Customer Reviews

eMachines M6811 Laptop (2.20 GHz Athlon 64 3400+ Mobile, 512 MB RAM, 80 BG Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Drive)

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

If you're considering this product, please don't. It's an abysmal piece of technology. I am so unhappy with it. In 15 months, it has spent more than 4 months in the shop. The motherboard, the LCD screen, and the keyboard are all unreliable. Save yourself some pain and stay away from this product and the company that would market it.

I haven't had a single problem with my machine. It has never required a repair and the hinges haven't cracked at all. The screen doesn't flicker and it doesn't reboot randomly. I don't know if I got the one diamond in the rough, but it has been a 5 star machine for me.

I actually bought this machine when it was released about two years ago. It replaced (thanks to the warranty) the m6809 which died after only three months. This one lasted about 16 months, then the graphics card gave up the ghost. I also had chronic screen and soundcard problems, but when it worked it was a pretty nice machine.

I found the speed, graphics, and other features quite good. At the time it was the only laptop to offer the AMD Athlon 64, with a dedicated graphics card, and under $2000 (it priced at $1650 originally). Few machines at the time were offering widescreen in that price range also. Though if anyone bought one of these laptops or is considering an eMachine laptop, I highly recommend an extended warranty.

This is a great machine if you can find it for a decent price. Acceptable video performance, decent upgradability, DVD+/-RW. Know this though, the hinges on this are junk. This appears to be purely cosmetic though. Other than that I've had no problems and had it for about 1 1/2 years.

I thought this laptop was going to be a monster. I have had to sent it for repairs 3 times in 1 year. I purchased the Best Buy service plan (also crap). The will enforce the lemon policy only after the 4th repair. I am hoping something else goes wrong so I can get rid of this thing. Every single problem has been screen related. While I was waiting for the geek squad guy to help me I was talking to another guy in line with the same machine I have. He was needing screen repairs. Best Buy should now this thing is a lemon by now but the insist on waiting for the 4th repair.