| What You Should Know Before You Buy | | | | hundred dollars! |
| Computer Equipment | | | | (RAM) Memory |
| There are so many factors to think about when | | | | Memory is very important because optimum |
| deciding which computer equipment to buy. The | | | | running of your computer equipment is dependent |
| bewildering amount of choices can seem | | | | on enough RAM. The minimum amount should be |
| overwhelming. This guide will help you compare | | | | 256MB, for better performance you should get |
| computer equipment features, and help you to | | | | 512MB. If you can afford to buy a new computer |
| examine and sift through many of the basic items | | | | with more, you should. It's worth it because you |
| before you buy a new computer. If it be a | | | | can keep more applications open and it will easily |
| desktop PC, laptop, discount/surplus computer, a | | | | handle memory hogs like Photoshop and music |
| refurbished computer or a computer accessory, | | | | applications! |
| this quick guide will help you to get the most for | | | | Monitors |
| your money. | | | | When buying computer equipment look for a |
| With modern computer equipment almost any of | | | | monitor that is at least 17" with a resolution of |
| them will adequately handle what most people | | | | 1280 by 1024 pixels. A Desktop PC with a 19-inch |
| need to buy a new computer for; word | | | | monitor gives you 20 % more screen area. If |
| processing, basic office, internet surfing and email. | | | | you can spend $300-$450 on a monitor when you |
| Which you can buy for about $1000. or less! But if | | | | buy a new computer you might want to get a |
| you are into digital videos, photo editing, music, or | | | | 15" LCD because it has the same viewable area |
| manage a large database you will need more than | | | | as the 17" CRT and takes up much less space. |
| the basic Desktop PC or Laptop. This higher end | | | | Hard Drives (storage) |
| computer will cost you around $1500-$2000. | | | | Most hard drives sold today will provide more |
| (CPU) Processors | | | | than enough storage. The basic computer |
| There is always change in the computer market, | | | | equipment comes with 40GB or larger, which is |
| but no matter what the upgrades there are | | | | plenty for most tasks. But for working with |
| always two basic choices to be made when | | | | graphics, video, music, or large databases 80GB |
| purchasing computer equipment: | | | | should be the minimum you settle for. 7200-rpm |
| 1) brand 2) speed. To buy a new computer that | | | | drives give better performance. But for the best |
| handles standard office and Internet tasks any | | | | performance get a computer with 8MB of cache. |
| processor will work. | | | | Basic Warranty and Tech Support |
| Need more power in your computer equipment? | | | | A one-year warranty on most computer |
| Then the Intel Pentium4 or the AMD Athlon XP | | | | equipment is enough, because most problems |
| (great for graphics and photos which use a lot of | | | | seem to happen in the first year. If you want you |
| memory space) are for you. | | | | can get an extended two to three year warranty |
| If you buy a new computer one or two levels | | | | for around $150. to $200. If you buy a Dell you |
| from the top you will only lose about five percent | | | | can get priority call routing to tech support for a |
| per tier performance but you can save a couple | | | | year for only $39. |