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08-15-2005, 07:00 PM
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Dont Buy Emachines!
Emachines makes there computers from the cheapest materials. Thats why if you go to lets say bestbuy they will show you an emachine and they will say this system has the best for its price. The screen just goes blank and you better have a warranty. That is one of the biggest problems with emachine. Then the screen goes blank and you have to get a new screen. Trust me dont get a emachine.
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08-15-2005, 07:28 PM
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Re: Dont Buy Emachines!
i thought that eMachines laptops were now owned by Gateway...??
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08-15-2005, 10:30 PM
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Re: Dont Buy Emachines!
They are...and they're not making new notebooks anymore.
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08-16-2005, 12:31 AM
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Re: Dont Buy Emachines!
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They are...and they're not making new notebooks anymore.
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ahh...i see
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08-18-2005, 08:37 PM
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Re: Dont Buy Emachines!
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Originally Posted by nickspohn
Emachines makes there computers from the cheapest materials. Thats why if you go to lets say bestbuy they will show you an emachine and they will say this system has the best for its price. The screen just goes blank and you better have a warranty. That is one of the biggest problems with emachine. Then the screen goes blank and you have to get a new screen. Trust me dont get a emachine.
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Wow, ALL of my computers do that. And only one of them is an eMachines! But I found an easy fix for it, just wiggle the mouse a little and the screen comes right back! I hate to think how much money I would have wasted if I hadn't discovered that little trick! |
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08-20-2005, 02:20 AM
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Re: Dont Buy Emachines!
LOL! What's your screensaver?
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08-20-2005, 05:29 AM
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Re: Dont Buy Emachines!
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LOL! What's your screensaver?
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Screensaver? I don't need no stinkin' screensaver! |
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10-13-2005, 07:28 PM
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Re: Dont Buy Emachines!
No, eMachines is a horrible brand. The monitor going blank takes wiggling the monitor due to an issue with the wires, not waking the system from sleep. I would also recommend that you learn to interrogate further into an issue before you think everyone is below you.
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10-18-2005, 05:23 AM
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Re: Dont Buy Emachines!
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Originally Posted by sixohsix
No, eMachines is a horrible brand. The monitor going blank takes wiggling the monitor due to an issue with the wires, not waking the system from sleep. I would also recommend that you learn to interrogate further into an issue before you think everyone is below you.
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Mine has no issues at all, although I have heard people say to never buy HP/Compaq/Dell/Toshiba machines for pretty much the same reasons. Others swear by those brands as well.
Don't get me wrong, I wish I'd bought a Voodoo. I just didn't have that much money. But for the money I'm more than satisfied with my eMachines. Even if everyone asks "eMachines, is that an HP or a Dell?" |
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10-18-2005, 01:24 PM
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Re: Dont Buy Emachines!
I think my M6809 is the best PC I've ever owned. I have nothing but good things to say about eMachines. They've been very responsive. I think poorly worded "don't buy" post like the one that started this thread are pretty irresponsible/ignorant.
My first question for notebook issues: How has it been treated?
Even though most notebooks are made fairly well, they're not nearly as robust as many would like/require. I use my notebook in a business setting, not gaming, and I think that makes a difference. It never leaves my desk unless it's traveling in a padded notebook backpack. It's not thrown around or ill-treated.
I'm not saying this is the case above, but my son's 19 and a sophomore in college, and I KNOW how he treats his stuff, and I don't think he's unusual for his age.
Tony
Last edited by treynolds : 10-18-2005 at 01:29 PM.
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