware. At least with E-Machines, the only thing propietary is the flux capacitor.....Er...Power supply.

 

Lemme have it folks.

[sdtahoe]

I haven't owned one personally, but I think Gateway just bought them as their "cheap" line. I currently have a Nutrend it was a good machine at the time for the money, same price as the components to build it. The nice thing about them is they let you pick your components by brand name.

[04-silver]

You probably know more about PC's than I do but if your looking for a cheap low end PC I would think all you would need to do for your $$$ is check the specs eg. motherboard, HD, ram, vid card, expansion slots (upgradeable if needed) oh yeah and the warranty. Check the warranty will you have to send away or get fixed in town?

 

I would think the E-Machine would be good enough. There are many brands out there and I, myself haven't heard of many PC's giving up the ghost before they are outdated, except ones bought at "Future Shop." E-Machines been around for a bit 5.6.7. years atleast I think, maybe longer.

 

I bought a PC "Seanix 800mhz" Canadian brand, never heard of them when I bought it but the specs were very good for the $$$, Still using it (4yrs), its the kid's now but turned out to be a great machine and still is. took ME off this winter and put XP on it, handles XP fine.

 

All I'm saying is, if the price is right and it has what you want/need I don't think you can go wrong.

 

One more thing, the least you can do is get your mom a decent monitor.

 

Just something to get the dust off the brain cells..................

 

 

John

[Wingnut]

Mom doesn't need a decent monitor....She can't see anyway.

 

The support thing isn't an issue. I am tech-support for mom. Just sucks that I have to drive to Dallas for house calls. The only thing I can't buy off the shelf for an E-Machine in any PC shop is the power supply. Everything else can be replaced with minimal fuss. Unlike Dell/HP/Gateway/etc.

 

I'm looking at **this one**. The whole kit-n-kaboodle for under $400 (after rebates of course ) I hate those d@mn things.

 

It will be fine for her. Her idea of heavy computing is signing on to AOHe!!, and using Word at the same time.

 

Thanks for the input guys....Keep it coming.

[04-silver]

For 400.00 looks good to me, plus its at Best Buy(same head office as Future Shop just operates different-better)

 

check this out-enter posty code T6P4P9-Canadian

http://www.bestbuycanada.ca/marketing/week...ult.asp?lang=EN

 

 

I really don't think you'd have a problem but having said that and you do have to make that drive to Dallas my screen name is 96-Dodge RamSh#t.........

 

John

[Cool Zr2]

I've had one for like 2 years now, not one problem whatsoever.

 

P4......256.......1.5 gig.....and other goodies.

[chevy4x4trucks]

From what I've heard they are not the emachines of 4 years ago, they are like a whole new company.

 

 

Also, their new laptop is sold out everywhere. Everyone wants to get it because it is a solid laptop at a great price (I think it has the mobile athlon 64 processor).

 

 

The last machine I bought was from internetishop.com and I also bought my sisters computer there too. Nice solid system and the price wasn't bad either.

[Willys33]

I had an emachines a few years ago and was, overall, pretty pleased with it. It was pretty basic but did everything I needed. I did upgrade the video card for gaming. I wanted to put in a second hard drive and found out that it couldn't be done. For what you're doing with it, an emachines should do fine. I thought I saw one at Wallyworld a while back(complete system) for about $399. Hope that helps.

[SnakeEyeSS]

YEah, I had a friend who bought an emachine(its Korean based, BTW), and he said they are alright, but basically worthless if you plan on ever upgrading it. HP's(what I have now), on the other hand, are soooooo easy to work on. They have tab's you push, and then the panels just fall off. it's great. I installed a CD-RW in less than 10 minutes. it took me about 15 just to take it out of my old computer.

[gm4x4]

u may wanna go with this one

officedepot-------------------------

[Wingnut]

YEah, I had a friend who bought an emachine(its Korean based, BTW), and he said they are alright, but basically worthless if you plan on ever upgrading it. HP's(what I have now), on the other hand, are soooooo easy to work on. They have tab's you push, and then the panels just fall off. it's great. I installed a CD-RW in less than 10 minutes. it took me about 15 just to take it out of my old computer.

Read my above post. No HP. Getting in the box may be easy, but try replacing a bad motherboard. Aint happening unless you buy it from HP.

 

I don't like not having options.

[95whtZR2]

Hey man I got an emachines about 2 years ago, the only things that were frustrating is the ethernet card wouldn't work on the network set up at school, then the card was attatched to the motherboard, so we couldn't take it out, had to just put the other one under it, no biggy I guess. Then the USB ports are acting kinda funny, one second they work, the next they don't. And they all will act up at different times, so no 2 act up at the same time. The specs are as follows: 2000+athlon Xp, 80GB hard drive, 56k modem, 512 MB ram, CDRW/DVD, 17" monitor (oh the screen will turn yellow out of the blue, then clear, and it will flicker .... really pisses me off). It costed me $850 after rebates.

 

My bro has the same one you were looking at on Best buy, not sure how much he paid. He just got it but so far works fine.

 

good luck man...

 

Tom

[GM GIMP]

Try cyberpowerpc.com; this is where I get my stuff. I built the

computer I'm using now. They're very reasonable and you

can even spec your own and order on the spot. Anywhere from

$400.00 up, and they use name brand parts.

[Wingnut]

I've shopped there too...But there isn't enough time. I procrastinated.

[GM GIMP]

I procrastinated.

You know they make GAS-X for things like that.