eMachines EL1641-02w Desktop PC Review

1 Jan 2009



eMachines EL1641-02w Desktop PC Review

eMachines EL1641-02w Desktop PC is recently available at walmart for $498. It does include a 19" LCD Monitor - a $175 and also Stereo Speakers. This makes it an attractive buy at $498. However, the Celeron processor, in place of regular core 2 duo processor does not make it so attractive. You should be looking for a desktop with core 2 duo processor.

Specifications

eMachines EL1641-02w Specifications


# 19" widescreen LCD
1440 x 900 resolution with a contrast ratio of 800:1
# 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron dual-core E1400 processor
Dual Core - however - thery are Celeron
# 2 GB of DDR2 system memory
# 320 GB hard drive, 7200 rpm
# SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW drive with Labelflash support

# 15-in-1 digital media card reader
# Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium edition with Service Pack 1

Processor

The eMachines EL1641-02w has a the Intel Celeron dual core processor E1400 at 2.00 GHz. At this speed, it is good enough for most of the normal works including internet surfing and word proceedsing. However, for a little extra cost or probably at same cost you should be able to get core 2 duo processor based desktop machines.


Memory

The base eMachines EL1641-02w comes with 2 GBytes of memory. That is a fairly decent amount of memory for normal work. You may however upgrade it if required.

Screen

eMachines EL1641-02w bundle from walmart has 19" widescreen LCD with 1440 x 900 resolution having contrast ratio of 800:1. This is a nice display and makes one of the compelling reason to buy it at this price.



Pros

* LCD Display
* Included Multimedia Speaker


Cons

* Intel Celeron Processor
* Only 2 GB Memory


Final Thought

This Desktop is just good enough but nothing great. I will suggest you to take a look at other core 2 Duo based Desktops at potentially slightly extra price.