eMachines Consumer Reviews - Page 4

Simply put: DO NOT BUY AN EMACHINE COMPUTER. It will eventually cost you more in frustration and time than the cost savings. I have had RAM, motherboard and most recently Hard Drive (0200 Failure Fixed Disk) failure. And if you own one that is currently working, I STRONGLY recommend that you backup your data immediately and abandon using it for anything critical. GOOD LUCK!

DELAND, FLORIDA -- eMachines are total rubbish. Customer service sucks. Technicians are idiots. System crashed after two months, multiple hardware failures. Sent in for RMA, they replace the RAM. System continues to fail. Fails to pass POST. Moron tech support says must be incompatible software drives in the OS! The HDD won't even spin up! How the hell can it be software? Bottom line, buy a real PC put Gateway/eMachines out of business!

I purchased this computer only a few months ago, and now I am having an issue with the software which runs the USB drivers. I purchased a broadband modem which works perfectly on any other computer. This computer doesn't remember that I already installed this device between uses. I called eMachines technical support, and they confirmed that my computer is still under warranty, yet they want me to pay to even have the problem diagnosed. This is ridiculous. Why even say the device has a warranty when you won't cover any of the problems it has?

The warranty is so hard to get you will GIVE UP and I'm sure this is what they planned. You cannot get through to a person for love nor money. I for one am giving up and will just pay for the repair myself.

MANAHAWKIN, NEW JERSEY -- My e-machine died yesterday. I know I didn't pay much for it - can't remember the price. Lasted for what seems around 7 years. Looking online for a replacement. I find myself gravitating towards the e-machines models.

PALOS HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS -- I bought the 5230 processor for home use and I have not had any problems with it at all. The price was right and it seems to be fast and I would recommend this to any of my friends. My sister has a different model Emachine and she loves it also.

ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA -- I would like to know if any of you have owned eMachine PCs and what input you can give me. I am trashing my HP PC and don't know what to buy after reading all the complaints on Dell & Gateway. Thanks for your input.