eMachines T5062

• The good: A dual-core eMachines PC costs only $50 more; eight-channel audio.
• The bad: Single-core processor lags behind budget competitors that offer dual-core processing; only two DIMM slots.
• The bottom line: There's no reason to buy the eMachines T5062 when you can nab a dual-core PC from eMachines for just a few dollars more.

  
  We'll make this quick. If you're considering the eMachines T5062, don't. Do yourself a favor and spend an additional $50 on the eMachines T5230. That extra bit of money buys you a lot more budget PC.
  

  
  The two systems are identical in outward appearance, and inside they
  nearly match component by component. We recommend outlaying the extra
  money for the T5230 because it features a dual-core processor. The
  T5062 uses a single-core Athlon 64 3800+, and the performance
  difference between the two systems is great, particularly with
  multithreaded applications like Photoshop and iTunes. There's no need
  to settle for single-core processing in a budget PC when a dual-core
  chip is within reach.

  
  Regardless which of the two eMachines systems you choose, you'll get
  the same inoffensive and functional case. Both systems provide a DVD
  burner and a multiformat media card reader, and inside you get a x16
  PCI Express card slot should you want to add a graphics card on down
  the road. There's also room to add a second optical drive and another
  hard drive, but we would have liked to have seen more memory slots. The
  systems supply two DIMM slots, both of which are occupied by 512MB
  sticks. In order to expand the memory--and Vista gobbles memory
  resources--you'll need to replace what's there instead of simply adding
  to it.

  
  In addition to the CPU, these two budget PCs differ in two other areas:
  hard drive and audio. The T5062 comes with a 160GB hard drive--smaller
  than the T5230's 250GB drive. Oddly, the lower-end T5062 features
  eight-channel sound to the T5230's six-channel audio.

  
  Our Photoshop CS2 makes clear the advantages of dual-core processing.
  The single-core T5062 took more than twice as long to finish the test
  as the dual-core T5230. Perhaps you don't intend to run a high-end
  photo-editing app, but threaded applications like Photoshop that can
  take advantage of multiple processing cores are only going to become
  more common. Vista, itself, is multithreaded. iTunes is another
  multithreaded application, and as a result, the single-core T5062 took
  16 percent longer than its dual-core doppelganger to complete the test.
  On Cinebench, a 3D rendering test, the two eMachines PCs finished in a
  statistical tie when testing on a single-core. The single-core T5062
  obviously couldn't complete the multi-CPU portion of the test, but you
  can see how the performance of the other systems increases when running
  the same test over multiple processing cores.
  

  eMachines' single year of parts-and-labor coverage is on a par
  with the industry average. And while it's not 24-7, we can certainly
  live with phone support that's open from 5 a.m. to midnight (PT), all
  week long, even if it's not toll-free. Better yet, via eMachines' live
  chat support, you can let a technician take control of your system to
  help diagnose and solve problems. eMachines desktops also feature
  Gateway's BigFix diagnostic tool, which notifies you of potential
  software conflicts and available updates.

  
  

  
  
  

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