eMachines Launches New Notebook

After a short absence from the laptop section of retail stores, eMachines returns to the notebook market in the US with the all new eMachines eMD620-5777. The eMachines brand has long capitalized on the concept of offering consumers essential (entry level) computers at extremely affordable prices, and this new notebook continues that trend with a price of only $429.99.

With an AMD Athlon 2650e processor (1.6GHz, 512KB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) and 1GB of DDR2 memory, the eMachines eMD620-5777 offers a modest level of mobile performance for less than $450. It also features integrated ATI Radeon x1200 graphics with up to 1919MB of ATI’s HyperMemory (shared).

The notebook features a 14.1-inch widescreen display with 1280x800 resolution, 802.11b/g WiFi wireless, super multi-format dual-layer DVD-R/RW drive (preinstalled Corel WinDVD and NTI CD/DVD Maker software included) and a 160GB hard drive.

The eMachines eMD620-5777 notebook comes with Windows Vista Home Basic, eMachines GameZone (a sampling of popular online games), Adobe Reader, Microsoft Works 8.5 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial for productivity, and a 60-day trial of Norton 360 Version 2.0 antivirus software.

Pricing and Availability

The eMachines eMD620-5777 will be sold by Best Buy beginning Nov. 1, 2008 at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $429.99. The eMachines line of PCs comes with a standard one-year limited warranty. For more information on eMachines products, customers can visit www.emachines.com.

We'll be interested in seeing what consumers think of this value-priced laptop as the eMD620-5777 arrives in Best Buy stores just in time for the holiday buying season. Although the technical specs aren't out of this world, this new eMachines notebook might indeed be very popular among consumers who are still struggling with a troubled economy.

 

emachines.....still exist?!......anyway these seem like great budget notebooks for people looking for something cheap but dont want netbooks

 

That is diiiiiiirt cheap, actually. I mean, for perspective, the MSI Wind will run you $100 more than that.

 

"The Inspiron Mini 12: The Netbook Everyone Wanted for Christmas for a Week"

 

I realize this might be too much to ask, but pretty please for discrete graphics?

 

LOL! I think you took a wrong turn at sanity road.

 

Lets start with a dual core processor, then ask for discrete graphics, ok?

 

Doesn't Acer own eMachines now? Won't this compete with some of Acer's laptops?

 

eMachines actually is the cheap version of Chep Acer.. lol.
Yes Acer owns them, as you can see with the design.. crystal eye etc.. and dont expect discrete graphics blabla.. this is just a cheap brand for the poor.

 

Sad, they used to make great valuable gaming laptops.

Oh come on, at least a GeForce 9400M (if it's not Intel only) or Radeon HD3200 chipset? lol I really need to stop.

BTW, I'm certain the dual-core CPU would come. I think it's set for the 4th quarter.

Source:
http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-6311-view-Athlon-2650e-and-athlon-3250e-soon.html

Not for the eMachines per-se, but I'm positive there'd at least be a higher-end model with the 3250e if the 2650e laptops are a major seller.

 

Can someone explain to me why emachines did not invent the netbook.... or at least... jump on the bandwagon as soon as it became clear?

Did they have a frontal lobotomy?

 

Looks like it's made out of recycled plastics, but can't complain for $400. Also very similar in looks and specs to the Dell Vostro 1000 that's selling for $400 these days with an AMD processor on Dell.com.

 

I wouldn't necessary knock Acer notebooks, or their entry-level eMachines market derivative. One has to consider that the vast majority of us on this forum are Notebook Enthusiasts, and certainly not the typical notebook consumer. We tend to denigrate anything less than a Core 2 Duo or better with discrete graphics. FWIW . . . I'm a business user, and never play games on a computer. I don't have the time, as I spend all of my time making a profit for my company. Because of this, I've always used ThinkPads - good old reliable, and somewhat boring ThinkPads. But guess what, I've had more QC and reliability problems with my recent ThinkPads than my wife's had with her Acer notebook.

 

That's an impressive price, especially considering best buy will more then likely have sales on the laptop putting it cheaper then the MSRP. I wouldn't be surprised to see it on sale for $300-350 quite often before being cycled out. Frankly though w/ that processor and w/ only 1 gb ram it's a shame it doesn't have XP instead of Vista. But Vista basic is slightly less resource hogging then premium so maybe it'd be OK

 

Agree with this sentiment about the operating system. The lack of a discrete card doesn't bother me as that's not what this notebook is for. I don't know what their notebooks are like but my old man bought an eMachines desktop a few years ago and besides all the bloatware on the thing he got a real steal considering it came with a monitor. It is a bit antiquated now but low end users can get by with hardware that is several years old.

It would have been nice with this if they could have either gone XP Home or 2 GB of RAM if only because the target user for this probably isn't going to be able to do a memory upgrade (even though it is really easy...it can still be very intimidating)

I'd be curious to read a review on it compared to machines like the Vostro 1000.

It's only a 14.1'' and I find that incredible. 14.1'' is my preferred screen size. This may become the new budget notebook of choice that I will begin recommending.

 

I still have and use my m6811(amd 2,2Ghz and ati 9600 radeon) almost 4 years old now and is a great laptop, still going strong.

I would not hesitate to buy a new one if the specs would go up a bit.

Learux

 

Wow.

That's cheap.

 

Agreed.

I bought an eMachines desktop a few years back for $199 with a 17 inch monitor. I more than got my money's worth out of that computer.

People don't always need the latest and greatest. For an email/internet/word processing machine (which is what most people do), bottom of the barrel is more than adequate.

 

Wouldn't be surprised to see it do well. Just one thing I don't understand - what's the point of 1919 MB of shared graphics memory on the X1200? That's more than 8800 GTX in SLI! Can the X1200 really utilize all that shared RAM (assuming you put that much RAM in the system)?

 

All marketing hype, has no function whatsoever.

Learux

 

These same old generic looks are becoming extremely tiresome to me. Same old bloody looks from the 90's and 2000's, enough is enough with this nostalgic bull. I refuse to also buy a notebook that still incorporates a latching system, how ugly anymore.

 

Let's see. My family's first computer when we moved to the US was an eMachine. The monitor kept on sending "Mode not supported" and "no signal" messages. Then after a year, the mobo crapped out on us. We've wanted to scavenge the HD for its data for some time now but we were afraid of whatever was on it.

I think when it died and earned a home in the basement I actually felt a little sorry for it.

 

If I am not mistaking, I remember engadget or gizmodo showing that this notebook as the curved keyboard that they used to use, but it might not be so distinct this time around.

 

I actually kind of like the basic look of that emachines. I'm not sure how well vista would run on it, but $430 is a pretty good price it seems for the specs. I wouldn't be surprised if that laptop sells well. Emachines is known for their budget systems, and I think that's how they've managed to stay alive for so long.
As a matter of fact, scream-machines was the second computer I ever owned. I upgraded the processor to a k62-333 (from a cyrix m2-266) and ran a voodoo2 sli setup, it was an awesome machine at the time. Ahh the memories...
Also worth mentioning, my mom had bought the same exact model before I did, and hers still runs to this day. 10 years isn't bad for a budget computer.

 

What, and the scratchfest glossy laptops are supposedly better?

 

Oh god my 1501 outspecs it....
It was outdated 2 years ago.......

 

A DELL Vostro 1000 can be configured with an Athlon 64 X2 ( Dual core) 1.9Ghz / 1GB RAM/ 160GB HDD / DVD RW for $424 ! And a Vostro A860 for $399 with a Celeron 2.1GHz and a 15 .6 Wide screen display. Then there are those special deals popping up from time to time at online stores.

I agree the price is pretty good, but not the best out there…

 

I like the 14" screen and the resolution.I kinda like the looks of it and the webcam.But Vista Basic stinks,I hardly ever see pcs sold with it,except for maybe emachines and everex.And from what I've read this cpu is AMD's answer to Intel's Atom.The battery life might be pretty good for AMD considering the low voltage cpu.So you may be just getting a gigantic 14" netbook.Yeah!Bam!! Take that Dell Mini 12!!!This would be alot more buyable at a better pice,$465 after taxes from BB is not it.You can do a lot better at around this price if you shop around.

 

Certainly does, Futureshop is selling a Pentium Dual-core T3200 w/ 2GB RAM Acer Extensa model for CAD $499. Albeit it comes with a pathetic 2200mAh battery as compared to the eMachines' 4400mAh, the noticeable performance advantage by itself is worth the mere $50 premium; not to mention it comes with Vista Home Premium (the eMachines only have the Basic version).

Did I mention the $449 eMachines is a complete joke? A new model coming November 14th sells for $399 and comes with a multi-card reader, 3 USB ports, and draft-N support. Yes it has a smaller 120GB hard drive, but 160GB on a majorly crippled machine, I can't imagine it's worth $50 more.

 

Hopefully there will be a review of this soon. I've seen it at BB in US advertised at $299, in Canada at BB, Futureshop, and WalMart for $399.

 

This is off topic

But I am confused? I thought emachines was owned by Gateway? Thats why Gateway and emachines are grouped together on this forum?

Also, I bought an emachines desktop for 600 dollars a few years ago and it kicks butt till this day! No problems at all. UNLIKE....this 2300 dollar ASUS G1S laptop I am typing on...or the 2200 dollar HP desktop I have. NO JOKE!

The Emachine Desktops cannot handle extreme gaming...but so what? You know that when you buy it. But when you buy an emachine product...you know it will do what it is suppose to! Run with perfection! I have not had one problem with it in three years. I use it more than my 2200 dollar HP desktop which has been a mess from day one! never ever buy another HP

So whats the deal with Acer? when did this happen? I love Emachines...but this worries me??