Originally Posted by fxashun

so basically your emachine failed several times, so now after repairs its basically a whole different computer.

No, my T1400 only failed once. It blew the power supply. A $14 fix.

why is it that no one can say "gee your right"? they always have to be at the top.

You started it. My Emachine gave me excellent service. Even the ugrades costed less than $100 through Ebay. I have no complaints.

The information i posted was not pulled out of my ass. im looking at an old t1400 motherboard right now.
a customer a few years ago (who stiffed my on the bill btw(i was only a kid so i didnt do anything about it)) had me repair her t1400 because it wouldent turn on. i replaced the power supply and it worked for two days and then the motherboard blew. she then said forget it and i built her a new machine. she then claimed she already paid me.
so thats why i have a t1400 motherboard.
Any other information was from articles written about the all mighty crappyness of emachines. i know that emachines suck because they are often sent to me to be fixed!

If you say so. Mine never required repairs that I couldn't handle.

Emachines once used a stolen capacitor formula. the formula was stolen WRONG and resulted in faulty motherboards. That's how great these units are. Dont get me wrong - emachine is not the only brand that used these boards.
(Badcaps.net - What Causes This. )

Okay....And....Mine worked fine. And last check the person I gave it to is pleased as punch with it.

"I have had several eMachines of that vintage come thru . . everyone had ruptured capacitors . . eMachines used a really poor powersupply as well . . If you do replace the motherboard ( almost any MATX, Socket A will do ) suggest you also replace the powersupply." (E-Machine W2785 Service Manual - Tech Support Guy Forums)

Yup, I had to replace the powersupply after I upgraded and added a hard drive. The computer worked fine before that.

Everyone has a different story when it comes to brand names. Most of the time, when someone stereotypes a computer brand name and says the company makes bad computers - they are usually just retarded and/or had one bad experience so now they say they are all bad - claiming that the computers do not run well and constantly have errors.
But this is physical damage and cheap parts known for failing.
Emachines were so great that they were BOUGHT OUT by another unpopular company - Gateway. (Gateway is bad IN MY OPINION. I have no proof that they are bad)

I've heard that Compaq's suck. I own 3 and they are all working fine for me. Go figure.

Not all Emachines are terrible; Before the company went private in 2001 is when they were using cheaper components. their whole deal was how inexpensive they were - how you too could own a computer for a low low price! with free AOL! WOWEE!
if you do a google search for "emachines" you will find plenty of stories and reviews that include words like "poor quality" and "limited" and "candidate for the shredder" and "known for giving children cancer and AIDS."