eMachines, Inc. has taken the wraps off its T6000 PC, the first in a series of new 64-bit PCs from the company incorporating the AMD Athlon 64 processor.
Enhancing the performance of 32-bit applications for gaming, digital photography and other multimedia applications, the T6000 provides a ready platform for the coming era of 64-bit computing for consumers, the company said. The product features an AMD Athlon 64 processor 3200+ with HyperTransport technology, increasing bandwidth and reducing bottlenecks for increased processing speed and seamless multi-tasking on multiple applications.
The T6000 has an ATI RADEON 9600 video card with 128MB/128-bit dual channel memory support for "cinematic" visual quality for games and other graphics-intensive applications. Other features include a front-panel '8-in-1 Media Reader' for downloading digital audio and video from a wide range of new media devices, 512MB of PC3200 DDR memory, a Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB hard drive with an 8MB cache spinning at 7,200 RPM, and CD-RW and DVD drives. It also has seven USB 2.0 ports, two 1394 IEEE ports, one serial port and one parallel port as well as 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet, VIA KT800 chipset, a floppy disk drive and a V.92 modem.
The eMachines T6000 PC is currently available from Best Buy with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $1,299 (U.S.). The T6000 series of 64-bit PCs will be available from additional authorized eMachines retailers in 2004, the company said.
