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How to Buy a Computer
Business Information Management
http://www.ehow.com/how_3038_buy-computer.html
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Features
RAM Processor speed Graphics Hard disk space
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Step 1 - Product Source
Specialty store, Consumer electronics store, Retail chain, Limited service discount chain, Local computer builder or mail-
order/Internet vendor, Direct from the company (Dell)
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Step 2 – When to Buy
When you need to buy.
No matter how long you wait for the best deal, the same configuration will cost less in six months.
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Step 3 – How Will You Use
Decide which features you'll need based on what you're going to do with the computer.
For example, If you're going to be creating graphics,
sound and video, you'll want plenty of RAM.
If you're going to be doing heavy computational tasks (searching large databases, watching video), you'll want a super processor.
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Step 4 – Decide Computer Type
Decide if you want a laptop, which you can carry around with you, or a desktop model.
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Step 5 – Choose a Computer Brand Based On . . .
quality, price technical support.
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Step 6 -
Based on your likely needs, figure core configuration processor and
speed amount of RAM hard drive size
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Step 7
Determine additional drives you need:
CD-ROM DVD-ROM CD recorder Zip drive
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Step 8
Select peripherals and additional hardware such as modems, sound cards, video cards and speakers.
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Step 9
Decide how many extra internal card slots and disk-drive bays you'll need in order to allow room for future expansion.
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Step 10
Determine what pre-installed software you want or need. Get at least an operating system, such as Windows, an anti-virus program, and programs for word processing, spreadsheets, databases and keeping your checkbook.
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Step 11
Choose the length of warranty or service coverage appropriate to your needs.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep abreast of the latest technology by reading the new-product reviews in magazines and on the Web. Find out what hardware and soft-ware are included with the models you're considering, and use that as a basis for comparing prices. Ask 'What's the catch?' if a price seems too low.
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Tips and Warnings
Understand that RAM is where your computer temporarily stores data to be processed. Although more RAM is better, you don't need much if you restrict your computer use to simple tasks (word processing, check balancing).
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Tips and Warnings
Games, however, can require lots of RAM; graphics and sound are other space hogs.
Today's processors are usually fast enough for all but the most demanding applications, such as streaming video.
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Assignment
Decide if you want to purchase a laptop, notebook, or desktop.
Research 3 brands. (Internet or ads) Copy research in a Word document List specifics of each – same info as on ad
analysis What kind of warranty will you get? Present research on a PowerPoint
slideshow.