eMachines ET1160-05

Check the price of Windows Vista Home Basic, then check the price of this
computer again...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883114068

Fry;s Electronic use to sell a GQ system every other weekend for $200,
but this is newegg, tax free but has shipping charges...
Do not know the motherboard, wonder how this system would perform running
Linux, and does the Power Supply need to be changed out for a quality
unit...


JR the postman

Postman wrote:
> Check the price of Windows Vista Home Basic, then check the price of this
> computer again...
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883114068
>
> Fry;s Electronic use to sell a GQ system every other weekend for $200,
> but this is newegg, tax free but has shipping charges...
> Do not know the motherboard, wonder how this system would perform running
> Linux, and does the Power Supply need to be changed out for a quality
> unit...
>
>
> JR the postman

If Acer/eGateMachines is still using the wobbly and unreliable Bestec
branded power supplies, a replacement would be in order. Of course,
when you buy ANY brand of system, you never know which brand of power
supply, hard drive, optical driver or memory you will get. They are all
commodities, bought by purchasing agents who are motivated to get the
lowest price regardless of quality. Sometimes it does not matter, and
sometimes there are brand names inside well worth avoiding. Like Bestec
and Maxtor.

.... Ben Myers

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:35:32 -0400, Ben Myers wrote:

> Postman wrote:
>> Check the price of Windows Vista Home Basic, then check the price of
>> this computer again...
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883114068
>>
>> Fry;s Electronic use to sell a GQ system every other weekend for $200,
>> but this is newegg, tax free but has shipping charges... Do not know
>> the motherboard, wonder how this system would perform running Linux,
>> and does the Power Supply need to be changed out for a quality unit...
>>
>>
>> JR the postman
>
> If Acer/eGateMachines is still using the wobbly and unreliable Bestec
> branded power supplies, a replacement would be in order. Of course,
> when you buy ANY brand of system, you never know which brand of power
> supply, hard drive, optical driver or memory you will get. They are all
> commodities, bought by purchasing agents who are motivated to get the
> lowest price regardless of quality. Sometimes it does not matter, and
> sometimes there are brand names inside well worth avoiding. Like Bestec
> and Maxtor.
>
> ... Ben Myers

* * *
Ben,

From the photos it appears to be a no name Power Supply unit... But I
have never seen this motherboard either...

Not bad for 1/2 the price of a pizza for 23 months if it lasts that long,
or 12 delivered pizza...

JR the postman