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18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 No worries! Well mostly:)Aug 25, 2009
By Michael Horn
"mikie"
An impulse buy to replace an aging laptop my wife uses in place of a home desktop. A good price got me interested - but had some worries about 'only' 1GB of RAM and the ATOM processor. Could this bargain basement machine get the job done?
The XL operating system uses less memory than the current bloated VISTA OS and so far - it seems that 1GB will suffice for my wifes computer routine - mainly websurfing/downloading articles and printing newsletters. I believe one can stuff up to 1.5 GB of RAM into this box - but that's plan "B" - and only if needed. I attached the computer to a 22" 16:9 ratio monitor - the shared memory video card seems to handle it ok.
I've attached a 500GB external hard drive to insure no storage problems - but 160 GB internal is a nice size. Setup was a snap, performance is adequate - Microsoft Office runs a little slow (compared to my Dual Core Intel laptop processor)- (EXCEL spreadsheets of any size or complexity of formulas should probably use a more capable machine). Photo editing is yet another decision point. Minor editing is ok using lite software ... but this is NOT a candidate machine for photoshop editing unless it is very casual and one is not used to runing this program on a larger (RAM) and faster (processor) machine. Computer gaming - again - depends how much memory and processor speed needed by the game engine; many graphics intensive games will not run on a shared video memory graphics card ... another place not to press your luck.
Eventually you will forget which machine you're on in a multi-computer household and hit a computer 'brick wall' processing wise ... but it hasn't happened yet. Good value for the money - but don't press your processing luck if you're used to faster machines at work or at home. As said in a previous review - a great second machine and a good value for the money.
A candidate for younger school children and lite office work. A great place to start comparison shopping if you are a budget driven consumer.
18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
An (Almost) Perfect 2nd ComputerAug 13, 2009
By J. Shackleton
Ok - if you are looking for a simple, no-frills computer to do "office" tasks, surf the internet, store and play music and watch DVDs, this might be just the computer for you. It is small, quite quiet and sips energy where my other quad-core beast gulps it. For 85% of my computer needs, this computer has it covered.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Great slim designOct 27, 2009
By Valerie Blazer
Good quality. Great price. Nice and compact. Computer works quickly. This is the third eMachine I have purchased over the years and have always been satisfied.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Still waiting!Mar 17, 2010
By Leo Wicker
"Wickerthing"
Purchased in good faith. It arrived DOA. That's okay. Stuff happens. I understand that. What I DON'T understand however is why I still haven't gotten my money back. This company's a turtle when it comes to issuing a refund. Would not buy from again. They really should rethink the way they handle these matters. Good will can go a long way towards building a customer base. I don't believe they get it!
 Way OverpricedMay 30, 2010
By P. M. Waller III
I'm no IT professional, but I do know the basics when shopping for a computer. For $[...], this is way overpriced. The Atom processor is one of the worst out there, the 1.7 Ghz speed is slow compared to comparably priced desktops (most offering 2 something to 3...P.S. faster is better), and the 1 GB of RAM is a joke. I have nothing against eMachines as I've had one before and it worked fine, but do some comparision shopping and you'll quickly see that there are MUCH better deals out there. I would suggest [...], or other Amazon desktops. Spend the extra $50-$100 and you'll get a computer at least twice as "good" as this one. Plus, you'll get Windows 7 already installed which is a much better operating system. Good luck.
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