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Offline Gibdo Master

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RE:Tell me about eMachines
« Reply #25 on: October 27, 2003, 06:47:41 PM »
I don't feel it's a bad thing. I was trying to make the point clear to kennyb27 that it's not cramped. I suppose that did sound pretty retarded though. Actually I took another look at it and I realize now that taking out and putting in a drive could be a bit of a pain in the ass.  

Anyway I look forward to your review.  
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« Reply #26 on: October 27, 2003, 09:14:57 PM »
I'm looking at getting a Sony Vaio laptop.  All my friends in the electronics area say that Vaio laptops are high quality.  Do you people with computer knowledge agree or disagree?  And why?
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RE: Tell me about eMachines
« Reply #27 on: October 28, 2003, 01:27:30 PM »
Gibdo, the only reason I said that is because the computer I had like 3 years ago was a Compaq, and, like I mentioned in my earlier post, it was a pain in the ass to do anything with.  That's where I was coming from.  However, as long as Compaq strayed from their small design, I don't see any reason why their new cases wouldn't be consumer-friendly.
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RE: Tell me about eMachines
« Reply #28 on: October 28, 2003, 01:33:16 PM »
Gibdo, somehow I had the sneaking suspicion that I could buy all the parts in your computer seperately for less than the price you paid...

As a way of testing that theory, I checked a Canadian retailer that I knew had a custom system option on their site, and I configured a more or less equivalent computer.  It's missing a printer, but it comes to about $820 Canadian after tax.  A printer could be had for about $40, bringing it up to about $860, which is around $575 US.  Considering that I am sure that Compaq assembled their PC from parts built by the lowest bidder, and got deals on quantity...  meaning that they got a FINE commission on the computer they made you.

That being said, I think that once you upgrade your memory, your computer will be serviceable, but it won't be anything to brag about to your friends.    And most certainly do NOT tell them how much it cost you.
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RE: Tell me about eMachines
« Reply #29 on: October 28, 2003, 02:57:40 PM »
Bah celerons, how I dispise thee.  But for the price you paid it's not bad, but still celerons are so badly crippled by 128kb of L2 cache that they are not even decent performers.
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« Reply #30 on: October 28, 2003, 05:22:19 PM »
Thanks guys. I think I'll be okay with what I've got. It's definitely a step up from what I have currently and the main reason why I'm getting a new PC is so I can have XP and get a little bit more speed. I pretty much only surf the net, download some stuff, and listen to music on my computer. Gaming is limited to emulators so it's not like a need a ton of power.

Again I want to thank you Grey Ninja for looking that stuff up. One thing I should point out is that on that custom set up it has 128MB memory. After I upgrade that to 512MB like I will be doing with the PC I have it would probably cost about the same keeping in mind the $250 worth of rebates I have.

Oh, and just for comparison this is my old computer:

Compaq Presario

700 megahertz Intel Celeron
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache

512MB Memory

20GB Hard Drive

CD-RW Drive

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« Reply #31 on: October 28, 2003, 05:24:29 PM »
My brother's eMachine is constantly freezing for no reason at all.  That's all I have to say.
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« Reply #32 on: October 28, 2003, 06:23:02 PM »
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My brother's eMachine is constantly freezing for no reason at all.  That's all I have to say.


What OS does he have?

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RE: Tell me about eMachines
« Reply #33 on: October 30, 2003, 05:51:44 PM »
Vaio laptops rule!
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« Reply #34 on: October 30, 2003, 05:54:42 PM »
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I'm looking at getting a Sony Vaio laptop.  All my friends in the electronics area say that Vaio laptops are high quality.  Do you people with computer knowledge agree or disagree?  And why?


I don't know about the Laptops, but a friend of mine bought a Vaio Desktop.  I had the experience of repairing it when the hard drive died on it, and I was rather impressed with it.  The case was a bit of puzzle to get open, but once I did figure it out, I found that it was fairly convenient to open and service, and the components where of fairly good quality.  Mind you when she bought it, it was pretty close to being top of the line.

But I would have to say from that experience that Vaios are of fairly high quality.  (Despite a faulty hard drive)
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RE:Tell me about eMachines
« Reply #35 on: October 30, 2003, 05:59:38 PM »
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What OS does he have?


eMachines generally come with Windows XP preinstalled, and I doubt anyone who owns an eMachine would know enough, or even care, to install something else.
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« Reply #36 on: October 30, 2003, 07:39:59 PM »
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What OS does he have?


eMachines generally come with Windows XP preinstalled, and I doubt anyone who owns an eMachine would know enough, or even care, to install something else.


Older ones came with Windows Meh.
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RE:Tell me about eMachines
« Reply #37 on: November 01, 2003, 09:22:11 AM »
Actually, eMachines are pretty good. When they first came out, they sucked. But then the company started to learn. Now they're actually rivalling with the bigger companies now, especially Dell, since their main man retired.

I might even consider about getting an eMachine.
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« Reply #38 on: November 01, 2003, 10:04:10 AM »
Well, you shouldn't- my family owns an eMachine that was bought rather recently and it's the biggest pice of crap on the planet. Take it from someone who has owned multiple eMachines before- they suck @$$. And comparing eMachines to Dell isn't much support for your case.  
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« Reply #39 on: November 01, 2003, 10:07:21 AM »
Heh.  I stand behind Mouse Clicker 100%.  Comparing eMachines to Dell is like comparing stink to stench.
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