eMachines announced a pair of new desktop PCs for the holiday season that start at only $349.99 after a $50 mail in rebate. The eMachines T5243 Desktop PC has an AMD Athlon X2 6400 2.16GHz processor with 1GB of RAM, a 320GB SATA HDD and a DVD burner. Also included is a 15-in-1 card reader and the OS is windows Vista Home Premium. No display is included with the computer.

Pricing for the T5234 desktop is $434.99 after $50 mail-in rebate. The cheapest machine is the eMachines T3626 that runs an AMD Sempron 2.2GHz CPU, uses NVIDIA GeForce 6100 graphics, has 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD and a dual layer DVD burner.

The price for this system is $349.99 after $50 rebate. “During the holiday season, we’re helping our customers give great gifts with two new eMachines PCs that include premium features such as Microsoft Home Premium and 1024MB of RAM,” said Glenn Jystad, Gateway’s manager of consumer desktops. “Plus, the high-end model takes it a step further with a dual core AMD Athlon processor and the largest hard drive we’ve ever offered on an eMachines PC – 320GB of storage capacity. Anyone who needs a new or additional desktop PC for their home will be thrilled with the quality and value they find in the new eMachines models.”

Via eMachines