Asking the RIGHT questions
Feb 14 '00
I have been doing in home consultation and repair of personal computers for more than 5 years now. And the majority of my service calls have been from inexperienced users. Most new computer buyers are new to computers and know about all the flashy products everyone else says are "must haves" like Cd writers and Zip drives .
Buying a new computer should first begin with competent advice from a professional, not the 17 year old that works at the store and reads the specifications off a card. The professional should ask your computer experience, knowledge of Operating systems...and possibly recommend training..if needed. Then the next question should be what do you plan on doing with the computer? If you say just the internet chatting thing and maybe email...the tech should have a clue as to your needs. If you want to do web pages and have an online business, that means more graphic intensive hardware and software. If you say you need a home office to do spread sheets and tele-commute from work...that means more processing power and less gadgets.
Buying a computer is not finding one on sale or getting it because it had a rebate. It is getting a computer to suit your needs. If it is too hard for you to operate, you will lose interest. if it is too slow for your needs, you may lose money...So please ask alot of people when deciding to buy a computer and stick with the advice of the person who asks the right questions.
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