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    Is eMachine a US brand?

    Discussion in 'eMachines' started by snowstar, Sep 18, 2005.

  1. snowstar

    snowstar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is the eMachine a US brand?
     
    snowstar, Sep 18, 2005
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    zenguy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yep, they are now owned by Gateway.
     
    zenguy, Sep 18, 2005
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    You can still get desktop, but no more laptops.
     
    ZaZ, Sep 18, 2005
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    snowstar Notebook Enthusiast

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    :p
    So Gateway do the notebook business itself~
     
    snowstar, Sep 19, 2005
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  5. olyteddy

    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    They are all as American as Fujii Apple Pie. I know Arima is one of their ODM's, there may be others, but like most notebook vendors, they just slap their brand sticker on mass produced third world laptops.
     
    olyteddy, Sep 20, 2005
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  6. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    There is no more notebook business, but yes, they are owned by Gateway.
     
    Brian, Sep 20, 2005
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    radzer0 Notebook Guru

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    good to hear they stopped making used laptops and selling them as new.. my friends family bought 2 emachines and i feel bad for them.. they paid like 1200/each for junk
     
    radzer0, Sep 22, 2005
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    EMachines is still not dead, Gateway just announced the W4605 which will be sold only through Walmart...

    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1862205,00.asp
     
    miner, Sep 22, 2005
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  9. olyteddy

    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    They never actually made laptops. Just like most of the other 'Laptop Makers', they ordered them from third world countries and slapped their brand sticker on them.
     
    olyteddy, Sep 23, 2005
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    How the frell do you make "used laptops"?
     
    portnoy, Sep 24, 2005
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  11. Spare Tire

    Spare Tire Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, even if it was, it's nothing to be proud of.
     
    Spare Tire, Sep 26, 2005
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