Although the cost of a brand new home PC or laptop is coming down all the time, it is sometimes hard to work out the vast difference in prices in what appears to be comparable computers. Then there is buying a second user PC or laptop from classifieds. What should you be looking for and at what price?
Buying a bundled new PC package may cost you more money than you think. Deals offering hundred of euros of free software, free printers and peripherals may be disguising the fact that the PC you are buying is an end of line product.
As the technology in a new computer is already out of date when it rolls off the production line, it is important that your purchase should have a future and that it is not requiring an upgrade before you have even unpacked it.
Moore's Law of processing states that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit for minimum component cost doubles every 2 years^. You wouldn’t buy a 2 year old car just because it has 07 plates on it, so why would you buy a computer system with an out of date processor or insufficient ram.
This is especially true with the release of Microsoft's new operating system called Microsoft Vista*. The technical specification for running this operating system is very high and there are still some computers currently being sold which will not be capable of running Vista.
Agtek will advise you on the differences in system architectures, bus and CPU speeds and whether you are getting enough ram for your buck.
When you are buying we’ll advise you on the minimum specifications you should be looking for to meet modern computing requirements and future software needs. We’ll also advise on the best current offers and which computers have the best technical support backing.
Agtek recommends Dell computers on quality and value for money. We advise on how to buy direct from Dell and which system will suit your needs. If you purchase our recommendation through this website we will not charge you a penny for consultancy.
There are other manufacturers of high quality computers and we can advise on the pros and cons of various makes. We charge a minimum fee for this service which is waived if you decide to avail of our set up and install service.
When you have bought your new computer, give us a call and we’ll come to your home and set up your system for you and make sure that all the installed components on your purchase are working correctly.
contact us today for further details of our PC purchase consultancy service.
^Gordon E. Moore, co-founder of the Intel corporation made this statement in 1965. Forty years later this rule of the doubling of processing capacity still holds true and has actually dropped to 18 months. It is expected that Moore's Law will remain true for another two decades.
*Microsoft and Microsoft Vista are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries |
