Desktop/Laptop Computer buyers guide
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Computers, Computers everywhere, but which one do I pick!Computers are everywhere! But that does not mean getting the right one for you is easy. In this section of the site we will offer the new computer user some advice on buying and maintaining that work horse of the modern household and small office, the Personal Computer (PC). Just by following a few simple tips you can buy with confidence and see your investment protected from those sudden changes in price that have become a feature of buying any modern electronic item.
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Apple MAC - PC - LINUX?????![]() The logo's of the big three
Before we begin discussing which computer is best value, its worth taking a moment to consider which Computer best suits your pocket. In the last 20 years the word 'computer' and 'PC' have become synonymous. This is in fact not correct. The word PC (abbreviated from Personal Computer) was first coined to describe IBM's originally computer first released in 1982.
Computers are far older than this, going back to at least the 1940's and if you want to embarce some of the more interesting theories about the antikera machine all the way back to ancient Greece. We need only concern ourselfs with modern versions of the computer, and despite what you read in the papers these are not limited to the 'Windows PC'. They come in three common variates, staring with the oldest:
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