eMachines T3256 Desktop PC (2.20 GHz Athlon XP 320+, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Drive)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 14.2 x 7.2 inches ; 23 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 40 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002X990M
• Item model number: T3256
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,826 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 26, 2004

Product Description

Includes: premium+ multimedia keyboard, 2-button wheel mouse, amplified stereo speakers, Microsoft Windows XP Home, Works 8.0, Money 2004, Power DVD, Norton Anti-Virus 2004, Picture It! Standard 7.0, Nero 6 Suite & more. eMachines T3256 Desktop Computer - This desktop computer features an AMD Athlong XP 3200+ processor (2.2 GHz) & 512MB of PC2700 DDR SDRAM. Enough power for high-end applications, like video editing and 3D gaming. Speaking of gaming, you also get built-in NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics. Allowing you to experience some of the latest games in awesome detail. And when you're looking to upgrade, you can plug in a cutting edge graphics card into the available AGP 8x slot! nForce 6-channel Audio 160GB 7200RPM HDD DVD-RW Multi-Format Writer - (write speeds) up to 8x DVD-R & DVD+R, 4x DVD-RW & DVD+RW, 32x CD-R, & 16x CD-RW DVD-RW Multi-Format Writer - (read speeds) up to 12x DVD-ROM & 40x CD-ROM 8-in-1 Digital Media Manager - supports Secure Digital (SD), Smart Media, Micro Drive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Compact Flash, Multimedia Card (MMC) 56k v.92 Fax Modem Ports - 10/100 Ethernet, 5 USB 2.0 (1 in media manager & 4 in back), 1 VGA, 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Audio In, & Audio Out Slots - 3 PCI (2 available) & 1 AGP 8x (available) Bays - Four 3.5 (2 available) & Two 5.25 (0 available) Unit Weight - 23 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Computer!! 5 Stars!, October 29, 2004

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Matt K "Matt" (CT, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: eMachines T3256 Desktop PC (2.20 GHz Athlon XP 320+, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

I just purchased this computer this week, and I am VERY impressed! I previously owned a very old PC that was extremely slow (233 Mhz, 3 GB HD...), so upgrading so drastically was quite a shock. It takes roughly 20 seconds for the PC to start up and be ready for your use, which is very fast. CD burning is extremely quick. I havent tried the DVD burner yet though. I am also a gamer, and this computer does gaming justice. I have more than enough room for all my games on the 160 GB HD! And all my games run very fast and smooth. But they aren't the very top of the line games, but rather games like Command & Conquer. Also, I've noticed my dial-up connection goes ATLEAST twice as fast than on my old computer. I also bought the eMachines 17" CRT flat screen, which is a great accessory to this computer. If your looking for a very powerful, fast, computer, and are on a budget, this is the computer for you!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars impressed so far, November 10, 2004

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B. reyes (atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: eMachines T3256 Desktop PC (2.20 GHz Athlon XP 320+, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

I bought this computer doing more research than last time I bought one. I bought another computer 1 year ago I was happy until I got some new games and it couldnt play them. It was runnung a 2.6ghz celeron, with Intel's Extreme Graphics. I was dissappointed I couldn't install new Graphics card because there was no slot. Everything else I used it for worked fine.
Well the first thing I did was install the game I wanted to play the most, and the emachines started out just fine playing game. I did have to turn down some settings to let it run even faster, but I can install AGP graphics card and should have no problem. This computer also seems to start up faster and most internet browsing seems just a little bit faster. I dont know how this processer compares to Pentium 4 but I can recommend AMD to anyone. All I need to do is learn about DVD burning now.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great bang for the buck, January 18, 2005

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M. Muggli "proofread the planet" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: eMachines T3256 Desktop PC (2.20 GHz Athlon XP 320+, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

I bought this model about a year ago. The one I got had a floppy drive but everything else is the same. Most of the stuff has already been covered such as what software it came with and so on. I want to address the fact the this computer comes with standard parts.

Having stnadard parts means that this is a very upgradable computer as far as pre-made computers go, in fact you can upgrade everything except the processor and that's only because AMD doesn't make a faster Athlon XP processor (they do make Athlon 64 bit processors which are faster but they won't work in this computer). The motherboard is standard ATX which is nice because some manufacturers have proprietary motherboards, and it can handle up to 2 GB of PC3200 ram (it comes with 512 MB of PC2700 ram). I've messed around with mine a lot already. I've added a new videocard and I upgraded the ram to 1 GB of PC3200, now it runs any game thrown at it including Doom 3 and Half Life 2 at 1024x768 resolution. I couldn't find a better computer for the price one year ago, and at it's current price it's still a good buy.

For anyone hesitant about buying a computer with an AMD processor my advice is, don't worry. Like I said I've had it for a year and every program I have, including MS Office XP, runs flawlessly. The processor its self is comparable to a brand new Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or a Pentium 4 3.2 GHz from a year ago.