There are reviews for the Sempron processor here: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/processors/sempron/ http://www.a1-electronics.net/AMD_Section/CPUs/Sempron_July04.shtml http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=559&cid=1 Please note the dates of these reviews, as they are some time ago. Gerald Gollinger wrote: > > > A manufacturer called Emachines is selling PCs with the Sempron chip (512 > MB RAM, 1.8 GHz, Ethernet port) for about $400 plus 8.375% New York City > / NY State tax. The link gives a review of the chip: > http://tinyurl.com/o8sne Compaq is being sold as refurbished and their is > no warranty that the PCs have Ethernet port. I prefer cash and carry. I am > way from my job too much and do not want to waste a day for a UPS delivery, > especially so, technically I am considered deaf. HP is the high price end of > the PC market. So what is the story of Emachines and the Sempron chip? > > Gerald -- Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> ICQ number 112663246 Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/index.html?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. -- -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.