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    emachines M6811 quality

    Discussion in 'eMachines' started by ktaylor, Jul 27, 2004.

  1. ktaylor

    ktaylor Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm new to the emachines brand and am wondering how the overall quality is for the new m6811. I originally wanted the Hp Pavillion zv5000z, but its graphics card is horrible. With the AMD 64 3400+ and the better graphics card, the m6811's specs are all there, but does it work! The hinges cracking is a concern for me, but I don't know if it's still a problem with the new m6811.

    Thanks
     
    ktaylor, Jul 27, 2004
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  2. AJVETT

    AJVETT Notebook Evangelist

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    unfortunenatly the Hinge crack still plagues the Emachines line its still present in the M6810/6811, i bought an M6811 as soon as they came out to replace my M6809 that had a cracked hinge, and the new M6811 i brought home developed a crack after the first day. so i took it back and got an HP5280 and havent looked back.
     
    AJVETT, Jul 27, 2004
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  3. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah, everything but the hinges seem strong about the eMach brand. To my knowledge they haven't yet admitted that the hinge is a problem though.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Jul 27, 2004
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  4. Advil

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    You probably won't find another laptop with the same performance as the 68xx for the same price. They're pretty powerful machines. As far as the hinges goes, it doesn't seem to affect the usage of the system and Emachine does know of this flaw and is willing to recall and fix them.
     
    Advil, Jul 27, 2004
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  5. ReverendDC

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    Overall, for the price, nothing beats the new line of eMachines. Personally, I have not had a single problem, hinges included. I know that AJVETT had some really bad luck, but, even with the hinge issue, the machine is still completely functional, which is more than some others can say (anybody hear "A-P-P-L-E" being chanted in the background?)[ :D]
     
    ReverendDC, Jul 27, 2004
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  6. AJVETT

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    lol apple ive never used one in my life always been a PC person ive been having Great luck with my HP i got lets hope it stays like that.
     
    AJVETT, Jul 27, 2004
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    eMachines has finally admitted there is a problem with the hinges. See http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=33913 for the dioscussion.
     
    syarost, Jul 28, 2004
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  8. Caliphane

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    I love this notebook runs games like a dream.

    eMachines M6811
    AMD 64 2.2 GHz
    1600MHz Front side bus
    1 gig RAM
    Mobility Radeon 9600
    80 gig HDD
     
    Caliphane, Aug 2, 2004
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  9. Caliphane

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    Id definetly upgrade to the M6811 so worth it.

    eMachines M6811
    AMD 64 2.2 GHz
    1600MHz Front side bus
    1 gig RAM
    Mobility Radeon 9600
    80 gig HDD
     
    Caliphane, Aug 2, 2004
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Caliphane
     
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  11. Caliphane

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    Best Buy sells Kingston RAM for notebooks.

    eMachines M6811
    AMD 64 2.2 GHz
    1600MHz Front side bus
    1 gig RAM
    Mobility Radeon 9600
    80 gig HDD
     
    Caliphane, Aug 2, 2004
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Caliphane
     
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  13. ReverendDC

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    How much did the RAM cost you? Generally speaking, RAM at BestBuy is tons more than if you buy online.
     
    ReverendDC, Aug 3, 2004
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