Reviewed on March 25, 2008For performance-minded shoppers on a budget, the $700 quad-core Acer Aspire M5100 is fast enough to make you think about spending more than you might otherwise. If all you need is a capable PC with a decent hard drive, you can get away with a less expensive dual-core system.TAGS:Velocity Micro, Acer Aspire, quad-core, eMachines Inc., Acer Inc., multimedia, Gateway Inc., HDMI, AMD, CPU, hard drive, PC
Reviewed on July 21, 2008With stiff competition from other sub-$400 PCs, eMachines' T5247 has a hard time standing out. It will certainly serve as a basic productivity system, but other desktops will help you stretch your computer dollar even further.TAGS:eMachines Inc., Acer Inc., 32-bit, Gateway Inc., Ethernet, adapter, Dell, Intel, hard drive, PC