Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jul 18 '00
Pros: Powerful, solid design, and priced right
Cons: Speakers are shoddy - that's all
Summary: Note: My original review on the eMachines eMonster was written when I was new to Epinions and was based on my own casual use of one particular computer and my friends opinions of the computer. Since then I have had the honor of upgrading several ... read more
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Dec 10 '01
Pros: -Great Computer for playing games, and DVD's
-Pretty Cheap
-Comes with a great upgrading offer
Cons: - Tendency to freeze
- Annoying Bar on the bottom (although removable)
-Restoring Difficult
Summary: I bought the E-monster this summer. I find it to be a great computer. First, my games always operated smoothly and fast and it was easy to put controllers and joysticks into it. I find that it has a very fast modem, but sometimes doesn't work. There ... read more
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Nov 21 '01
Pros: Low price, AGP port, 600 mHz P3, DVD drive, front panel USB and Game port.
Cons: Sloppy construction, lousy speakers, few expandability or customizing options, inadequate powersupply, windows98 stability, 66mHz-FSB, techsupport.
Summary: Intro: why eMachines is unreliable
This review is pretty much the same review that I wrote for the eMonster 600 category. The eMonster 600 truly is a monster! EMachines built my system very poorly: The DVD drive was not connected to ... read more
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Sep 25 '01
Pros: Excellent gaming system, hardware not integrated on motherboard.
Cons: Provided keyboard is poor quality, only two memory banks.
Summary: I purchased my eMachines eMonster over the Internet while deployed to Kosovo with the US Army. The computer made it through the military mail system, over continents and still arrived in perfect condition. (I had ordered quite a few that would arrive ... read more
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Sep 13 '01
Pros: It's inexpensive and easy to set up and use.
Cons: It's cheap and uses low-end parts.
Summary: I bought an Emachines Emonster 500a in January 2000. I split the $1000 cost with my dad thinking it would be a good deal. The specs when I bought it were:
Case $ Power Supply: Mini-Tower 125W
Motherboard: Trigem Napoli-2 Slot 1, 1 AGP, 3 PCI, 1 ... read more
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Apr 30 '01
Pros: User Friendly
Cons: slightly outdated
Summary: I got my eMonster right before I went to college. I have had it for a year now and it has caused me little to no problems. I believe that has its ups and downs, but I believe for the average college student this computer will fit to a T! My eMachine ... read more
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Apr 06 '01
Pros: Separate components, expansion slots, good package
Cons: needs a better modem
Summary: I do not buy junk but I am thrifty, and I have a good eye for quality. The E-monster 500a is STILL a great machine for me.
I bought it refurbished from www.ecost.com and was impressed with the entire package right from the start. This is ... read more
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Apr 01 '01
Pros: Its cheap
Cons: Zero Tech Support, poorly built, basically everything except the price.
Summary: I walked into my Fry's electronic store is search of a computer. I began to look at the desktops, where about half of them within my price range were e-Machines. The computer claimed, "Never out of date thanks to e-Machines network! Upgrade for $99!". A ... read more
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Feb 24 '01
Pros: Can be expanded only if you eventually buy a new full size tower.
Cons: I have owned four emachines, the 533idx2,and the 600 emonsterx2. All of which has problems.
Summary: This is the second emonster 600 I have owned in less than 4months and the fourth Emachine in less than a year, low and behold emachines sticks to their history of building a self destructive machine. Within the first month the good old Maxtor 20GB HDD ... read more
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Oct 15 '00
Pros: You get to learn how to soilder
Cons: You just wasted $900 on a garbage can
Summary: Okay first off thanks for visting my review on epinions.com.
I recently bout a emachine eMonster computer for my home and kids use. At the store the so called "Computer Wizzard" didnt mention a word about upgrading and that is ... read more
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Oct 10 '00
Pros: Fast, reliable, easy to use machine.
Cons: I haven't found any yet.
Summary: We were looking for a product that would allow me to use multiple windows at one time. Friends of ours had computers ranging From Packard Bell to Compaq, I've heard all the woes from all the computers manufacturers.
We decided to check out the ... read more
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Sep 28 '00
Pros: Great price, good for gamers, easy to upgrade
Cons: Weak software package, only two DIMM slots
Summary: About 9 months ago I was in the market for a new computer, but I didn't have a ton of cash to spend. I shopped around for a while, and after careful consideration I settled on the eMachines eMonster 500a. I have to admit up front that I am an avid ... read more
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Sep 11 '00
Pros: price, speed
Cons: lack of included software,
Summary: I was in the market for a inexpensive computer last Dec. I looked around and found the emachines emonster 500 pIII. The price was right and after much thought I took a chance. Hey this computer is a good deal at a great price. I have had this machine ... read more
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Sep 10 '00
Pros: cheap and stacks up well to competition
Cons: small hard drive
Summary: I originally bought the Emonster 500 when it first appeared on store shelves. It was a graduation gift to me from my parents for graduating from college and it was everything I always wanted.
I am an avid computer gamer and this machine ... read more
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Aug 26 '00
Pros: affordable
Cons: cheap speakers
Summary: My boyfriend and I were looking into buying a computer. We researched several brands and settled for an eMachine eMonster 500a. We mainly went with eMachines because of the price, we did not want to sink a lot of money into a computer. We just ... read more
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Aug 09 '00
Pros: DVD, Good Price
Cons: Cheap parts, unstable, MSN bullcrap contract
Summary: Last month I purchased the emonster600 for about $500 dollars after that stupid msn rebate (another thing i suggest you dont get). But thats another story. At first the emonster seemed really great. The specs didn't look all that bad, and with the ports ... read more
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