If you are a first time buyer of a computer, it can be very confusing, with the computer jargon which only a computer whiz kid can understand. I have bought computers since the Commodore 64 first came out. I have found that computers get more and more sophisticated as time goes by. But if you concentrate on relying on the information below, just about everything else about a computer will fall into place:
- Get a computer with no less than 2 GIGABYTES minimum for memory, so you can run the new Vista Windows. (Some still prefer XP Windows over Vista because Vista is still having some “bugs” worked out.)
- 200 gigabytes is nice on for hard drive storage, so you can play the latest games, otherwise the latest games may not run at all because of the shortage of memory storage space
- A 17 inch monitor. You cannot go wrong with a 17” monitor, even though a 15” monitor is ok if your eyesight is still good.
- Be prepared to spend from $450 to $700 for desktop computer and about $550 to 800 for a laptop computer
- Compare computer brands because different manufacturers will have pretty much the same specifications but at a lower price. Check out just about any computer magazine with advertising and articles comparing computers for your convenience.
- Save your money to purchase a new computer instead of buying a refurbished computer with only 40 gigabytes for the hard drive
- Also, learn some of the computer terminology from, say, Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia of sorts
- Be on the lookout for computer specials, which usually come out on the Sunday's newspaper advertising supplements. Also, right around September you will start to see computer specials for Christmas.
Hope the above information has been of some help.
