E machine pc, buy or not buy?

Originally Posted by Soluzar

Another person I know bought a PC from them, and his was actually as described, but it was completely impossible to upgrade in any way. The case didn't have any extra space, and all the components were fixed in place with some kind of resin or glue.

Originally Posted by packrat

We found out that they had no agp slot

Perhaps these are good reasons not to buy one, but, then again, he said all he wants to do is surf the web and write some letters. I know a lot of us are computing elitists, but you don't need extra slots or fancy computer insides to do those two things, especially not on a budget.

If we were to send him to the next level up, it would probably cost, what, 1.5 times more? So as long as an eMachine lasts 66% as long as computers at the next plateau, he's made out like a bandit. And it will do that.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Soluzar

It's not as though this is the sort of thing that only matters to an elitist, is it? O_o

You'll note I didn't quote that part of his testimony. I also didn't respond to every single other person in the thread, but rather some faulty logic.

Originally Posted by Soluzar

While admittedly some of these things are not what will matter to the user in question, they speak to the quality of the computers produced by the company.

I fail to see how. You are faulting a company for producing products for people without useless features? I mean, I could have bought a car with rear power windows, a sunroof, a multi-disc CD changer, and a car alarm, but I don't need those things. And the fact that my car doesn't have those things doesn't automatically make it shit. The other things people speak to in here, perhaps. I'm not saying eMachines are fucking awesome or anything. But it's wrong to tell this guy that a machine is bad for him simply because it does shit he doesn't want or need.

There's nowhere I can't reach.