Celeron or Athlon

changintimes · 13-Jul-2005, 04:34 PM #1

Hi Folks,

I am deciding on an eMachine computer.

Which do you like for a processor, Celeron or Athlon?

Thanks,

changintimes

brendandonhu · 13-Jul-2005, 05:50 PM #2

Athlon.

**Elvandil** · 13-Jul-2005, 07:07 PM #3

Athlon, no question. Celerons are good, solid processors, but low-end. Athlon for sure, but even more so if you use any graphics-intensive apps.

changintimes · 15-Jul-2005, 08:13 AM #4

Thanks very much..........

But I already got a computer with a celeron processor.

The Celeron is 2.9 GHz. Could it be that bad with 2.9 GHz?

I do some web designing. Nothing to fancy.

I Fix 4 U · 15-Jul-2005, 09:40 AM #5

Athlon. as long as athlon is above 2.2GHz

**Elvandil** · 15-Jul-2005, 12:17 PM #6

Quote:

Originally Posted by changintimes

Thanks very much..........

But I already got a computer with a celeron processor.

The Celeron is 2.9 GHz. Could it be that bad with 2.9 GHz?

I do some web designing. Nothing to fancy.

Though consumers tend to look at CPU speed above all else when assessing system speeds, there are many other factors that influence how fast a system is, and many better measures. A Celeron will perform overall much more poorly than an Athlon of equivalent "speed".

I Fix 4 U · 15-Jul-2005, 02:02 PM #7

Which is why a 2.2GHz+ Athlon will beat a 2.8 or even more celeron.

gaftop1 · 16-Jul-2005, 03:48 PM #8

emachines are good for surfing the net and that's about it. all the hardware in them is the cheapest possible. wouldn't take one if it was given to me.
my .02 cents

I Fix 4 U · 16-Jul-2005, 07:32 PM #9

HP is worse. Emachines gets really nice reviews actually in the pc magazine. HP gets worse. By all means build your own if u can.

dannyboyfx · 17-Jul-2005, 11:29 PM **#10**

i like all of my hp's and my friends all hate the emachines, I think it may have more to do with properitery

brendandonhu · 17-Jul-2005, 11:30 PM **#11**

Proprietary WHAT? These all use standard parts.

I Fix 4 U · 17-Jul-2005, 11:31 PM **#12**

I, and about 20 other friends, colleages, will never buy HP computers again. We are cool w/ their printers, but we will never buy the PCs again. The emachines are better in our opinion, but we would all build before buying any pre-built computer.

Proprietary software prolly.

brendandonhu · 17-Jul-2005, 11:34 PM **#13**

What proprietary software does an eMachine have that every other machine doesn't?
They all run Windows with a few extra ads bundled in.

I Fix 4 U · 18-Jul-2005, 08:27 AM **#14**

It is true, they all come with a bunch of ads preloaded. I was just trying to say that that might have been what danny was saying.

brendandonhu · 18-Jul-2005, 04:25 PM **#15**

Yeah, I just don't understand what he means. None of these are 'proprietary' systems.

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