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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[I once bought the lowest end computer they made, I would  not recommend those. Although I'm sure it has a lot to do with all the spyware viruses etc that my Mom and little sister over the years have put on it.<br><br>That being said, I at the same time (this was about two years ago) bought the nicest one they were selling as well. That thing is still going strong to the day. Great computer. It has a 3200+ Athlon processor, 160 GB HDD, 512 MB, DVD burner etc etc. It was only like 600 hundred and still works wonderfully. That was a pretty damn good computer 2 years ago too. I'll probably pick up another top of the line in their series a year or two after vista launches.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew C]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 27th 2006 7:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[As always, it's cheaper to build a better machine yourself.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kerunt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 27th 2006 7:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[I can't say whether eMachines are good quality pcs, but in terms of specs, the lowest-of-the-low listed should be good 'nuff for students that aren't interested in 3D gaming. Why would someone need more horsepower than that just to write papers, surf the web, play mp3s and IM?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[emmzee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 27th 2006 8:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[emmzee - Exactly. People ask me all the time what kind of computer to get, and when I tell them they only have to spend like $500 it's almost like they don't want to believe me. Nobody can understand the concept of not having to spend over $1000 for a basic system that can do everything but the latest games.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tiuk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 27th 2006 8:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[Couldn't agree more.  I am constantly having people in small business (ie. realtors, insurance sales) ask me what to get.  Their corporations, associations and such sell $1500+ laptops and desk tops, but they are over loaded for what they will be using it for.  I can honestly say these would be fine for them, they are disposable (nearly) at this price.  Hell, they could buy three of them for the price of the "starter" PC their associations are pushing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 27th 2006 9:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[My eMachine holds a special place in my heart as the computer that made me give up PCs for Macs. It just stopped working one day, forcing me to use the family G5. I'm gonna use a friend's PC to get my old data onto the MacBook that will soon be mine.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Superdotman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2006 2:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[when I switched over to mac, I bought a titanium powerbook for like $2000, and I only used it for writing novels, IMing, MP3s, and surfing. so when it ran out of gas I bought an ibook for half the price, and even it has too much power & gewgaws for what I need. I wish we could all be more realistic about what we actually need from a computer, instead of automatically buying more just because we can. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kattheworld]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2006 9:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have had an Emachines cheap desktop for 4 or 5 years now. I can say that it works, plays games, good with office suits etc. The one nag I had was that the Power Supply couldn't take 2xHDD 2xCDROM Drives, well that is easy to upgrade. Windows slows after about a month and a half anyways. I have had no hardware issues with it. I still re-install windows every 3-5 months due to my brother.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[AJ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2006 9:10AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's not a cheap price for cash-strapped students. The specification does not even really match that of the some latest release. Judging from the market devaluation of the computers, those systems were like a few years old, and as such, depreciation happens. The prices may be lower than some of the retail price in store, but the specifications are that of 1-2 years old. Okay, but if you are truly cash-strapped, these machine may possibly last you for the next few years at least. Nowadays, people go for laptops.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2006 11:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have the predecessor to the high end one mentioned in this article (AMD 64 3500 Venice) and it's a great system.  I've since upgraded the PSU and added a 7900GT to the PCI-E slot and it performs great for the price.  I've even analyzed all the internal parts, and they use high quality boards, disk drives, and optical drives.  The dvd they used is a high end Lite-On burner.  And there's a nice MSI motherboard in there as well.  Only thing I don't like is that I can't overclock my processor since it's disabled in the BIOS.  Overall a great value for these systems.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hawkeye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2006 12:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[I've had a middle of the road eMachine for about 4 years now, and it's still working fine.  I upgraded the power supply so I could add memory, a second hard drive, another video card, and other PCI cards.  I edit video, store all my music, play games, and generally use it up.  I haven't gotten around to reinstalling Windows, but it still does what I need it to.  My original investment was under $400 at Sam's.  As some point I'll probably buy another one.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2006 2:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[I recently got their T6520 which has an AMD Athlon 3400 which is upgradable to the faster version once those go down in price.  It was a very good deal.  It was fine for schoolwork and ok for gaming. One ATI X1300 and Soundblaster Audigy and a MadDog 400 power supply later,  it is a pretty kick-butt system.  After this initial experience with e-machines, I think it's a viable alternative to rolling your own PC as the cost is pretty close.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Draconis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 29th 2006 1:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's good to see some cheaper products for the students who are tangled up in loans and debt.<br><br>Great stuff]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[web design uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 29th 2006 9:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/27/emachines-releases-five-desktops-for-cash-strapped-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can anyone tell me where I can buy an emachines T5046?<br>Their website tells me no retailer nor online merchant is selling them!  Need something quick!  Thanks,]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2006 10:12AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
