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Reviews of the eMachines T5246

  • 7.4

    CNET Review

    March 6, 2008

    The Good: Full-fledged Windows Vista PC for less than $500; largest hard drive in its price category.

    The Bad: A few systems at retail have faster CPUs for less.

    The Bottom Line: The eMachines T5246 is an imminently capable budget desktop, with pretty much every feature you'd want in a day-to-day PC. If you're inclined to bargain hunt you might find a better deal by a few dollars, but if you pick this one up you won't go wrong for the price.

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  • 9.5

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | October 13, 2008

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 76/100 and users 61/100. Comparing these reviews to 35392 other Desktop Computers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 95/100 = Excellent.

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  • 7.0

    pcmag.com

    By Joel Santo Domingo | July 4, 2008

    Review Summary: The eMachines T5246 is another decent budget choice made better, but some of the components are starting to look dated.

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  • No Rating

    pcworld.ca

    By Richard Jantz | March 17, 2008

    Review Summary: Low-priced PC has capacious storage and good expansion options, but graphics performance and small monitor disappoint.

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  • 8.6

    pcworld.com

    By Richard Jantz | February 7, 2008

    Review Summary: . But the Dell system would still provide better overall performance, including faster, full-speed (x16) graphics

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Manufacturer: eMachines Inc.

Part number: T5246

General

  • Type Personal computer
  • Product Form Factor Tower
  • Width 7.2 in
  • Depth 16.1 in
  • Height 14.5 in
  • Weight 21.2 lbs

Processor

  • Type AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ / 2.2 GHz
  • Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core
  • 64-bit processor Yes
  • Installed Qty 1
  • Max processors supported 1

Cache Memory

  • Type L2 cache
  • Installed Size 1 MB
  • Cache Per Processor 1 MB ( 2 x 512 KB )

Mainboard

  • Chipset type NVIDIA GeForce 6100

RAM

  • Installed Size 2 GB / 2 GB (max)
  • Technology DDR2 SDRAM
  • Memory speed 667 MHz
  • Memory specification compliance PC2-5300
  • RAM form factor DIMM 240-pin
  • RAM features Two DDR channels
  • RAM configuration features 2 x 1 GB

Storage Controller

  • Type 1 x Serial ATA - Integrated
  • Controller interface type Serial ATA-300

Storage Controller (2nd)

  • Type 1 x IDE - Integrated

Storage

  • Floppy drive type None
  • Hard Drive 1 x 400 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm
  • Hard Drive (2nd) None
  • Hard Drive (3rd) None

Optical Storage

  • Type DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM
  • CD / DVD read speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
  • CD / DVD write speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 8x (DVD?R DL)
  • CD / DVD rewrite speed 40x (CD) / 8x (DVD?RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)

Optical Storage (2nd)

  • Type None

Storage Removable

  • Type None

Monitor

  • Monitor Type None.

Multimedia Functionality

  • TV tuner type None

Graphics Controller

  • Type Integrated
  • Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 6100
  • Max Allocated RAM Size 128 MB

Audio Output

  • Type Sound card - Integrated
  • Sound output mode 5.1 channel surround
  • Audio output compliant standards High Definition Audio
  • Speaker(s) 2 x Right / left channel

Input Device

  • Type Mouse, Keyboard

Mouse

  • Mouse interface PS/2
  • Mouse features Scroll

Audio Input

  • Type None

Telecom

  • Modem Fax / modem - PCI - Plug-in card
  • Max transfer rate 56 Kbps
  • Protocols & Specifications ITU V.92

Networking

  • Networking Network adapter - Integrated
  • Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

Printer

  • Type None

Expansion / Connectivity

  • Expansion Bays Total (Free) 2 ( 1 ) x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H, 2 ( 1 ) x Front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H, 1 ( 1 ) x Front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H
  • Expansion Slots Total (Free) PCI, 2 ( 0 ) x Memory - DIMM 240-pin, 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x8, 1 ( 0 ) x Processor - Socket AM2
  • Interfaces 1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 6 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 in front ), 1 x Keyboard - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x Parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25), 1 x Mouse - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 2 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone mono 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ), 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x Serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9), 2 x Audio - Line-out/headphones - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ), 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Modem - Phone line - RJ-11

Power

  • Power device type Power supply

Operating System / Software

  • OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Software Microsoft Internet Explorer, Norton Internet Security (60 days subscription), Adobe Reader, Google Toolbar, WildTangent (10 demo games with 60 minutes of game play), Google Desktop, Napster Digital Music Service (30 days trial), AOL 9.0 (with 3 months membership included), Microsoft Works 9.0, CyberLink Power2Go, Drivers & Utilities, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (Trial), BigFix

Manufacturer Warranty

  • Service & Support 1 year warranty
  • Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year

Card Reader

  • Card reader 15 in 1 card reader
  • Supported flash memory cards RS-MMC, CompactFlash Card type II, MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCardmobile, Microdrive, SmartMedia Card, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus, Memory Stick Duo, CompactFlash Card type I, MiniSD, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick, XD-Picture Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo

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