The eMachines T3642 ($350 direct) is one of those bargain-basement PCs that big-box merchants use to lure customers in, hoping they'll purchase it along with more stuff (144 rolls of toilet paper, a plasma TV, or other items) once they're in the store. The T3642 is not as feature-deficient as you'd expect for such an inexpensive PC, however. It's a decent, cheap desktop for those who need a system that will get them on the Internet and save their digital photos until they burn them to a CD. It includes features that formerly required users to spend thousands of dollars on a multimedia system, but that's progress for you. If you want a "disposable" desktop PC to use for a few years and then replace once it starts giving you trouble, take a look at the T3642.