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eMachine Computers and Notebook PCseMachines builds affordable computers and laptops, combining good value with good performance. They are one of the top 3 PC companies, having sold more than 5 millions computers. Gateway acquired eMachines in 2004, but it continues to operate as a stand alone brand. Their top selling desktop computers are the eMachines T6524, T6412, T5010, T3302, and T3104. All of their desktops contain AMD microprocessors (Athlon for higher end, Sempron for lower end) instead of Intel - this saves you money (since AMD chips are cheaper than Intel chips) but really does not affect performance. These days, for 99% of applications, it makes no difference if your machine is running at 2Ghz or 3Ghz - your email program runs the same, your web browser runs the same.
Where to buy eMachines computers?eMachines have a pretty good retail presence. You can find them at Best Buy, CompUSA, Circuit City, Costco, J&R, Office Depot, Walmart, and Sams Club, to name a few (OK a lot!). We recommend you visit a retail store like those mentioned above. Many times they offer valuable in store rebates, so you can find some really good special prices on eMachines PCs. Of course, you will have to mail in rebate forms and copies of receipts, but the 10 minutes of time can sometimes save you $100 or more. Also, by going to the store in person, you can see the difference in a $400 machine and a $600 machine, and see what features you can't live without.
Desktop PCs used for web surfing, email, word processing, home finance, and basic games really do not benefit much from souped up graphics cards, super fast interneal bus architecture and cache memory. If you are doing 3-D modeling or high-end 3-D gaming or video editing, then you may want to look into a more expensive computer with fancier components. But for normal home use or home office computing, these $500-$600 machines from eMachines are really a good value. All PCs use the same MS operating system software, the same hard drives and CD-ROM and DVD drives from the same vendors, the same memory and processor chips from the same vendors. So you CAN pay a few hundred dollars more for a fancy Sony Vaiao system, but for what? What do you get for the money? I think I'd rather have two eMachine computers than 1 fancier PC that does pretty much the same thing.
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