eMachines EL1352-43 Desktop (Black)
- AMD Sempron 150 processor
- 2 GB of installed DDR3 RAM
- 500 GB SATA hard drive, 16x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW drive
- Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE video processor
- Windows 7 Home Premium
eMachines EL1352-43 Desktop PC comes with these specs: AMD Sempron Processor 150, Windows 7 Home Premium, NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE Chipset, 2GB DDR3 Memory, NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE Integrated Graphics, 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, 16X DVD±R/RW SuperMulti Drive, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, High Definition Audio with 5.1 Channel Audio Support, 9 – USB 2.0, Keyboard and Mouse, 12.0 lbs. | 5.4 kg (system unit only), 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty with Toll-Free Tech Support, Registration/ Limited Warranty Card, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, Norton Internet Security Suite Trial
eMachines EL1352: Everyday Desktop Performer
A great choice for everyday computing at home, the slim-profile eMachines EL1352-43 desktop PC delivers multitasking performance and expansion possibilities. One-third the size of a normal PC, the EL1352′s small-form-factor is tiny but robust with ample room for upgrades and a wealth of front access ports to complement the machine.
Listen to music, edit digital photography, manage your finances and stay connected to your social networks without breaking the bank. This EL1352 includes a large 500 GB hard drive (great for storing your entire music and video library), AMD Sempron 150 processor, a SuperMulti Optical Drive for burning CDs and DVDs, and NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE graphics for excellent video playback.
It’s pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version). You’ll also experience new ways to deliver your best work with Office Starter 2010.
Key Specifications
- AMD Sempron 150 processor (2.9 GHz, 1 MB total cache) delivers the performance to breeze through intensive tasks with ease while being energy efficient so you can do more of the things you want to in less time.
- 500 GB SATA hard drive (7200 RPM)
- 2 GB of installed DDR3 RAM
- Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE video processor delivers best-in-class performance for applications and games along with delivering crisp and vibrant video.
- 16x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW drive can also write to CD, DVD-RAM, and dual-layer (DL) DVD±R discs–which can hold up to 8.5 GB of data.
- Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
- Multi-in-One memory card reader compatible with CompactFlash (Type I and II), CF+ Microdrive, Secure Digital (SD) Card, miniSD Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), MMCmobile, MMCmicro, Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC), xD-Picture Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick Micro
- Ports: 9 USB (5 front, 4 rear), two PS/2, one VGA
- High-definition headphone jack and microphone jack
- Included PS/2 keyboard and optical mouse
- Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. And you can watch shows for free when and where you want with Internet TV on Windows Media Center. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7 Home Premium.
- Preloaded with the Microsoft Office Starter 2010 2010 free software offering with selected functionality of Word and Excel for your text and spreadsheet tasks. Plus, if you decide you want the full suite, just purchase a product key to activate an ad-free version that also includes the latest Outlook, PowerPoint, and Publisher programs.
- Warranty: 1 year parts and labor with toll-free tech support
What’s in the Box
eMachines EL1352-43 desktop PC, power cord, eMachines PS/2 keyboard and mouse, operating instructions
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
The Best Entertainment Experience On Your PC
Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, and rewind TV or record it to watch whenever and wherever you want. For the best entertainment experience, choose a PC with Windows 7.
Windows 7: Your PC Simplified
Simplifies everyday tasks, works the way you want, and makes new things possible.
- Improved desktop navigation features like Snap, Peek, and Shake, make it easier to manage all of your open windows.
- Creating a home network has never been easier. You can even share files and printers with all the PCs with Windows 7 on the network.
- Find virtually anything on your PC–from documents to songs to email–just by typing a word or two with Windows Search.
- Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.
- Watch, pause, rewind and record TV with Windows Media Center to watch whenever and where ever you want*.
Create, Connect and Share with Windows Live
Windows 7 and Windows Live bring it all together for free. Get the free set of programs that make it simple to create and share amazing photos and movies, organize mail, and stay connected with your closest friends.
- Get 25 GB of free online storage with Windows Live SkyDrive.
- Sync files on your PCs automatically with Windows Live Mesh.
- Share photos during video chats with Windows Live**
- Easily edit photos and combine the best parts of multiple photos into one perfect photo with Photo Fuse.
Windows Live is available for free at download.live.com.
Complete your PC Experience with Microsoft Office 2010
- Microsoft Office Starter 2010 includes reduced functionality versions of Microsoft Word and Excel with advertising. (Note that PowerPoint or Outlook are not included.)
- Purchase Office 2010 today and get the most out of your new PC.
List Price: $ 329.99
Price: $ 289.99
Small footprint eMachines EL1352-43,
The Emachines EL1352-43 took only 10 minutes to get from the initial power up to post setup Windows 7 initialization. However, it took about 75 minutes to burn the 3 Windows 7 System Recovery discs and 1 Driver/Application DVD discs. There is no wireless card built in so after installing and setting up my wireless network adapter into one of the 9 USB 2.0 ports the next task was to update windows with 39 updates including the new Windows 7 SP1.
Although the windows update download times will vary depending on network connectivity and MS server traffic, the installation of the updates, especially the installation time for new Windows 7 Service Pack 1 seemed slightly faster on this 2GB DDR3 Single Core AMD Sempron 150 at 2.9 GHz then it was on my 3GB DDR3 Dual Core Intel T4400 2.2 GHz powered Windows 7 laptop just 2 days earlier. Both systems run Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
The system runs very quietly. The 500GB 7200RPM Disk Drive and the two fans, a power supply and CPU cooler seemed very quiet and only a slight fan sound could be detected less than about 24 inches (.6 m) from the top, side and rear vents
The 16x DVD drive was also quiet and playback was smooth using the integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150SEnForce 430 Video Adapter with no lag or artifacts using a 1280 x1024 monitor with 32 bit true color. Unfortunately, there is no HDMI port and only VGA video output.
Keep in mind with the mini case size and the 220 watt PS there is very limited internal expansion. The only add in card slots are 1 PCI Express x16 slot and 1PCI Express x1 slot.
Even before the bloat ware removal power up boot time was only about 45 seconds and power down time about 13 seconds.
Pros:
Small size, Quiet, Value for speed, 9 USB ports, 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, 2.9 GHz Sempron.
Cons:
No HDMI, Single Core, Limited expansion capability, No built in wireless network adapter, User needs to burn 4 System Recovery/Driver DVD discs.
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|Surprisingly Good,
I bought this Emachine after my six year old Gateway computer got fried by a power surge. I was very worried this new computer would be a junky, bargain basement system, but I was pleasantly surprised. It runs smooth and fast, my videos play great on it. I really like the computer.
CD drive design could be better. I’m not crazy about how you put the disc on the side tray. Not alot of choices to upgrade this system, but you can add alot of USB things.
I would definitely buy another Emachine in the future.
For the price, this system is very worth it. Good graphics, fast surfing. It’s great for basic computing.
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