Sounds like a good way to make use of old eMachines, at a large discount too.
Finally, the year of the Linux Desktop! (eMachine edition)
Exactly. I used to do the same thing about 15 years ago with Windows XP and Windows 7 computers. I didn't have a lot of space, so I'd get about half a dozen set up and go along them in a row running the installers. By the time I got to the end of the row, the first one would be about ready for me to click the next box. The vast majority of time installing an OS is waiting.