We are actually into 2012, and your previous pc simply give up. Do you repair it or purchase a brand new pc? If the pc is 5 years previous or older, then in all probability shopping for a brand new pc is the higher technique. Many computer systems manufactured 5 to 9 years in the past have {hardware} parts that fail mandating alternative of the pc. Please learn on to know learn how to purchase one of the best pc in your wants.
The first selections to make in shopping for a brand new pc are very fundamental. By answering these questions you establish your fundamental buy technique:
1. Please ask your self “How much can I spend?” The pc costs vary from $200 to $400, $450 to $800, and $900 and up.
2. Next decide the pc sort (or fashion) that works finest for you. The varieties of computer systems are desktop, laptop computer, and pill. These varieties of computer systems differ of their dimension, portability, and performance. Desktop computer systems are the least moveable. They are good for utilizing a number of shows and heavy workloads. Laptops differ in dimension and portability. The huge ones have 17-inch show making them luggable for infrequent journeys. Big laptops have a lot of the capabilities of a desktop however the computing horsepower is decrease than a desktop with a view to preserve laptop computer battery energy. Similarly, the show is smaller with decrease decision than shows used with desktop computer systems. Tablet computer systems are essentially the most moveable. They can do loads, however with a a lot smaller show. The tablets are a robust, moveable data instrument that’s one step above a smartphone.
3. Finally, the timeless query is: Do I purchase an Apple or one other pc? The different pc important picks are Windows 7 working system or Android working system computer systems. There are additionally Linux computer systems. Linux is free General Public License software program working system. Linux computer systems are equal for on a regular basis customers to Windows and Apple computer systems. The single distinction between Linux and Windows is that with a Linux pc you solely pay for the pc {hardware} which is a large financial savings over Apple and Windows computer systems.
The marketplace for Apple computer systems is tightly managed. This implies that Apple computer systems work very effectively with few issues. They are seldom attacked by malicious software program. Everything an enthusiastic Apple proprietor says about their Apple is true. They are additionally stunning trying computer systems. The down facet is that they’re costly. When an Apple does malfunction, you will have an enormous downside. If the Apple pc is underneath guarantee, you then schedule a go to to the Apple retailer and wait in line to get it mounted. Also, you pay loads for the restore.
In distinction Windows 7 computer systems are just like the Wild West. In the Wild West something can and does occur. There are many competing {hardware} and software program merchandise for Windows 7 computer systems. Windows 7 computer systems are essentially the most malware, spyware and adware, and virus attacked computer systems. Because there are extra Windows computer systems bought than some other computer systems, Windows computer systems are the most important goal to assault. Apple computer systems additionally get viruses, however a lot much less typically than Windows computer systems. Windows computer systems may be low cost computer systems however they aren’t cheaper than Linux computer systems.
4. The ultimate query is: What pc producer do you want? Each producer has its strategy to promoting computer systems. My desire is producers that don’t add fancy frills past the fundamentals that include Windows or the pc working system. Most of the frills attempt to promote you one thing, present features {that a} redundant with the working system, they occupy display house getting in the best way of what you’re doing, they usually overload and decelerate the pc. For instance, HP computer systems are like Big MACs, they style nice however include lots of software program fats. Lenovo computer systems are like a financial institution vault. They safe your knowledge however are depressing to repair due to the safety. It appears that every one computer systems include an annoying “dock” or software launcher. It takes up lots of display house and actually provides little past what Windows itself gives. It is all the time cheaper to buy a bundle than to construct a customized pc. Purchasing customized pc elements is all the time dearer than shopping for a packaged system from a producer as a result of the producers buy pc parts in such excessive quantity.
Once your fundamental technique is decided, then it’s time to discover a pc. The strategy right here is to make use of the Internet to carry out the preliminary procuring after which go to the shop to make the ultimate choice and buy. Please go to the website online of a pc retailer close to you equivalent to Best Buy or Staples. Search their website based mostly on the sort (or fashion) of pc that works finest for you. The website ought to produce an inventory of computer systems from which to decide on. Sort them by “Best Selling” and verify the “Customer Reviews”. Please decide how the value compares to your price range. Most retail retailer websites allow evaluating the options of three computer systems facet by facet. Carefully choose three computer systems for comparability.
This strategy was used to check from one retailer three desktop computer systems reasonably priced. They ranged from $429.99 to $699.99. The $429.99 pc used a 3.Three GHz Intel i3 CPU chip, had 6 GB RAM, and a 1 TB disk drive. The 549.99 pc used an AMD 2.Four GHz CPU chip, had Eight GB RAM, and had a slower 5,400 rpm 1.5 TB drive. The $699.99 pc used an Intel 3.0GHz i5 CPU chip, had 6 GB RAM and a 7,200 rpm 1 TB drive. The variations between these techniques will not be prone to make the most costly system carry out that noticeably higher to a consumer than the least costly system. As lengthy because the {hardware} options are usually in the identical vary the efficiency appears to be the identical for every pc.
All techniques used the newest DDR3 RAM. The pc with Eight GB of RAM might carry out higher than these computer systems with 6 GB of RAM. One factor is for certain; all these computer systems could be decidedly quicker than a Windows XP system with 2 GB of RAM. While particular efficiency check applications can measure the efficiency distinction between a 2.Four GHz AMD CPU chip pc and a 3.Three GHz Intel i5 CPU chip pc, folks barely discover the distinction. What folks do discover is that AMD chip computer systems normally are cheaper by $100 or greater than Intel CPU chip computer systems.
The Windows Performance Index is a measure of the mixed efficiency of all of the parts of a Windows Vista or a Windows 7 pc. The Windows Performance Index is a single quantity that varies between 1 and seven.9. Low finish techniques have Windows Performance Index numbers within the 3.Four to 4.5 vary. A pc with a 3.Four rating carry out the identical as a pc with a 4.5 rating to a human. To see a efficiency distinction the Windows Performance Index would wish to go from a 4.5 to a 7.5.
The Windows Performance Index is just not talked about in any promoting to my information. It is discovered on Windows 7 computer systems by opening START, clicking the precise mouse button on the COMPUTER menu choice after which choosing PROPERTIES from the drop down menu that seems. To see Windows Performance Index you would wish to have a retailer gross sales individual fireplace up the pc and aid you view it.
Apple computer systems normally have {hardware} operates at slower speeds and has smaller capacities than Windows computer systems. The Apple computer systems carry out in addition to or higher than their Windows rivals as a result of they use a distinct and tightly managed working system. The software program interplay with the {hardware} makes up for the slower Apple {hardware}.
The ultimate comparability space is within the show. Monitors immediately use Light Emitting Diode (LED) backlighting. The LEDs use little energy and may final seemingly perpetually. Monitor bodily dimension contributes to visibility. A personality on a 14-inch monitor is smaller than the identical character on a 24-inch monitor. The greater monitor photographs are extra simply seen. Monitors decision is expressed in horizontal by vertical dots or pixels. Typically they’re one thing like 1600 by 900 dots. Monitors with a bigger variety of dots of vertical decision have a greater show. Often screens might be marketed as 1080p. The 1080p decision is 1080 dots of vertical decision with every line refreshed on every scan cycle. On a 1600 by 1200 monitor you possibly can see a full 8.5 by 11 inch web page when it’s seen at full dimension or 100% zoom. Monitors with 900 dots vertical decision typically minimize off the underside of the web page when it’s seen at full dimension.
The ultimate little bit of knowledge to think about in buying a brand new pc is to not buy the most costly pc. Here is why. A shopper requested me to get him a pc. At the Dell website online I configured a pc with what gave the impression to be modest options. This pc value $3,000. At Costco they provided a pc bundle that had considerably decrease efficiency options for underneath $1,000. If the shopper bought a brand new $1,000 pc yearly for 3 years, on the finish of three years he would have higher pc than if he bought the $3,000 Dell pc. Only buy the most costly pc when you should completely have the options and efficiency it gives. Otherwise stick with extra reasonably priced computer systems and buy them extra typically. Buying two $400 computer systems is healthier than going for a single $800 pc in the long term.
There is just not the “best computer” to purchase. But utilizing the technique introduced right here anybody can discover an incredible pc for themselves.
Pete the Nerd “Your Friend on a Technically Challenged Planet”
P D Moulton
Comments