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"that emachines t5026 is similar to a dimension 3000."
should read...
the emachines t5026 is similar to a dimension 3000 in that it appears to
lack a slot for the installation of a pciexpress video card but it has the
same chipset as the dimension 4700 which enjoys slightly better integrated
graphics performance than the 3000 and the possibility of faster 'dual
channel' memory support. the 4700 does have a pciexpress video card slot
for future expansion and this feature is the bigest distinction between the
3000 and the 4700.
"Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> there is nothing really wrong with the emachines computer itself, and it
> may be extremely important to the buyer to be able to take it home with
> them from their local bestbuy store (or the like), but it is not in my
> opinion a particular great value in terms of bang for the buck and it is
> has some pretty undesirable warranty procedures.
>
> the emachines comes with a one year warranty that can be extended to two
> or three years. the warranty procedure involves paying $20 to initiate a
> conversation with their technical support team. this fee is waived if the
> machine is under warranty and they determine that the machine is
> defective. i don't have much experience with this so can't tell you how
> aggressive they enforce this fee... for instance, if you get a
> virus/spyware/whatever and call them and they tell you to reload the
> operating system do they waive the fee or do they determine that the
> machine is not defective and so you pay for their advice? if they
> determine that there is a hardware problem then you have to ship computer
> to them for repair (unlike dell that will ship spare parts for you to
> replace yourself or dispatch a service person to replace the part if you
> have an in home warranty).
>
> that emachines t5026 is similar to a dimension 3000.
> the $599 emachines is purchased locally so sales tax will most certainly
> be collected as well.
> it has the same chip set as found in the dimension 4700 but the 4700 can
> have a 'real' (non integrated) video card added to it (it seems that the
> emachines does not have the pciexpress slot for upgrading the video, the
> documentation online is incomplete). all other things being equal i was
> able to price a 4700 for about $775 that comes with a 15" lcd, 1 year in
> home warranty, and a processor with 800Mhz fsb instead of the 533mhz fsb
> of the emachines (free shipping and no sales tax collected to most
> states). if you watch dell closely you can get better deals that this and
> purchase without a monitor too. but of course you will typically have to
> wait a week to ten days for a dell to arrive and you can take an emachines
> computer home today. good luck.
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> <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:n6d93110gmg3bd5mlselg205lh9a1jgclp@4ax.com...
>> Trying to decide between these two machines. At a
>> stalemate
>>
>> Here is link for eMachines model
>>
>>
http://tinyurl.com/5wbq9
>>
>> What you all think? Which one would YOU buy and why?
>>
>> Intended usage would be to put a Hauppauge TV card in
>> it and use it as a PVR and TV.
>>
>> Would also use it for surfing net, Quicken, term
>> papers,etc
>>
>> Advice?
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