A new PC to buy can be a daunting task for some people, the average home user will not know what the various options mean and when faced with these decisions may end up making the wrong choice and end up with a computer that is not everything that they need to do. This guide will help you understand the various options so you can choose the right PC that meets your needs to ensure that you get the best value for your hard earned money.
Before you begin shopping for a new computer you will need a few decisions to help you find the right computer for your needs.
Determine if you want a laptop or desktop computer. See laptops vs desktops that later for more information. List all the different things that you want to be able to do with your new computer-for example, surfing on the Internet, send and receive e-mail, word processing and storage of photos, videos and music. Without this list do you find it difficult to determine which computer is right for you. determination of the minimum hardware recommendations for the new computer, see hardware Specifications below for more information. Determine how you are going to buy your new computer.Where To Buy A Personal Computer for more information, see later. buy your new computer. keep an eye on for my up coming Guide "Setting Up A Personal Computer", which will cover the basics of setting up your computer and maintenance tasks you do on a regular basis need to make your computer fast and safe. Laptops vs desktops
A laptop computer has a great advantage on a desktop computer, transferability – take your laptop with you almost anywhere meaning gives you instant access to the data on your laptop, but this also makes it easier for someone to walk makes off with your laptop and your data.Desktops are not portable, but are also much less likely to be stolen.
A laptop is generally much more expensive than a desktop computer, and for the same cost of a laptop, a faster desktop can be purchased.
Laptops are generally not expandable and are made using proprietary components, this means that if your laptops breaks only the manufacturer of your laptop parts supply can fix-when your warranty runs out of this can be very expensive. desktops are fully extensible and do not use proprietary parts, which means that the replacement parts normally cheap and can be found in virtually any computer shop.
Hardware specifications
There are a lot of different options when it comes to the hardware specifications of the computer, once you have your list of things that you want to do with your computer you will be able to determine the minimum hardware specifications of your new computer, normally the best way to do this is to talk to a specialist and give them your list of things that you want to do with your computer. the main hardware components that you need to look at are the CPU (processor); RAM (memory) and HDD (hard disk).
Processor-determines how fast your computer can process data.
RAM-this is the temporary space that the computer uses when accessing your programs and data that are stored on your computer.This can be regarded as a reception, the information that you are currently working on is put on the desk and is deleted when you are finished.The more RAM your computer has, the more information you can quickly at the same time.
Hard disk-determines how much information you can store on your computer.
Basic tasks, such as browsing the Internet, send and receive e-mail, word processing and storing photos, videos and music, a computer with at least a dual-core processor, 2 GB of memory and a 80 GB hard drive, depending on how many photos, videos and music files that you-the capacity of the hard drive may need to be increased.
For more advanced tasks, such as gaming you should look at a fast processor, more memory and a discrete graphics card-refer to the minimum specifications for some of the games that you would like to play an idea about the kind of hardware specifications that you will need.
Where to buy a Personal Computer
There are a few different ways to buy a new computer, below is a list of the most common ways people buy computers.
Buying a computer at an electronics store or supermarket (such as Dick Smiths or Big W in Australia).This is perhaps the most common way in which the average user will buy a PC and is also the worst way to buy a computer. these types of storage in General, no staff with a good knowledge of computers, so she can't really help you make the right choice and good after purchase support cannot provide. this option be avoided if possible. buying a brand name computer manufacturer via the Internet (such as Dell or HP). This is a relatively good option, but you cannot, apart from photos look, or test drive the computer before buying it. when purchasing online by calling the sales team or search for reviews on the Internet, you can normally get good advice. After market support is pretty good with this option, they will have a team of dedicated technical examination and normally a local service representative who normally will do House calls. buying a custom-built computer from a computer store (such as principal computers in Australia). This is a good option and will allow you to get great advice and buy a computer that fits your needs, you can sit with a specialist to discuss exactly what you need your computer to do, it is also generally cheaper than buying a brand name computer and they offer great after purchase. buying the individual hardware components and building the computer itself, this is only a good option for those who already have good knowledge of computers. If this option interests you watch out for my up coming Guide "build your own PC".Conclusion
With the right information and the purchase of a personal computer does not have to be a chore. Hopefully this guide will help you in the right direction of choosing a computer that is appropriate for your needs will be. Please feel free to leave your comments or questions.
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