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Apple eMac Desktop M8577LL/A (700-MHz PowerPC G4, 128 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive)Platform: Mac OS X
Brand: Apple
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Nice machine, tough choice [Posted on 2002-12-06]
I thought I was reasonably happy with my little iMac at work until I was given this machine as a replacement. It has quickly spoiled me, and now I'm wondering if I want to pick up another for home. The large, flat-screen picture is both imposing and impressive, yet the machine requires no more desk space than the original iMac. In fact, unless you put it side-by-side with the much hyped flat panel screen, there's slim chance you'll find anything wanting in the graphics. But Apple has lowered the price of their bottom-level flat-panel iMac to be directly competitive with this eMac, so what's a Mac person to do? At this point I'm leaning toward the eMac, thinking the flat-panel iMac looks too much like a halogen lamp or potential "period piece." Moreover, I hate the thought of paying for two external little speakers that I'll never use. Finally, the eMac has a "sound-in" input that has been omitted from the new iMac. If you digitalize analog sources, that could be a factor in your decision. If you're attacted to DVD burning and the "Superdrive" (which I'll admit I am), you still have a tough decision to make because the eMac with SuperDrive is really the same price as the iMac with Superdrive. In fact, you may have noticed that DVD burners are getting faster and cheaper. So why not go with the entry-level Power Mac (which many users insist is the only machine to consider if you're serious about computing speed and memory requirements) and supplement it later with an external DVD burner? In any case, why make my problem yours (though it irritates me that manufacturers so insistently assume the consumer requires the "illlusion," at least, of so many basically insignificant choices--I chose Macs, which should be enough). If you purchase this eMac, you'll find it works considerably faster if you install at least an additional 256 MB of Ram (which takes all of 30 seconds--don't be conned into paying an installation fee). Also, as pleasing as OSX/Jaguar is to look at, it's not always intuitive, and Apple doesn't provide much in the way of instructions. Even locating a saved document in Word is an adventure, which was not the case in 0S9.
Perfect First Computer [Posted on 2002-12-07]
My girlfriend purchased an eMac as her first computer and has had a great time learning on it. For the past 5 months it has been rock solid. It has a beautiful screen, much like the 17" monitor that goes with my G4 Cube. We have had no monitor problems like some have reported. DVD playback(if you have it) is very clear and you can rip a CD in about 5 minutes. Spring for the stand, a subwoofer, and more memory if you can. 100% Satisfied.
Get an iMac [Posted on 2002-12-22]
My Uncle bought an eMac and it never works right. He puts a lot of software on it which is probably the problem. It also won't work with his MP3 player. I wouldn't work with the scanner he bought until he called tech support for an hour. I have a friend in my Mac club who took his eMac back and bought an iMac for similiar reasons. His iMac works great. This model may be cheap but you get what you pay for. Save yourself the trouble.
This computer is great [Posted on 2003-07-21]
I have had my unit for several months now with zero problems. I easily upgraded my memoty to 1gb and that was well worth it. I run photoshop and illustrator as well as indesign for school and have no problems with the machine operating this software. I also purchased a kodak digital camera which works great with i-photo. This was a very positive purchase as well as being my first mac and I will definatly purchase a mac again.
Had trouble from the start [Posted on 2007-11-28]
Let me start by saying I own a Macbook Pro and LOVE it. I liked the Mac setup so much I bought my daughter an eMac. She had trouble with it so we brought it to CompUSA (where we bought it) to have it repaired. A week after we got it home it was broken again. This computer is heavy and hard to carry because there is nothing to hold onto. Since we bought Applecare we brought it to an Apple store to have it repaired again. They were great. Turned out that it would cost too much to repair and gave us a new iMac to replace it. We were very happy with their service, but the eMac just didn't work for us.
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