Best cheap desktop?

[SonOfSlobone]

Hi guys, well the time has come to ditch my old Dell B110, and I'd like to keep things simple by just getting another tower. I'm hoping I can get something decent for $300 or less, is that just a wet dream? I want something that would be pretty good for watching movies as well as the usual stuff (no gaming).

 

[SonOfSlobone]

Oops, well already since writing that, I've figured out that under $300 isn't going to happen. How about under $400?

Does anybody know anything about emachines? As far as I can tell, they're practically out of the desktop business. Very suspicious.

 

[mbamike]

I have had two emachines in the past. They were decent computers and did what I wanted.

Software files kept getting bigger and speeds kept getting faster so I had to upgrade. The last emachine crashed on me when the hard drive locked up. I had had it for about five years when this happened though.

I understand emachine is now owned by Acer.

eMachines is a brand of entry level PCs, based in Irvine, California. eMachines employed about 135 employees and sold between 1 to 2 million computers each year before its purchase on January 30, 2004, by rival Gateway Computers. Gateway was purchased by Acer in October 2007, and eMachines is still used as a name brand for low-cost PCs.

SOURCE: Wikipedia

 

[USEDCAR]

Don't get an Acer worst computers ever i had problems with them in the past.

Emachines are good i had two of them and they work very well. Check best buy as well sometimes they have good deals

 

[Corny]

for this price you better get something readymade and weak powered .. or a netbook. make it 600$ and i'll show you good components.

 

[roadtripboy]

I have an emachines desktop and a dell laptop.

I've had no problems with the emachines, but I hate my dell laptop.

But, my emachines was made before Acer bought them. According to the paper work something called: "The First American Computer Company of China" made my desktop.

I love that name. Just so strange in just so many ways.

 

[SuperNatural]

The computer I'm using is an eMachines I had it since 2007..
It was running slow at one point but when update my ram & GC.. It ran 100X better... Good luck

 

[seven2go]

Lenovo for SURE as suggested by GiancarloC.
I have a similar Lenovo with the i3 cpu and love it.
I love my el cheapo Acer laptop with the i3 cpu too.
You won't get more for your money than you will with Lenovo.