Nice inexpensive laptop. I've only had it for a few days, so my comments are on functionality, not on quality or durability.
First, annoyances.
It has a webcam, but doesn't have a built-in microphone. I guess, it's a way to shave a few pennies off the cost, but quite annoying.
It has a DVD drive, but without Lightscribe. Obviously, less common feature than microphone but I tried to label my system backup disks, and couldn't do it.
It has a multi-card reader. I had no problems with SD card and Memory Stick, but when I tried to put a Memory Stick Pro duo (which is shorter that regular MS) it got stuck inside. To short to "click". Couldn't get it out without tweezers.
And, of course, there are no Windows disks. So, if I decide to re-partition the drive I don't know if I can still install Windows.
Last among little annoyances only two USB ports. Given that one is always taken by a mouse (I hate touchpads) only one is left. Oh well there is always a USB router.
Keyboard layout takes a little getting used to there is a numeric pad and Ins, Del keys are duplicated but no Home, End, PgUp or PgDn. Again, hard to find a word other than weird.
Once you get used to all these idiosyncrasies, it's actually a very nice machine. I like the keyboard responsiveness, webcam video is great quality, I haven't seen a 15.6" screen under $400, and it's not heavy.
OS came with a bunch of trial versions (Norton, Office, games); so if you are like me, you spend the first evening uninstalling all the junk. But, I guess, that's how manufacturers keep Windows price low (if not $0) so I don't mind.
My wife said that it "looks cheap"; but (a) I have no idea what it means in relation to a laptop, and (b) it *is* cheap.
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I purchased this about 2 years ago on a Black Friday deal. It's still working the same today as day 1. I bought this because it was super cheap, under $300. I didn't really research the specs since I thought I'm not going to play highly intensive video games. What I didn't know was that music files demand a lot of processing power too. Every single time I open Microsoft's Media Player, it crashes in 3 minutes. I haven't even opened the DVD drive for over 1 year now. But I did find an alternative player, called Songbird, which doesn't crash if I disable all advanced features and plugins.
Overall, I got what I wanted an inexpensive laptop to surf the net and play music. But that's 2 years ago before iPad and tablets came out.
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Product was really good at the best of it's price available anywhere, shipment was as promised in the description. Bad things were that there was no information available about the product & the communication level of seller was not greatest, if you are patient then I think it's a good idea to deal with this seller. Product was good, seller not so good.
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I purchased the emachines E627 notebook several months ago for $299. My initial impression was fine. I was disappointed about a month later when one of the USB ports stopped working. Of the 20 or so laptops we've had in our family of 5 over the past 15 years I've never had a USB port stop working. We made do with a USB hub. A couple of months later the second USB port broke. Now we were stuck with a poorly-performing touchpad, since we could no longer plug in a USB mouse. Since it was still under warranty I contacted the manufacturer. They informed me that the repair would not be covered and that it would cost almost $200 to repair. At this point I would not pay $200 for a brand new one.
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I received this laptop June 15, 2010. I didn't buy it, but it was a high school graduation gift from my mother's boss. When I first set it up, it was working well. Then, about maybe a month or less later, without warning, the webcam just stopped working. I didn't care because I didn't have the need of a webcam anyway, but it just annoyed me that it stopped working. The following year, my laptop began to slow down. So, like any other computer, I did PC cleanups to speed it up. I also switched it from "Balanced" to "High Performance". It was improving, even up to last year. However, earlier this year, the "Wireless Network Connection" started to mess up. I would have to uninstall the wireless driver (by Control Panel) restart the computer back and forth until it worked. Sometimes, I would re-install the driver and wait hours until I turned the laptop back on and lo and behold the wireless connection was working again. But, if I restarted my laptop while the wireless network was working or if I put the screen down to put it in sleep mode, then open it back up, the Wireless LAN light would disappear and the wireless connection would once again be lost. I would click and click the Wireless LAN button, but to no avail. Sometimes, I'd wait a couple days and a certain time before I turned my laptop back on and the connection worked again. I tried troubleshooting and that didn't work either. Apparently, the troubleshooting could only detect the "Wired Connection". I use my laptop in my room; my router is all the way in the living room. That's why I relied on the wireless connection. So, after a few months of this annoyance, I erased my hard drive (nothing was on my laptop that I really needed), took it and the memory rams out of the laptop, put the laptop in its original box and through it down the chute. I am currently waiting for my customized Toshiba laptop which I know will take forever to get. In closing, my advice is that this is more of a business laptop than it is an entertainment one. If you want to do more with your laptop than just paperwork and internet search, look elsewhere. If you really want this laptop, I suggest you research before you buy. Thank God I didn't buy this laptop.
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