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A review by chalkiec on Emachines 2210 April 15th, 2006
Author's product rating:
Speed
Average
Design
Satisfactory
Manufacturer Support
Good
Ease of use
Satisfactory
Value For Money
Poor
Advantages:
The Fairly Cheap Price
Disadvantages:
You Can Get Better PC's For A Cheaper Price
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
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Now i know what your thinking when you start to read this, it must be a dear price because of the title, but its not, its just a terrible machine. First of all, you need to know the price, £399.99. Now that doesn't sound like a bad price nowadays for a P.C., but it is when you buy a Emachines 2210. About a year ago now i felt that i had enough money to update my personal computer that i have at my home. I was willing to spend around about £500 but i also wanted a printer. I was told by a friend to shop at P.C. because they had a sale on at that perticular time and i could probably get what i wanted.
****** What I Wanted ******
- I wanted a computer that would be able to play all the top games at the time, for example Doom 3 and Half Life 2. I wanted it to be able to store quite alot of music and other files, for example word documents.And finaly i wanted it to be relatively fast, so i didn't get frustrated with the speed.
****** What The 2210 Has ******
Intel Celeron 2.6GHz 128Mb DDR RAM 40Gb hard drive CD Rewriter drive 32Mb Shared graphics 6 x USB connections Microsoft Works 6.0 Microsoft Money 2003 Windows XP Home Monitor: 17" CRT
Therefore, i felt that it was quite fast, especialy compared to my previous computer. I felt that there was more than enough space, 40gig which could hold like 10,000 songs, and again considering my previous computer was like 2gig. And also i was told by the person who sold me it, in P.C. world, that it was capable of having both Doom 3 and Half Life 2 installed on it at the same time, so i was more than happy considering it was £100 under my budget.
****** The disappointments ******
Firstly, when i got the box home and opened it, the screen was damaged and therefore had to take it back and get another one. Secondly, once i had set it all up and then tried to install Half Life 2, i found many problems. One was that the graphics card was not as good as it had to be, another was that once i had eventualy installed it but had to turn down the resolution, the game was jumping around. On top of this, when i bought Doom 3 and tried to install it, it would not allow me. Lastly, the picture quality on the crt screen was very poor, maybe even worse than my last P.C.
****** Its Setup ******
The only upside to the whole thing was that the setup for the computer was very easy, simple and quick which is always an upside because its the first thing you do. The manual that comes with it is very easy to understand.
****** The Software Installed and P.C. World ******
- Microsoft Works 6.0 - Microsoft Money 2003 - Windows XP Home
The only good thing out of these is XP Home Edition realy because i didn't and many others wouldn't need to use the other two. - P.C. World were very helpful, although there salesman lied and told me that the P.C. could take the games. When the monitor borke they were very co-operative when sorting out a new one.
****** Specs ******
Processor Type Intel Celeron Processor speed 2600 mhz RAM Memory 128 mb Hard Disk Capacity 40 Gb Drives Fitted CDRW Graphics card memory 32 MB DDR Shared mb Operating system Windows XP Home Graphics Description Intel Extreme Graphics 3D CD Speed (CDR, CDRW, CDROM) 48,24,48 DVD Speed (DVDR,DVDRW,DVDROM) Not Specified Modem Yes No of USB connections 6 No of PCI Slots 3 No of Firewire Sockets 0 Sound Card Onboard Sound Speakers Included Yes Graphics port Not Specified 3D accelerator graphics Yes Weight 10.5 kg Height 360 mm Width 185 mm Depth 410 mm Onboard LAN No Operating System
Overall, i would say that this P.C. is not one to buy!!!
Advantages: Very Cheap. Disadvantages: Low end. Wont do too much. Very Basic
This is a fairly cheap entry level pc. It isnt the most powerful machines on the market, but it is one of the cheapest. This machine is perfect for office type applications. Basic word-processing, internet browsing, that sort of thing. However anything too intensive and you need to look for a better machine. It can simply not compete in the high paced intensive world of modern gaming. It doesnt stand a chance. As for multimedia, the sound quality ... ...The graphics are fairly poor. Also it has no DVD drive whatsoever. You cannot even watch DVDs on this machine. Allthough it does come with power DVD, which I find more than a little confusing. Within a month of having this machine, I had upgraded the RAM. 128MB RAM simply isnt enough in this day and age. THe 2.6GHz Pentium Celeron Processor isnt that great. And the fact that it is on an Intel Motherboard means that the board speeds are locked, and ...
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Advantages: Reliable and not too expensive Disadvantages: No powerpoint program.
£399 buys you the following:
Sliver black box containing:
Intel Celeron 2.6GHz
128Mb DDR RAM
40Gb hard drive
CD Rewriter drive
32Mb Shared graphics
6 x USB connections
Monitor: 17" CRT Software:
Microsoft Works 6.0
Microsoft Money 2003
Windows XP Home
APPEARANCE
All in silver black (which matched the Lexmark 1160 all in one printer/pcopier/scanner I purchased (half price as part of the deal) with it).
SETTING UP
The emachine guide ... ...it up reasonably easy. Monitor - good quality but if you can afford one get a TFT screen.
Mouse - ok, but nothing special.
Keyboard - ok, but the space key misses if you type too quickly.
SOFTWARE
Windows XP Home is ok but I would have liked a powerpoint program. You have mainly familiar programs with some odd rarely to be used additional ones. Several user accounts allows multiuser privacy.
Windows XP Home Edition is designed exclusively for ...
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Intel Celeron 2.6GHz, 128Mb DDR RAM, 40Gb hard drive, CD Rewriter drive, 32Mb Shared graphics, 6 x USB connections, "Includes 17"" CRT Monitor", Microsoft Works 6.0, Microsoft Money 2003, Windows XP Home
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