Handy Computer Guide

PC Magazine have reviewed the budget-priced eMachines T3516 desktop configuration. 'The T3516 comes in a case similar to that of every T-series eMachines PC since the Gateway buyout. Its silver and black facade hides a mostly modern interior, with an EM64T (64-bit compatible) 3.2-GHz Intel Celeron D 352 processor, 512MB of RAM, integrated graphics, and, curiously, an old-school IDE hard drive. Though using an IDE instead of a SATA drive may seem strange, it isn't a problem: Most home users don't tax their hard drives as much as professionals do, and moving the hard drive to a newer PC is a non-issue, since buyers of $400 PCs tend to treat their PCs as appliances. If you're a tinkerer or plan to upgrade the system in the future, you'll find a PCIe x1 and PCIe x16 slot along with another regular PCI, space for two more drives (IDE or SATA), one more optical drive, and a free memory slot.'