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psnarula
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http://forums.slickdeals.net/t121329.html?

It's a 64 bit Athlon 3000+ processor from AMD. It comes with an 80 GB hard drive, 512 MB of generic (would you expect anything else?) RAM, a dvd burner, a free printer (it's free after rebate), a 15" flat panel monitor, a dvd burner, and windows xp home edition. all for $334 - 50 MIR for computer = $284.

yes, it still an emachines. but where else are you going to get a computer for $284?

[Edited on July 28, 2005 at 11:44 PM. Reason : asdf]

7/28/2005 11:22:35 PM

GraniteBalls
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I'd buy it, then replace the mobo/case at least.

CPU: CPU,AMD ATH64 3000+ 2000FSB 512K 754PIN


754 is not the way to go. But I'm sure it would be fine for a kid.

[Edited on July 28, 2005 at 11:39 PM. Reason : ]

7/28/2005 11:35:29 PM

JonHGuth
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might get this for my sister

7/28/2005 11:36:37 PM

psnarula
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at least the motherboard has an AGP slot on it so you could throw in a cheapo graphics card if you wanted something other than the integrated garbage emachines provides.

7/28/2005 11:40:52 PM

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Like I said, I wouldn't buy it for myself. But for a kid, or someone old, it'd be a decent websurfing/solitare playing machine.



Of course, a PIII would be close to equivalent.

7/28/2005 11:42:34 PM

Petschska
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i still think it would beat a pIII by far.

7/28/2005 11:44:43 PM

GraniteBalls
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eh.

7/28/2005 11:47:37 PM

stopdropnrol
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why do people keep saying 754 is no tthe way to go ??? like u don't upgrade every 2years anyway? for the price u can't beat it, i'd hop on it

7/29/2005 8:13:53 AM

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pIII? please, oh please back that up

7/29/2005 8:19:12 AM

Docido
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It comes with two dvd burners?

7/29/2005 8:23:04 AM

FanatiK
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emachines is now owned by gateway. so even if it fucks up, at least you know you'll get some of the best tech support in the industry.

7/29/2005 9:00:47 AM

Lowjack
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"If" it fucks up?

Buying someone who doesnt know shit about computers a crappy computer is an open invitation for unlimited free tech support. That might be alright for you if your time is not valuable.

[Edited on July 29, 2005 at 9:03 AM. Reason : sdfdfs]

7/29/2005 9:03:37 AM

FanatiK
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That's the point, emachines/gateway is there to take care of em. My response to someone I bought teh comp. for: "call tech support".

7/29/2005 9:08:33 AM

Lowjack
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First, gateway isnt all that highly ranked in tech support:

http://www.consumerreports.org/main/detailv4.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=596745&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=162693&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=333133

Looks like dell is higher, so might as well just get a dell. Or an apple.

Second, ^that's now how it will actually go down.

[Edited on July 29, 2005 at 9:17 AM. Reason : sdfdfs]

7/29/2005 9:16:55 AM

FanatiK
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I don't give a shit how they're "ranked".

I've used both and gateway is eons ahead. They're trying something innovative that Dell doesn't have yet: people that speak english.

case in point: hard drive died in one of my systems last week, they sent me a 300gb as a replacement for the 200gb. I was on the phone for a total of about 5 minutes, the guy actually believed me when I told him that I knew for a fact the drive was dead. And my call wasn't redirected and put on hold 10 times. Pretty much the complete opposite of a dell experience.

[Edited on July 29, 2005 at 9:21 AM. Reason : s]

7/29/2005 9:19:36 AM

pyrowebmastr
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dell support is total horse-shit

7/29/2005 10:58:59 AM

JonHGuth
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Quote :
"I've used both and gateway is eons ahead"

7/29/2005 11:01:10 AM

Noen
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the answer is no

7/29/2005 12:29:21 PM

smoothcrim
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"emachines is now owned by gateway. so even if it fucks up, at least you know you'll get some of the best tech support in the industry."


gateway/emachines totally fucked me on my laptop when the hard drive died. the first time they sent me a replacement SLOWER hard drive and tried to charge me $95 for overnight shipping. It took 2 or 3 calls to the corporate office to get them to handle it. I had notices from fucking collection agencies that fedex sent out on emachines' behalf. after another month or 2 the hard drive dies AGAIN, note both failures came from a 2-3 day uptime which I don't find unreasonable for any computer. I open it up and find that it's a shitty refurb'd hard drive. I call them back, now that the computer is out of it's 1 year warranty period and they say they can get me a replacement for $128 + shipping After I explained it was their fault because they put in a sub-par part in as a replacement they basically just started ignoring me.

Now explain to me how that is good fucking service?

Off topic aside, that is a very good deal on the computer and a 754 3000+ is light years ahead of any p3 and probably about par with a 2.4ghz p4 800mhz fsb. graniteballs is talking completely out his ass. I would be weary of the parts used in the computer so if it doesn't come with a 3 year warranty, you might be buying a replacement motherboard and psu down the road.

7/29/2005 12:36:42 PM

FanatiK
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^damn that sucks.

not saying you were in the wrong or anything, but I def. would've opened up and checked the HD as soon as I got the lappy back, especially if they had previously sent me a slower HD.

Everyone is going to have a shitty experience every now and then. All I'm saying is that I don't dread calling up Gateway for tech support like I do Dell.

7/29/2005 12:46:48 PM

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