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Summary: I am a gamer
Review: After doing a considerable amount of shopping I settled on the T2200 just before christmas. I am very pleased. I play ALOT of games including BF1942 and Mechwarrior4. I have no problems running MW4 while listening to mp3's off the hdd while running a voice com program. I picked up a G4 mmx video card for the AGP when I left the store. The only thing I could have done better would have been to get a Ti video card instead of the mmx. I have no complaints about the emachine.
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Summary: For this price you can do better
Review: By cutting down on things you don't really need like a 100GB hard disk drive, you can (at this price) get things you do need like good graphics.Overall this machine has decent features. The AMD 1.8GHz CPU (the model number is 2200 but don't be fooled) is adequate for most users (though it does lack SSE-2, something that will hurt down the line) and it has plenty of ram and very large hard disk (something I don't really endorse right now considering the very high return volume on 100GB+ hard disk drives). The main weakness is the graphics: the S3 ProSavage8 is a very old chipset architecture that won't play any recent 3D games (at quality levels worth playing). [I should note that Amazon incorrectly states it has Intel Extreme Graphics which are much better, though not high on my list.] E-machines offers better computers that this, and so do it's competitors. I would keep looking.
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Summary: For this price you can do better
Review: I bought a Emachines T2200 SE model online. The only difference from the standard T2200 model is a hight end ATI Radeon 9700 pro graphics card in the AGP slot and a better set of logitech 2.1 speakers. The special edition will set you back $... more, but if you like 3D games it is well worth it. As far as the standard system goes, it is very fast. Aplications run smooth, and multi tasking is a snap. You will be hard pressed to find a system that packs a AMD Athlon XP 2200+, 512 MB of fast DDR ram, and a 100 MB hard drive at a lower price. I do agree with the prior writer that the mouse is not so great, and you may want to spend $... to get say a logitech MX 300 optical mouse. As far as CD burning goes though, I like the simple burning features in the new Windows Media player 9 release. Its a simple burner and it is a free download with windows XP. I do supose some folks will prefer to still go buy a copy of Roxio for $... I highly recomend this system. Anyone that has reservations about buying a Emcachines should not. I have called and asked two questions since owning the system, and they are fast, smart and very polite to deal with. A great experience!!! By the way, Stick with the AMD based machines though, the Celeron based ones are lower cost, but you give up a ton of performace.
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Summary: Emachines T2200 is a great value
Review: I bought a Emachines T2200 SE model online. The only difference from the standard T2200 model is a hight end ATI Radeon 9700 pro graphics card in the AGP slot and a better set of logitech 2.1 speakers. The special edition will set you back $... more, but if you like 3D games it is well worth it. As far as the standard system goes, it is very fast. Aplications run smooth, and multi tasking is a snap. You will be hard pressed to find a system that packs a AMD Athlon XP 2200+, 512 MB of fast DDR ram, and a 100 MB hard drive at a lower price. I do agree with the prior writer that the mouse is not so great, and you may want to spend $... to get say a logitech MX 300 optical mouse. As far as CD burning goes though, I like the simple burning features in the new Windows Media player 9 release. Its a simple burner and it is a free download with windows XP. I do supose some folks will prefer to still go buy a copy of Roxio for $... I highly recomend this system. Anyone that has reservations about buying a Emcachines should not. I have called and asked two questions since owning the system, and they are fast, smart and very polite to deal with. A great experience!!! By the way, Stick with the AMD based machines though, the Celeron based ones are lower cost, but you give up a ton of performace.
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Summary: Very good for the money.
Review: I did my homework before laying down the cash for this system, and I'm glad I went for it. Granted, Emachines may have been less than stellar in the past, but new ownership has hopefully changed this.
The specs are impressive, especially at the price point. I'll be filling the AGP slot with a better graphics card at some point, but the built-in is fine. I'm not a gamer, though, so my main reason for upgrading will be a TV-in and out (Tivo on a budget).
512 Megs of memory is huge, and the DDR doesn't hurt, either. Memory prices keep dropping, too, so when the time comes, going to a full Gig won't be too painful.
The two optical drives are fast and reliable, and again, when the time comes, adding a DVD writer won't be that bad.
As for the HD, 100 Gigs should keep you happy for a while.
I did install a slot fan right off, from recommendations I read, but haven't had any heat-related problems yet. I plan to add a HD cooler very soon, though, along with a case fan or two. I figure, why not spend a few bucks if it protects the system.
So, what you have here is a nice system for burning CD's, email, whatever, with quite a bit of potential for upgrades down the line. No, it's not the fastest or best, but it's more than adequate for most uses. Those who need more tend to know exactly what they want, and are willing to pay for it.
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Summary: T2200 is a good value
Review: I wasn't expecting anything exciting for the price, despite the high-end features, and was pleasantly surpised. I'm very pleased with the T2200's performance. Althought I'm not a serious gamer, games like Rainbow Six and Myst III Exile perform noticably smoother than my 1.1 Ghz HP. I like the big hard drive, having readily filled the 60 Gb on my previous system. I was also pleased not to have to pay extra to get 1394 to transfer movies and photoes from my digital camcorder. I did find a couple of cost cuts in the design irksome, and I'd have spent a little more up front to get them. The nice multi-media keyboard and other high-end features deserves a more high-end mouse, say an optical mouse. And I'd liked to have found more function and flexibility to write to the CD-RW than just Windows XP. I'm adding third-party CD-RW software to my system.
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Summary: T2200 is a good value
Review: I wasn't expecting anything exciting for the price, despite the high-end features, and was pleasantly surpised. I'm very pleased with the T2200's performance. Althought I'm not a serious gamer, games like Rainbow Six and Myst III Exile perform noticably smoother than my 1.1 Ghz HP. I like the big hard drive, having readily filled the 60 Gb on my previous system. I was also pleased not to have to pay extra to get 1394 to transfer movies and photoes from my digital camcorder. I did find a couple of cost cuts in the design irksome, and I'd have spent a little more up front to get them. The nice multi-media keyboard and other high-end features deserves a more high-end mouse, say an optical mouse. And I'd liked to have found more function and flexibility to write to the CD-RW than just Windows XP. I'm adding third-party CD-RW software to my system.
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Summary: NOT A GAMING MACHINE !! BEWARE
Review: I'm writing this review in the hopes that consumers like you will read it, and hopefully avoid making the costly mistake I made.
I recently purchased TWO T2200SE machines, one 6 months before christmas and the other about 2 weeks before christmas.
I got then with the intention of using them for gaming and running web development software, which I was anticipating and expecting it to run......WHAT A CROCK!
It locks up, jams the system, is slow to shut down, and to make it worse, their tech support staff are a bunch of monkies. Why would I want to run my brand new machine in 640x480 256 colors to run a game ? what would be the point ?
My old PC sporting a stinkin CYRIX chip did a better job.
Another thing, they messed my order up 3 times, and then didn't even ship it FEDEX 2 day delivery like they promised they would, nor did they refund my money. It might be a cheap machine, but consider exactly WHAT you are paying for Oh and the T2200 SE machine, the big ATI RADEON video card they go on about....it's a PCI CARD not an AGP so it totally spoils the point of having it anyways! The machines have ONE fan, and run hot if they've been on for a few hours....and if you want to remove the casing to install another fan, you'll VOID your warranty. I'm totally disappointed ! This PC would be great for someone who wants to browse the web, play a few games, but not multi-tasking...this PC is incapable of it....as you'll find yourself restarting every hour which is ANNOYING ! I wish I had just customized my own PC with the parts I needed and wanted, but now I'm stuck with these for the next year or so.
Think about it...PRICE and QUALITY often go hand in hand..
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Summary: Nice Machine for the money!!!
Review: Ok, I've read the reviews and appreciate what each had to say. I've owned 3 PC's in about 4 years and all of them were built by a local PC shop. Barring none, they were mostly nothing but headaches and problems. I was thinking of sinking alot of money into an Apple/Mac due to all I've heard about their stable OS but knew I'd take a beating on the high price tags and less software options. Well, when the last PC I owned started bluescreening and even shutting on and off at will, I decided it was time to do something. Looking at the emachines of the past, I wouldn't have touched them. However, it looks like emachine is trying to become more of a major player in the PC industry and is trying to match quality and cost in attractive mixtures. I decided on this T2200 emachine when I saw all that one got in this machine. Granted to the gamer savvy, this is not the machine for them to have. Yet my son who likes games says it does ok on the games he has. I don't like some of the software however as it is incompatible or interferes with other programs (ie. winamp can't play with their version of CD/DVD software as the latter keeps taking over. I finally had to simply delete it. Another thing I found annoying was the xp log off for multiple users. Sometimes it won't log off and you have to hit ALT-CNTRL-DEL and get out with the windows manager. I also had to delete the fax software when I bought a new printer/scanner/copier as the accessory fax sofware kepts taking over instead of the fax software included and meant for the printer. What I do like is the fact that when something messes up (or the operator messes something up) you can go back to a previous time when everything was working ok on the PC and RESTORE it to those exact settings! That is so cool and it has already saved my "bacon" and kept things running smoothly. You can't beat the configuration of this ecconomical system for those of us who email and write and do finances and surf the internet alot. Sometimes it is faster than others but I suspect there are a multiple of reasons for this (especially when you are on the internet). The 6 USB ports are really great and I had no trouble setting up the machine or periphials like printers, digital photo reader, palm, etc. I use the machine in my basement office and it seems to stay cool enough that way. Also, I have a little circulating fan and I think that helps as well. Heard others say how hot it got ... perhaps mine is a fluke, but it doesn't get that way (lucky me). It is a joy to finally have a machine I am not always fighting with to run properly and my family thinks the personal touch of xp where they can go to their own startup page, is great. I will tell you that emachines warranty is ... enough to get and have peace of mind. However, beware that if you purchase your emachine from a retail outlet store like BB, or Staples, etc., they will seek to sell you their warranty without explaining that it isn't emachine's warranty you are purchasing. I paid an additional [money] for the identical warranty emachines has online. If you purchase one of these PC's, don't get the retailer's warranty unless you think it is worth the money and convenience to bring the PC to the store instead of having Emachines handle it. One thing, the few times it locks up, there is no way to shut the machine down outside of unplugging it (which I've had to do with no adverse effects). This Emachine is a good mixture of technology and affordability for the middle of the road PC user. As a pastor, I find it works well with my Bible software and my Office 2000 software. I may be simple in what I want a PC to do, but since my time is valuable and at a premium, it is finally great to have a machine that does all I need and at a price I could afford. Stability of XP and all the features of 512K ram, 100Gig HD, speedy processor (compared to my old 500mghtz) and the USBs and CD/DVD/CDRW drives sold me. So far I'm VERY PLEASED with the unit and would recommend it to anyone (other than really serious gamers) who wants alot of features and reliability in an affordable package. WAY TO GO EMACHINES!!! Oh, my son had never heard of EMACHINES before but even his friends are pretty impressed with the look, feel and all you get for the bucks. Buying this PC sure makes me look smart around the home and I just bought a lessor model for the office I was so impressed. I've taken my old machine back to the man who built it and said, "fix it and sell it as I'm through with it." I don't think I'll be saying the same about this one. :-)
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Summary: Nice Machine for the money!!!
Review: Ok, I've read the reviews and appreciate what each had to say. I've owned 3 PC's in about 4 years and all of them were built by a local PC shop. Barring none, they were mostly nothing but headaches and problems. I was thinking of sinking alot of money into an Apple/Mac due to all I've heard about their stable OS but knew I'd take a beating on the high price tags and less software options. Well, when the last PC I owned started bluescreening and even shutting on and off at will, I decided it was time to do something. Looking at the emachines of the past, I wouldn't have touched them. However, it looks like emachine is trying to become more of a major player in the PC industry and is trying to match quality and cost in attractive mixtures. I decided on this T2200 emachine when I saw all that one got in this machine. Granted to the gamer savvy, this is not the machine for them to have. Yet my son who likes games says it does ok on the games he has. I don't like some of the software however as it is incompatible or interferes with other programs (ie. winamp can't play with their version of CD/DVD software as the latter keeps taking over. I finally had to simply delete it. Another thing I found annoying was the xp log off for multiple users. Sometimes it won't log off and you have to hit ALT-CNTRL-DEL and get out with the windows manager. I also had to delete the fax software when I bought a new printer/scanner/copier as the accessory fax sofware kepts taking over instead of the fax software included and meant for the printer. What I do like is the fact that when something messes up (or the operator messes something up) you can go back to a previous time when everything was working ok on the PC and RESTORE it to those exact settings! That is so cool and it has already saved my "bacon" and kept things running smoothly. You can't beat the configuration of this ecconomical system for those of us who email and write and do finances and surf the internet alot. Sometimes it is faster than others but I suspect there are a multiple of reasons for this (especially when you are on the internet). The 6 USB ports are really great and I had no trouble setting up the machine or periphials like printers, digital photo reader, palm, etc. I use the machine in my basement office and it seems to stay cool enough that way. Also, I have a little circulating fan and I think that helps as well. Heard others say how hot it got ... perhaps mine is a fluke, but it doesn't get that way (lucky me). It is a joy to finally have a machine I am not always fighting with to run properly and my family thinks the personal touch of xp where they can go to their own startup page, is great. I will tell you that emachines warranty is ... enough to get and have peace of mind. However, beware that if you purchase your emachine from a retail outlet store like BB, or Staples, etc., they will seek to sell you their warranty without explaining that it isn't emachine's warranty you are purchasing. I paid an additional [money] for the identical warranty emachines has online. If you purchase one of these PC's, don't get the retailer's warranty unless you think it is worth the money and convenience to bring the PC to the store instead of having Emachines handle it. One thing, the few times it locks up, there is no way to shut the machine down outside of unplugging it (which I've had to do with no adverse effects). This Emachine is a good mixture of technology and affordability for the middle of the road PC user. As a pastor, I find it works well with my Bible software and my Office 2000 software. I may be simple in what I want a PC to do, but since my time is valuable and at a premium, it is finally great to have a machine that does all I need and at a price I could afford. Stability of XP and all the features of 512K ram, 100Gig HD, speedy processor (compared to my old 500mghtz) and the USBs and CD/DVD/CDRW drives sold me. So far I'm VERY PLEASED with the unit and would recommend it to anyone (other than really serious gamers) who wants alot of features and reliability in an affordable package. WAY TO GO EMACHINES!!! Oh, my son had never heard of EMACHINES before but even his friends are pretty impressed with the look, feel and all you get for the bucks. Buying this PC sure makes me look smart around the home and I just bought a lessor model for the office I was so impressed. I've taken my old machine back to the man who built it and said, "fix it and sell it as I'm through with it." I don't think I'll be saying the same about this one. :-)
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