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What Do You Think Of This Laptop Deal ??

03-06-2004, 09:01 AM

Well people I'm newer to the world of laptops, but recently I went down to Detroit and found an Emachine laptop at Circut City that looks like one hell of a system, it's only $1649 with $200 in rebates, so it's only $1449

HERE'S THE LAPTOP

The thing that I really want is first of all, at least 512 megs of ram and secondly I want the video to have it's own physical ram, not sharing it, which the Emachine has has an ATI 9600 with it's own 64 megs in it. Heck, this model even has a beautiful new AMD 64 3000 processor

Anyways, I just wanna know your thoughts. I want it for doing my usual webwork, plus gaming, is there anything that this model is missing ???
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03-06-2004, 09:06 AM

i got a friend who has a laptop like that. the widescreen feature is great
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03-06-2004, 09:08 AM

i wouldnt buy an emachines laptop at that price, for that price you can get an established brand name, i wouldnt trust an emachine... they are known for their low quality parts
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03-06-2004, 09:12 AM

emachines suck hard

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03-06-2004, 10:41 AM

Thanks for your comments guys, I appreciate them, comments like that are what I need to hear

As far as the comments on the price, I've been looking and there's not many models that I've found that had those features, especially the separate video ram, a lot of them share the regular ram, which is definately something that I don't want. Plus this one has the Radeon 9600 in it, which is one of the best laptop video cards. If anyone knows of any models that are comparable in price, please let me know, I'd be interested in digging into them
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03-06-2004, 10:44 AM

you can get a dell for that price

emachines is what kids use. you arent a kid man, get a dell. ATLEAST get a dell, and if you wanna pimp ass lappy, check out alienwares.

want to buy this spot for cheap? it is of course for sale. long term deals are always the best bet. brand0n/ at/ a o l dot commies.
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03-06-2004, 10:46 AM

Ya man! go Dell!
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03-06-2004, 10:48 AM

E-machines are also known for constantly fucking up. They have bad problems about over-heating. Go with a name brand.

P.S. Alienwares look nice as hell, but are basically eye candy.
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03-06-2004, 11:25 AM

I started in this buisness with an E-Machine desktop and that thing never gave me a problem. Did everything I asked it to. I moved up and built my own system, but I still have that emachine to fuck around with. I have never tried their laptops, but if they are anything like the desktop then I give it a Plus Gateway bought them so they are only going to get better.

Alienware is over priced. Your paying mainly for the case.
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03-06-2004, 11:27 AM

for a few hundred more you can get something a lot better
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03-06-2004, 12:47 PM

i wouldnt touch an emachine with a 10 ft pole
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03-06-2004, 12:50 PM

Originally posted by Horny Dude

Alienware is over priced. Your paying mainly for the case.

Exactly.
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03-06-2004, 01:50 PM

Thanks guys, I guess that I might just pass on the Emachine then

For me, I'm not really gonna use the laptop too often because I'm always at home on my desktop pc, it's mainly for the few times a year that I head out of town or go camping, so I don't wanna go out and spend $2500 for the thing, however, I do want something that's decent and looking at the specs on the Emachine, it had everything I was looking for, at a pretty good price.

Well, I'll head over to Dell and see what I can configure over there
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03-06-2004, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by Slick
Well people I'm newer to the world of laptops, but recently I went down to Detroit and found an Emachine laptop at Circut City that looks like one hell of a system, it's only $1649 with $200 in rebates, so it's only $1449

HERE'S THE LAPTOP

The thing that I really want is first of all, at least 512 megs of ram and secondly I want the video to have it's own physical ram, not sharing it, which the Emachine has has an ATI 9600 with it's own 64 megs in it. Heck, this model even has a beautiful new AMD 64 3000 processor

Anyways, I just wanna know your thoughts. I want it for doing my usual webwork, plus gaming, is there anything that this model is missing ???

Saw the same laptop on sale for like $1200 after rebates not too long ago not that good of a price

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03-06-2004, 02:05 PM

stay away from emachine.
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03-06-2004, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by Alky
for a few hundred more you can get something a lot better

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that processor smokes allmost anything intel has out its got a dvd burner also, i dont really like emachines myself buy your not getting anything better anywhere near that price.

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03-06-2004, 03:11 PM

i bought a compaq for $945 @ circuit city after rebates

Pentium4 2.8 ghz, 512 megs ram, 60 gig hd, dvd burner, oversized screen not a true widescreen, wireless

dont settle for less than a P4 or Centrino

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03-06-2004, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by hyper
i bought a compaq for $945 @ circuit city after rebates

Pentium4 2.8 ghz, 512 megs ram, 60 gig hd, dvd burner, oversized screen not a true widescreen, wireless

dont settle for less than a P4 or Centrino

AMD 64 3000 over a P4 2.8 any day of the week.

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03-06-2004, 04:42 PM

Well, I went over to Dell and whipped up a pretty decent system for $1850, which included a 2.8 P4, 512 megs ram, dvd burner, and 128 Radeon 9700, plus a cool red case design. I guess that it is $400 more, well $450 if you figure in the shipping, Circut City offered free shipping. I guess for that much more I get the best video card, a neat looking case, and Dell quality.

I do agree with Sandman though, I like the AMD 64 3000 over the 2.8 P4.
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