I cannot recommend any packaged computer, but most particularly, avoid e-machines.  I'm familiar with them myself and they're the worst at cutting corners I don't want to cut.  And really imo you don't save any money; if you cut the same corners that e-machines or HP does, then your finished PC will be cheaper.

Avoid Best Buy and other mass retailers unless you first compare the price of comparable items from mail order retailers, because they are often more expensive (someone has to pay for all those people running around in blue shirts).  A blanket "buy everything from the same store" is a bad idea when dealing with a storefront retailer, because the high sticker-shock items might be priced reasonably, but they stick you on the little stuff VERY hard.  For example, a small power cable that might cost $3 from a mail order shop will often be $15 or more at the storefront.

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