Acer is releasing three new eMachines desktop computers, the EL1352-A22C, the EL1850-A22C/T, and the EL1850-A22C/TF. The Acer EL1352 series features a dual-core AMD Athlon II X2 220 processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive.

The EL1850 series sports an Intel Pentium processor, an 18.5-inch anti-glare LCD, and comes with Microsoft Office Personal 2010. The Acer EL1352-A22C will be available on October 20th, while the Acer EL1850-A22C/T and EL1850-A22C/TF will be launched on October 27th.

More and more people are adding HTPC machines to their living rooms now that prices for the systems are coming down along with the size of the machines. eMachines has unveiled a new HTPC that can also be used for basic computing called the Mini-e ER1402.

The little machine is about the size of a book at 7.1-inches in diameter and it weighs nine pounds. It has HDMI out and an optical audio output. Other features include 802.11b/g/n connectivity and support for full HD video.

For a price of $399, you can expect to find all of the usual hardware that is already used in countless Intel Atom powered PCs: 1.6Ghz Atom, Windows XP Home, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, DVD writer, WIFI+Ethernet, 5xUSB.

What sets this one apart from stand-alone “Atom boxes” is the 18.5″ (1366×768) display that also contains the computer. You’ll want to upgrade that 1GB to at least 2GB though. You’ll be happy you did.

eMachines just dropped a trio of full-size desktops. The ET1300-02, ET1810-01 and ET1810-03 all sport a bland white mini-tower and come with a matching LCD monitor, speakers and keyboard. Let’s take a look at specs: The $449.99 ET1300-02 features an AMD Athlon X2 4850e (2.5GHz) CPU, Vista Home Premium, NVIDIA’s GeForce G100 (512MB), 3GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB hard drive, 18x SuperMulti DVD burner, multicard reader, HDMI / DVI / VGA outputs and an 18-inch E182H display.

The ET1810-03 will cost you $369.99 with a 2.2GHz Pentium E2210 CPU, GeForce 7500 integrated graphics and a lone VGA port. On the low end, for $299.99 you’ll get the ET1810-01 with a 1.6GHz Celeron 420 and 2GB of DDR2 RAM.

Desktop computers were once the computer of choice for the majority of users. Improvements in technology making notebooks cheaper and mobile Internet connections have turned the majority of users today to notebooks. However, there is still a market for the desktop PC, though it is shrinking literally and figuratively.

Many desktop computers today are shrinking in size into small form factor systems. The latest SFF desktop to hit retail shelves is the eMachines EL 1200 series. The series includes two computers — the EL 1200-05w and the EL 1210-01e. eMachines says the computers are about the size of a dictionary.

For lots of people when it starts getting close to back to school time, they start looking for a new computer. For most users a basic computer will do the trick and the biggest factor is the price of the system. While eMachines may not have the best reputation, its computers certainly fit the low-cost requirement.

Today eMachines announced three new computers just in time for the back to school crowd. The first new system is the T3656 desktop with a retail price of $299.99. For that amount you get an Intel Celeron CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB HDD. If you need more performance the eMachines T5374 retails for $399.99 and features a Intel Celeron dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM and a 320GB HDD.