In my opinion Amd athlon is far superior to intel processors. They take intels technology and always improve on it. If you take both processors with the same clock speed, Amd will be faster. Dell is not very Upgradable, unless you use there expensive products. I'm not sure how upgradable the emachine is. Dells support stinks. Not sure about Emachine's support. I have not heard. Dell just annouced that they will start building with Amd processors. That announcment just came last Friday and there stocks went up over $3. I have read the reviews on emachines and have worked on one myself. I would go with the Emachine but, if you decide on Dell it may be worth the wait to get the Amd processor. Keep in mind I build my own so, I am a bit prejudice. I don't like the brand name computers because they are a little more expensive but, mostly because they use oem or generic parts. (Means the same thing). Anyway thats my opinion. Hope this helps. Skip
Hi,
I'm looking at getting a new computer for home use, and have zeroed in on Dell and the eMachines T3092, which gets a very good review by CNET editors. What I'm wondering, though, is whether eMachines truly has improved their product and whether the newer technology in the Dell would be worth a little extra cost.
I'm planning to use the computer for surfing the Web, handling financials with MS Money, a little CD burning and some handling of personal photos from my digital camera, but not any intense Photoshop uses.
The refurbished T3092 comes with Athlong XP 3000, 500mb RAM, 160GB drive, CD and DVD-RW, no monitor but a very good price at Tiger Direct.
The Dell deal includes the new Intel Pentium 4 3Ghz HT processor, 500MB RAM, 80GB drive, and CD-RW drive, and 17-inch monitor. One year warranty and on-site support.
By the time I add a comparable monitor, the eMachines setup would cost me about $50 less than the Dell.
So my question is, how is the quality of these two companies, is it worth getting the newer Intel technology, and how upgradable are these two systems.
Sorry for the long post. Answers to any of my questions are appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark

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