Smart Shopping

Sam and Ben

Where and How to Shop

●  The best place to start shopping is online ○  Allows a greater range of comparison ○  Saves time and money from driving store to store ○  Shop in the comfort of your own home ○  Shop on well known store websites

■  Wal-Mart, Amazon, BestBuy, etc. ■  Don’t go to websites that are not familiar

●  Going to a store is also a good option ○  Allows you to see the product in person ○  Shows the product in use and what it is like ○  Talk directly with a sales associate

Cell Phones and Tablets

•  Does it fit your all your needs? o  Web surfing o  Games o  Facebook o  Email o  Reading eBooks

•  How long is the Battery life?

Cell Phones and Tablets: Android

•  Tons of devices o  Most popular phones

§  Samsung Galaxy s4 §  Samsung Galaxy s3 §  HTC One

o  Most popular tablets

§  Google Nexus 10 §  Google Nexus 7 §  Samsung Galaxy 10.1 §  Kindle Fire HD

Cell Phones and Tablets: iOS

•  By Apple o  iPhone

§  iPhone 5, 5S & 5C §  iPhone 4 & 4S

o  iPad §  iPad Air §  iPad Mini §  iPad with Retina Display

o  Over 1,000,000 apps available

iPad Air vs. Kindle Fire HDX •  Kindles were originally geared towards ereading

o  There is a Kindle App for iPad

•  iPads are more expensive but bigger screen o  iPad Air (9.7 Inch - $499) o  Kindle Fire HDX (7 Inch - $229, 8.7 Inch - $379)

•  The Kindle Fire HDX has a better screen quality •  Commonly used apps and accessories are usable on

both the iPad and Kindle Fire •  Both have basic functionality, such as

music, web surfing picture taking, etc. •  Ask yourself what you will be using it

for before you buy

•  By Microsoft o  Most popular phones

§  Nokia Lumia 1020 §  Nokia Lumia 520 §  Samsung ATIV S Neo

•  Over 175 thousand apps •  Similar to Windows 8

Cellular Plans: Know the difference

•  Contract o  Devices are generally cheaper o  Large Coverage o  Reliable

•  Prepaid o  Devices are a bit pricey o  Basic Coverage o  Cancel any time you want o  No bills o  Service cost is almost cut in half o  Not a large variety of devices

Computers General Rules: •  What will you be using it for?

o  Web browsing, typing documents, movie making, photo editing?

•  Do not shop by brand •  Set yourself a price limit, but allow some extra money in case

you see a good deal close to your price limit •  Make sure the product has what you need

o  Does it have a big enough screen and keyboard? o  Does it have a DVD/CD drive? o  Does it have a long enough battery life? o  Does it have enough ports, storage space, processing speed

•  The higher the specifications, the more expensive it will be

What about Mac vs. PC?

•  Macs come from only one company: Apple o  PCs come from many different companies (HP, IBM, Dell)

•  Macs are more expensive compared to PCs o  Macs have longer shelf life

•  PCs offer a larger variety of devices than Macs •  They have different operation systems •  The best thing to do is to go with the one that

best suits your needs

Questions and Answers

Feel free to ask us any questions regarding any gadget or shopping topics!