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speedz · 19-01-06, 03:08 AM

Worst Desktop you could invest in? In my opinion, Emachines.

The worst piece of crap I have ever bought from the store. This was like 3 years ago so I didn't know much about comps and brands, and I think Emachines just came out. Real bad parts, my CD Drive went dead, my fan went dead, my memory kept on getting slower and slower. They're real cheap, no doubt about that. That was my only reason for buying it.

GadgetSniper · 01-02-06, 05:36 AM

I would steer clear of compaq presario's.... They're snap together machines too... Cram everything close together, use cheap parts... The used computer stores won't even take them for trade in's, when they will take a slower machine made by a better company... Personally, I'd never buy any of the snap together pre-built machines... custom building is the way to go... out of all the snap together machines, I've had the best experience with HP's... But I'd still go with a REAL computer, buy a case, a motherboard, the ram.... etc etc... if you aren't into putting the machine together yourself, buy a system at a computer store, they'll put it together for you.

sufi · 03-02-06, 02:45 AM

Probably Gateway. I bought their desktop PC back in 2000 and within 3 months its power supply was burnt and wires were melted. I replaced it with another one but after few months the capacitors on mother board were out of order.

roer · 06-02-06, 11:58 PM

I agree with the original poster, eMachines has the worst quality machines on the market. My parents purchased one a few years ago and it was a nightmare to deal with. The CD-ROM drive stopped spinning about 2 months after they got it. After months of struggling the hard drive broke after another 4 months, at that point I gave up on the machine. I've seen better reliability in HP and Compaq computers.

Serg · 07-02-06, 06:16 AM

Another vote for eMachines, followed by Compaq. My parents also bought a couple of eMachines.... god knows why.... pieces of crap. And I hate Compaq's too.. I think that the best out of the box brands are Dell and Sony in that order.

hammybaby · 07-02-06, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sufi

Probably Gateway. I bought their desktop PC back in 2000 and within 3 months its power supply was burnt and wires were melted. I replaced it with another one but after few months the capacitors on mother board were out of order.

!!!

My fav. is Gateway. I've had for years and so far no problems. I am also considering to buy one of thier Laptops if I can save up some money...

Hm. Did you ever ask for an exchange or refund? They are usually good about doing things like that...

Anyhows, the worst computer I have to say is ---> emachines!

CineMATTaG · 07-02-06, 04:52 PM

I'll join the club on eMachines, it was the first computer i had and the problems started within months plus their just crappy in the first place.

rogueslg71 · 24-02-06, 05:35 PM

yes compaq is the worst ever. my cousin bought one of those cause she was on a budget and its a total waste of money. it was really slow and couldnt handle doing more than maybe 2 things at once. and one of them was just getthing online. lol

19-01-06, 03:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
speedz Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Worst Desktop to buy? Worst Desktop you could invest in? In my opinion, Emachines. The worst piece of crap I have ever bought from the store. This was like 3 years ago so I didn't know much about comps and brands, and I think Emachines just came out. Real bad parts, my CD Drive went dead, my fan went dead, my memory kept on getting slower and slower. They're real cheap, no doubt about that. That was my only reason for buying it.


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01-02-06, 05:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
GadgetSniper Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would steer clear of compaq presario's.... They're snap together machines too... Cram everything close together, use cheap parts... The used computer stores won't even take them for trade in's, when they will take a slower machine made by a better company... Personally, I'd never buy any of the snap together pre-built machines... custom building is the way to go... out of all the snap together machines, I've had the best experience with HP's... But I'd still go with a REAL computer, buy a case, a motherboard, the ram.... etc etc... if you aren't into putting the machine together yourself, buy a system at a computer store, they'll put it together for you.

03-02-06, 02:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
sufi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 172 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Probably Gateway. I bought their desktop PC back in 2000 and within 3 months its power supply was burnt and wires were melted. I replaced it with another one but after few months the capacitors on mother board were out of order.

06-02-06, 11:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
roer Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I agree with the original poster, eMachines has the worst quality machines on the market. My parents purchased one a few years ago and it was a nightmare to deal with. The CD-ROM drive stopped spinning about 2 months after they got it. After months of struggling the hard drive broke after another 4 months, at that point I gave up on the machine. I've seen better reliability in HP and Compaq computers.

07-02-06, 06:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
Serg Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 162 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Another vote for eMachines, followed by Compaq. My parents also bought a couple of eMachines.... god knows why.... pieces of crap. And I hate Compaq's too.. I think that the best out of the box brands are Dell and Sony in that order.

07-02-06, 04:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
CineMATTaG Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'll join the club on eMachines, it was the first computer i had and the problems started within months plus their just crappy in the first place.

24-02-06, 05:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
rogueslg71 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yes compaq is the worst ever. my cousin bought one of those cause she was on a budget and its a total waste of money. it was really slow and couldnt handle doing more than maybe 2 things at once. and one of them was just getthing online. lol