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Posted by: teenkee
I need to replace my emachines T3828 due to an impending mother board problem. I looked at an emachine W3622 as well as some acer products. Number one, I was told, and don't know if this is correct, I can use my present monitor in whatever I purchase. Also, does anyone know if acer comes with restore discs. I bought an emachine 3 years ago because I wanted these so I could do a restore myself. I got the impression from the sales person that a monitor does not use a driver, just a signal. Thank you.
Posted by: goranpaa
Hi!
To be really honest with you. Stay away from E Machines and Acer prebuildt pc's. Those are considered pretty low quality rigs.
You can bild a good rig yourself, for about 700 to 1000$. We, here at the forum can help you out with picking the good stuff + building guide. A novice builder, can put a pc together in about 3 hours taking it easy. And if you build it yourself. You can easily upgrade hardware yourself later on.
I't a lot easier than you think, and you get better hardware than with a prebuildt for the same price.
What max budget do you have for a new pc?
Do you play games a lot?
Also, get a real Windows cd. You can't do a repair installation with a restore disc for ex.
You can use your monitor for any pc.
Posted by: khmerxkid781
I strongly agree with goranpaa.
He guided me in building my first PC. Now time has pasted by its fairly easy and fun. The Fun part is finally putting everything together and then hoping for it to power on. In my experience trying to connect the jumpers which is the power button is difficult.
Posted by: FadedMaster
I've built a few rigs myself, and have had Goranpaa help me pick some hardware out too. He always has great suggestions.
As far as I'm aware, Dell and Toshiba are the only companies that include restore CDs and everyone else just uses the separate partition. Since you've been looking at Acers and eMachines, I'm assuming you're on a tight budget. If you are, then you are probably better off buying a pre-built. The only downfall with the pre-built machines is all the software that the companies throw on there (especially acer and eMachine).
If you can save a little more or use some no interest financing options, you might want to look into getting a better brand like HP or a Gateway. It really depends though, as most people have different opinions on brands. Consumer Reports rates Dell the highest, but on the next page also lists them as the most serviced computer. I've read that they've improved their hardware recently, and is why more stores have begun carrying their stuff. However, I'd personally stay clear of Dell.
Posted by: rjbarker
Go for the purchase of Parts yourself (Cx this Forum for advice picking out Components). You can pretty much pick Components at various levels of your Budget and save $$$ by avoiding pre-built Systems.
Check out my Rig....signature below.....all Components purchased through Direct Canada.Com
All Components delivered to my door within 72 Hrs of Online Purchase.
Total Cost was $1950, this is included $60 labor for a fellow to Build and install OS.
I can guarantee that this System is much faster than any Pre-Built "in store" System and I can also guarantee, that the cost of this Rig "pre-built" within a store would likely run around $2500.......thats Canadian $$$....hey...that would equate to about US$2500..right on!!
This Forum has been excellent for all advice and most definitely seek it here!
Cheers
Posted by: FadedMaster
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Originally Posted by rjbarker
Go for the purchase of Parts yourself (Cx this Forum for advice picking out Components). You can pretty much pick Components at various levels of your Budget and save $$$ by avoiding pre-built Systems.
Check out my Rig....signature below.....all Components purchased through Direct Canada.Com
All Components delivered to my door within 72 Hrs of Online Purchase.
Total Cost was $1950, this is included $60 labor for a fellow to Build and install OS.
I can guarantee that this System is much faster than any Pre-Built "in store" System and I can also guarantee, that the cost of this Rig "pre-built" within a store would likely run around $2500.......thats Canadian $$$....hey...that would equate to about US$2500..right on!!
This Forum has been excellent for all advice and most definitely seek it here!
Cheers
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Absolutely true, but look at the computers this person was interested in. The eMachine is running only a Celeron 420, 512MB RAM, and 80GB HDD. Unless you're going high end, or eBaying parts, you're not going to be able to build a computer for under $400 (which is probably where this retails around... closer to $350 I would guess) and get a legit install of Windows XP.
http://www.emachines.com/products/p...html?prod=W3622
Posted by: rjbarker
Thats what I meant by a "System Build For Any Budget"....granted this one is slightly more than $350, but far superior for very few extra $$$'s!
Antec NSK4480 New Solution Atx Mini Tower Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 3X3.5INT 380W ATX12V V2.0 Silver Black
* Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business days.
Yes $65.72 $65.72
Lg GSA-H55N Black DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 Int Ide 2MB Oem Dvd Writer W/ Sw
* Limit 1 per customer.
* Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business days.
Yes $27.00 $27.00
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Cache Hard Drive 5YR Mfr Warranty
* Limit 2 per customer.
* Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business days.
Yes $64.80 $64.80
XFX GeForce 8600GT 540MHZ 256MB 1.4GHZ DDR3 PCI-E VGA DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out DIRECTX10 Video Card
* Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business days.
Yes $96.53 $96.53
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory
* Limit 10 per customer.
* Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business days.
Yes $45.74 $45.74
ASUS M2NPV-VM mATX AM2 GE6150-NF430 1PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Video Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard
* Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business days.
Yes $85.32 $85.32
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 Dual Core Processor LGA775 1.8GHZ 800FSB 1MB Retail
* Limit 1 per customer.
* Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business days.
Yes $71.58 $71.58
Total: $456.69 = extra $100 !....and far superor to the e-Machine specs.
Thier is a build for anyone!
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