eMachines; Great Price Equals Short Life
Posted: Sunday, February 22, 2009
by Ronyae
Writings by Ronyae
Before I start this review, I must admit that I understand that 'nothing' lasts 'forever'; I know that after awhile, things will wear and tear or just run its course of operating. Stating this makes me realize that you should 'get what you can' out of [things] before the time runs out. I'm speaking mainly on the lifespan of our home computer. We have an eMachines desktop, purchased from Best Buy. The product was a reasonable price, and was equipped with Microsoft, Windows and a few other great programs when we purchased the eMachine computer in July of 2006. Since that year, we have had to replace the fan twice and have been fearful of having to replace the disk drive.
So, my suggestion to my readers would be to keep in mind what sort of things you will be using your computer for, then make a decision of which is best for your daily computer-usage needs. If not, you may find yourselves like many of us: tapping and banging on something that has no life, and cannot feel or understand why you are choosing to bang the screws loose on it.
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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)Ronyae,Wonderful article!I am blessed to be married to a man who thinks like a computer so we are not beholden to the problems that will invariably happen. But let me make a suggestion. We've had a Dell for over 5 years with the extended warranty. When the fan goes or a sound card or whatever, the replacement is shipped to us the next day for free.Ronyae, computers are heat producers and things are doing to break down. There is no way around it. Buy a Dell!NancyNancy,Now that is some sound advice! The office will be upgrading this upcoming winter, and I will definitely be taking bids for Dell. Thanks for being such a great friend through Christ!~Stay Blessed~
Ronyae, I am a retired IBM'er, now I don't confess to be a computer expert, but the old saying that you get what you pay for does hold some merit. My wife decided to get a e-machine computer, the hard drive gave out in two years...it would "race" and sound like it was going to fly right out of the tower....I would not buy a IBM computer because they have lousy support for you to call, not very supportive at all, and I myself have a Compaq, and I love it. But if I really had a choice, I would by a dell like the one I am typing on right now at work....they are fast, and they are durable....I love them.....Thanks for the article, Your fan, and friend in pen......Gary.Hey Gary!I see I have 2 for Dell. Thanks for reading and sharing your comment.
Thanks Ronyae, for a very good review. I've never bought an eMachine, although I have considered it.But mainly, the ones I looked at were quite cheap and I feared just what you say has happened. The best buy I have made on a computer a number of years ago was Compaq. Hewlett Packard has merged with them now. I have a new one but I fear that it will not perform as well as the first one.Joel,Good to see you on here. Yes, my notebook is a HP/Compaq. I love it! Thanks for stopping by and sharing a comment.
Good one again & very practical tip. Thanks for sharing. I remembered the saying of RON: 'I Scratched your back so scratch mine.' LOLCandles,Yes, that's a good one to grow on! Thanks for reading and sharing a comment!
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