Step 2: Find software to get that job done
Step 3: Find hardware to make the software go
Step 4: Shop for service and support
Step 5: Buy that computer!
It’s easy to understand why buying a computer can be a scary thing. It’s a big investment. Not only that, but lots of scary terms and frightening technology are involved. Are you getting the right thing? Is the salesperson baffling you with bs?
Most people don’t have the same natural fear of technology that they have of snakes, spiders, fire, and old fat guys with short pants and black socks. You have no need to worry about slipping into The Twilight Zone; no need to confirm that you’re in a Fellini movie. As with buying anything, the more you know about what you’re buying, the better you can make your decision.
A well-informed shopper is a smart shopper. The key to becoming a smart computer shopper is to follow the five easy steps outlined in this ARTIKEL.
- I should tell you upfront that the biggest mistake people make in buying a computer is shopping for price rather than service. Although lots of places can sell you the cheapest computer in the galaxy, don’t expect them to offer much after-sale support.
- Yes, you need support.
- The second-biggest mistake is shopping for hardware before shopping for software, including shopping for brand-name computers. Just because the TV has trained you to think that such-and-such a company makes computers doesn’t mean that you have to buy one of them.
- I explain the difference between hardware and software in OTHER topic. That’s where I also inform you why software is more important.
- Although you can use this book to help you find a nice used computer, I don’t recommend buying one as your first computer. Why? No support
