How to buy a computer
Computer now is essential part of our life. We use it in work and at home. Personal computer allows creating balance sheet, writing of essays and note, gaming, checking of your E-mail and surfing the Internet. It is almost universal thing. You need computer, if you are accountant, businessman, medic or student. PC makes our life easy. And selection of good PC is very important. At first you need to understand, what you need if you buy a computer
Main selection for you it is the choice between different worlds – Microsoft and Apple. Certainly, you can choose Linux-based operating system, or offer from Google and other companies. But the selection between Windows and Mac is most important; after you make the choice you can’t change it. Ask your friends, which operating system whey use. Think about your requirements to computer and its price, about programs for OS. Operating systems have specific programs, and may be you need some of them – special graphics editor, music editor or text editor. Or may be you don’t need specific soft and you want to purchase stylish computer only. Windows-based computers represent the majority of market, Apple computers are most expensive, but at the same time are most stylish and have some specific soft.
Then, think about strength of your computer. If you buy a computer for working with text and Internet only, there is no any difference – select most cheap model. If you need to work with multimedia, graphic or want to game, you should choose most expensive model. There is no advice, which best computer to buy. Because universal best computer doesn’t exist, best computer is the PC that helps in best way.
So, think about central processor – it is the brain of your PC. Producers like AMD and Intel offer new processors with two or more cores. General speed is measured in gigahertz. The next hint is to choose how much memory you need. Two gigabytes will be enough for the text editor, Internet surfing and viewing of video and listening of music. Don’t forget to choose parameters of hard drive, when you buy new computers or computer. New models have 500 gigabytes and more. If you have large hard drive, you can collect video, music and photos without any problem.
Determine which additional devices you need – DVD-ROM, Blu-ray ROM, card reader, specific modem, good sound card with Dolby Surround or cheap integral sound card, video card, speakers and other. If you want to work with WI-FI, don’t forget on it. Think how much USB devices you connect to your PC. If you can’t find good model at stores, try to buy custom computer. In such case you can select all parameters of your PC.
If you make many travels, best buy laptop computer. It can be more expensive, but you can use it everywhere. Laptop PC is very popular now and producers offer the great number of models. You should make such selection, as in case with ordinary PC. Additional advice – to check, how much time works battery of your laptop. It depends on the strength of personal processor, video card and quality of battery. Very good variant is 6-8 hours of working. If you buy netbook with monitor up to 12,1 inches, it can work up to 10 hours.
Think what pre-installed software you need. At lest you need operating system – Windows or Apple OS or Linux-based or other variant, editor of texts, spreadsheets and databases, anti-virus program, movie player and music player. You can find free variants of these programs. Or you can find non-free programs. In such case ask about their price and work of tech support. Also, ask on tech support for your computer, and the length of warranty. Producers offer you many variants, which computers to buy. The only that you need to do is to make right selection. In such case personal computer will be the best assistant in your work.
