How to buy a computer

        Today there are a variety if computers available to the buyer, and the various terminology hurled at you by a salesperson or a website can leave you wondering what its all about. Theres no end to how much you can spend on a computer system, and getting the most expensive one you can afford is not the answer, its not that simple I’m afraid, and you’re going to have to understand computer fundamentals to make up your mind.

         The speed of the processor to buy (for example P iv , 1.6 Gh) is measured in hertz, and this literally means the faster the speed o the processor, the faster your computer will work. Apart from this , the Random Access Memory (RAM) determines the processing time as well. For basic internet usage, and some Ms Office alone , it may be pointless to invest in a P IV 2.4 GH processor working with a 1GB RAM. But on the other hand, if you are planning to do some serious graphic design, you’l be thankful for every MB of RAM and every little bit of processor speed. These are the two primary variables that will affect the speed of your computer.

        If you are marketing person, and travel a lot , you may want to invest in a laptop , while if you were a studio based recording artist, you’d be wanting a solid desk top system with large processing capabilities. One of the better suppliers of computers and accessories are dell computers (www.dell.com) , their desktops and laptops are very popular, and they also assist with different finance options. Anyway, one basic choice you have to make is whether you want to go for a laptop or a desktop.

        If you are into serious computer gaming, you’l want the fastest system money can buy, because new games come out every year, that really don’t fare too well on older models. You may want to consider here thou,  a computer can be an expensive gaming machine – if games is mostly what you are after you want to look at gaming machines like the play station (Sony) or the Microsoft X box.

        If you want to buy a desktop computer / PC that will help you with monthly accounts , spreadsheets and presentations, an older model from ebay will be just fine. Many people who don’t really care about graphic design or computer gaming wouldn’t want to know why they’d have to spend 5 times as much for something they really wouldn’t use. They may rather invest a little on say a printer, than a high end machine.

        Today’s printers make it possible even to print photographs at home, in minutes. There are some that don’t even need a computer to print photos! Apart from the computer itself , theres no end to the number of accessories you can buy.