eMachines T5048 Desktop PC Reviewed
The budget priced eMachines T5048 desktop PC has been reviewed over at CNET. 'Here's what we like about the $400 (after $50 mail-in rebate) eMachines T5048: it has a DVD burner and a media card reader, and its 160GB hard drive offers more storage room than we expected. Compare this model to HP's $400 Compaq Presario SR1910NX, and this latest member of the eMachines family definitely supplies better features for your dollar. Still, we're loath to recommend any PC that doesn't have 512MB of dedicated system memory; this one loses part of its 512MB RAM stash to the freeloading integrated video adapter.
It's also hard to get behind the T5048 because systems with dual-core CPUs, such as eMachines own T5212, cost slightly more than $100 more. If all you want is a means for getting online and using basic productivity and digital media apps, the T5048 will get you where you want to go, with better-than-average features. Just know that you can find a better value if you spend a little more. A slightly pricier budget PC, such as the $600 Cyberpower Back to School 2006, is much better equipped to stand the test of time.'
Read: eMachines T5048 - CNET