eMachines announces new back-to-school desktop deals

Posted July 4, 2008 at 06:49 AM by Natesh Sood

Section: Computers, Desktops, Peripherals, Displays

eMachines is looking to get their desktops popular again by announcing a few new desktops, just in time for the new school year. eMachines has announced a trio of new desktops with widescreen LCD displays under the model numbers—T3656, T5274 and W3653.

Each of these PC’s come with similar specs including a 15-in-1 media card reader, six USB ports, Microsoft Works 9.0, Windows Vista with SP1, a SuperMulti DVD drive and 6 channel HD audio with amplified stereo speakers.

The T3656 features an Intel Celeron processor, 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive and retails for $299.99. The T5274 runs on an Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor, has 2GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive and retails for $399.99. Finally, the W3653, comes with a 17-inch widescreen LCD display, runs on Intel Celeron Dual-Core processor, 1GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive and retails for $498.

In addition to the PC’s, eMachines has also introduces two new monitors, a 17 and 19-inch LCD. The 17-inch LCD display costs $189.99 and offers a 1440 x 900 resolution, 600:1 contrast ratio, and 8ms response time. The 19-inch LCD display costs $209.99, and has 720p High-Definition support, an 800:1 contrast ratio, 1440 x 900 resolution and a 5ms response time. Unfortunately, no word on exact shipping dates as of now, however, expect these to start shipping sometime in August, before school starts.

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