Recently for his birthday my friend got a new computer since his 1998 computer was useless to do any type of hardcore computer gaming or exploring. The model is a Dell computer to be specific a Dell Inspiron 530 with 2.6ghz speed, 500gb hard drive and 4gb ram.(http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=404863&pCatg=5816) Personally I thought it was a great computer at first but then once he told me the specs, i just slid into a deep computer depression. The price tag of the computer was $800. I know good deals and this was definitely not a good deal. Websites such as deals2buy.com have all these great computer deals and he went and bought that computer without even researching it or searching for better deals. Well, i guess i cant do anything about it now, he already set up his computer and started browsing. Tell me what you think about this computer, do you think it was worth it?
I was recently at a friend’s house and i was using their 1998 Compaq computer. I was just amazed at how fast and well functioning the computer was. I was just browsing the internet and i was just completely in awe of that computer because it didn’t even freeze or slow down even when i opened like 5 windows. Now you might be thinking that “oh, that computer was probably like a incredible fast model for 1998″ Well i guess it was, however i really don’t think 128 mb ram should be performing well right now with the latest websites. I just wanted to let everyone know that, even if you have a great top line computer that’s from this year, your computer might even be get beaten an old school computer.
I have lately been taking a simple computer literacy course. So i thought i would share some knowledge with the rest of you. Ok this is for simple people, who barely know what computers do and are made of, basically for me :).
Buying a computer:
Personally when buying a computer you must trust the brand computer. Personally i have a Toshiba laptop, that unfortunately constantly overheats (seems like a common problem with Toshiba laptops). So i would choose a dell computer or laptop. For the Operating system, go with a PC, windows xp at the moment since vista still has compatibility problems at the moment. Windows xp has been standard in most households. There have been basically no problems for me with XP. Okay now, choosing the configuration of the computer. Buy a computer with as much RAM as you can. The more RAM, the faster your computer can please your needs (opens programs with lightning speed and precision). You don’t really need a large hard disk space unless you have a huge pirated movie collection (yes i know there are some). Unless you need a LOT of space for high space movies or programs you would need a minimum of 100 GB space. Next, the display, buy a nice display, not that they better the computer’s performance but when watching a movie, they can really help improving the enjoyment aspect of it.
Well that’s a very simple explanation of choosing a computer
But wait, this is only part 1 of the series, there will also be a part 2, Stick around for this.
Jumby
