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A friend's son wants to buy her an eMachine. She only looks at e-mail and not much else.

I forgot they even made them anymore. eMachine or not to eMachine, that is the question.

Install Ubuntu or some flavor of linux!

The question is how crappy of a machine do you want to have to support if they end up calling you for help on it.

This is a 70 year old lady and I was going to suggest a $400-$500 Dell but her son said she doesn't need something that good and suggested an eMachine which I haven't even heard of for years.

Anyway I am staying out of it and letting the chips fall where they may.

And a question...is there an "uncrappy" eMachine?

thewolfe wrote:This is a 70 year old lady and I was going to suggest a $400-$500 Dell but her son said she doesn't need something that good and suggested an eMachine which I haven't even heard of for years.

Anyway I am staying out of it and letting the chips fall where they may.

And a question...is there an "uncrappy" eMachine?

Yeah, they are called iMacs.

Isaac wrote:Install Ubuntu or some flavor of linux!

Is that your answer for everything?

hahha. Sorry.

I'd say go with a more reputable brand.

eMachines is part of the Gateway / Acer brand. better built now than they used to be actually.

Her son bought her a Compaq and will be fine for her.

Thanks for the posts.

friends don't let friends buy eMachines....