Things to Consider Before Buying a Computer
In the initial stages of determining what sort of computer you need to get, you need to know
what you are going to be using the computer for. Whether you intend to write papers for class,
surf the World Wide Web, or just play computer games, you need to have an idea of what the
minimum requirements the computer needs to have. If all you intend to do is just write
letters using a DOS based word processing program, a n early pentium system with a 16
megabytes of RAM is more than adequate. If you want to use a Windows version of
some word processing program, then your requirements go up a bit, particularly on
the amount of RAM memory and hard disk space. If you want to be able to surf the
Web and play some of the multimedia on-line virtual reality games, then you need
a higher-end system, with more memory, more disk space, and a modem or network card to
connect to the Internet.
Once you determine what you need the computer for, the next question that you need to ask yourself is how much money I can afford to spend? Buy as much PC as you can afford. Don't cut corners on the main system unit (monitor, processor, memory, disk space, etc.).
Remember, you get what you pay for. If the price is cheap, most likely the components are cheap.
Finally, give yourself some room to work. Shoot for a dollar amount but be willing to spend a couple hundred more to get exactly what you want and something that you'll be happy with.
