Barebones/Generic Computer Systems In San Antonio

[The sone]

http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?...0626&An=browse

its a decent deal and i think you get some rebates. and arent there a few spurs talkers that work at this place? how about a hook up!!?

[MannyIsGod]

I'm thinking about buying an eMachine. I can't find many bad things said about them. Can someone clue me into why you guys think they are so bad?

[BIG IRISH]

Give Mouse a call. I'm sure he will Hook you up

[spurster]

An anecdote. The "kids" bought my mother-in-law an emachines for Xmas, but it never worked. The store (Best Buy?) couldn't get it to work either. I don't know anymore details. She not my Mom, and she lives in a different state.

Oh, I helped to arrange to get her a cheap Directron system. After my wife set it up, she's had some minor issues, but it's worked out pretty well. An issue with dealing with Directron in Texas is the sales tax. I prefer to get build-to-order systems out-of-state to avoid sales tax. resellerratings.com might be helpful for consumer reviews.

[MannyIsGod]

No eMachine for me. I actually ended up getting a Compaq that had so much crap and was on clearence that there was no way I would have been able to build it for the price. I got lucky.

Thanks for all the posts!

[strangeweather]

I'm thinking about buying an eMachine. I can't find many bad things said about them. Can someone clue me into why you guys think they are so bad?

I found a stupid-cheap deal for an eMachines laptop a year ago at Best Buy. I had heard their customer service was horrible, so I bought the extended warranty through Best Buy.

The bad news: the wifi worked horribly, and it developed a couple of other randomly annoying problems.

The good news: Best Buy finally replaced it after sending it in to the shop a few times.

Bottom line: if you want a computer that just works, stay far, far away.

[katyon6th]

No eMachine for me. I actually ended up getting a Compaq that had so much crap and was on clearence that there was no way I would have been able to build it for the price. I got lucky.

Thanks for all the posts!

I'm glad you stayed away from the eMachine. For your sake and the forums, cause lord knows we would've heard the ing that would ensue after you using it.

[MannyIsGod]

I'm glad you stayed away from the eMachine. For your sake and the forums, cause lord knows we would've heard the ing that would ensue after you using it.

This is true.

[spurs=bling]

i have an e-machines W3080

3000+ AMD Athlon XP

CD-RW

DVD Player

80 GB

512 MB

the one thing i don't like are the six USB ports.