eMachines etower 466id PC Desktop

Pros: USB port in the front
Cons: More than you can possibly imagine

To the tune of Let It Snow:
All the time, systems crashing,
This machine, I feel like trashing,
Tech support is no help at all,
Re-install, re-install, re-install!

You get what you pay for. That old adage...

Pros: Very reliable.
Cons: Nothing that I can think of.

I have had this machine for 1 year. Only one time have I had a problem with it. This problem happened last night. It was not an e-machine problem. This was an AOL problem so all of this time that I have had this computer, not once have I had a...

Pros: Priced right, meets basic needs
Cons: Could have more RAM, may not be enough for advanced users

I purchased my eMachines 466id from Office Depot in October 1999. My Microworkz computer which was less than a year old died, and even though I purchased an extended warranty, they refused to honor it, so I was forced to replace it, and I had to do it...

Pros: Good Price, easy to set up
Cons: Has lots of problems

I have already written a review on this computer, but I have changed my mind about it, so decided to write a new one.

I purchased this computer the first of Dec. because I had an older computer and could not get internet access with it. After...

Pros: Price is right
Cons: Terrible machine and conflicts with support services

I no longer recommend buying the E Machine. In fact, you may think you are saving money, when you really may be wasting your time and money. If you have read my recent review about computer crashes you will know that this is not the first problem I...

Pros: Very affordable
Cons: Included software is minimal (but what can you expect considering the price?). No AGP bus. Speakers and modem are inadequate.

The day finally came that I realized I could no longer play new video games on my PC. It was a 133mhz Pentium, and without a 3D accellerator card, it was useful for word processing and little else (and playing my old games).

After several...

Pros: Works great for me
Cons: None other than my crash experience

I have always heard and read horror stories about computers crashing and viruses. After having my E Machine for 7 months, I was pretty confident that this would not happen to me. Wrong!

On August 1, my mother-in-law gave me some software....

Pros: Great price, Runs very well when used INTELLIGENTLY
Cons: Runs horribly when you don't treat it right

For six months now, i have used an E-machines E-tower 466id at home. It has been an interesting experience, using a "budget PC" for what can sometimes be pretty intense work. The point I hope to make in this review is that for a person on a...

Pros: Lots of bang for the buck
Cons: The WIN modem can be problematic

In my role as a computer consultant, I routinely recommend the low-end eMachines computer to my clients. The price varies somewhat, depending upon what CPU it is shipped with. I am amazed that my wholesale cost on the parts with shipping to Hawaii...

Pros: ease of use, reliability
Cons: no onsite support

Update Jan 20,2001: Well this weekend my hard drive crashed. I called E-machines and attempted to utilize the extended warranty I purchased. They informed me(after being on hold 20 minutes) I would have to ship the tower in and it would take two-three...

Pros: Great Price
Cons: none

If you are thinking of buying a computer for your kids or college students that have a small budget,this is a great computer for the money.
It has good graphics,sound card and it comes with a 56k modem.It also comes with a DVD drive,8G.hard...

Pros: Very easy to use
Cons: basic software and occasional glitches in modem

I purchased my etower 466id in October,'99, when my old computer crashed for the third time and burned out the motherboard. I had so much trouble with low memory when working with graphics that I was prepared to spend "whatever it took" to get...

Pros: Simple and ease for new PC owners
Cons: Quality

Up until recently, I have been suffering with an old Gateway P120. It is by no means a bad computer for I have had it since 96 and haven’t had to replace a single component yet. However, since the day I bought it, it has quickly lost it competitiveness...

Pros: inexpensive
Cons: upgrading/maintenance

I purchased this product thinking that it would be a nice low cost solution. I was wrong. I needed one computer to use occasionally at my house. I found that the video memory is not enough to handle games on the market today. This is not too much of...

Pros: cost, cost, cost
Cons: expansion, tech support, those crappy little speakers

Best deal I ever got on a computer. College student, computer runs 24/7 with minimal problems. Web runs great, probably because of the T1 connection. Runs most games reasonably well (Quake, Half Life, Unreal) but it is difficult to control DVD...