Buying A New Computer

So after fixing someones brand new computer today, I have decided to dedicate a full post to buying a new computer and everything related to it.

First, where to buy a new computer? For normal PC users you will want to go with Dell, only because of the warranty factor. Dell offers the best warranty by far, and this is a something that is very important for people not that familiar with computers.

Whatever computer you decided to get, get the largest and longest warranty that they offer, it is worth every penny. Ok, having said that, now you want to buy one of their cheapest if not the cheapest one they have.

Many of you are saying, what? Why? The reason for this is (and I'm not going to elaborate) that for what most users will be using it for (email, word processing, internet use) the least expensive one is far more powerful than what you will need or utilize.

After choosing which computer you would like, your next concern is what software will be included on your new PC. This is very very important and cannot be stressed enough. You want to get Windows XP on the computer.

After you declare what you want as an operating system (which was windows xp) you want to make sure no extra software is installed. The extra software is meant to get more money out of you even after you spend up to $1200 on the computer itself.

This extra software runs on the computer in the background and slows the computer down a lot. The software in almost every case can be downloaded for free from the provider who developed it. Things like America Online, Norton Anti Virus, Mcafee Anti Virus, and Webroot Spysweeper are among the most common and bad for your computer.

Later on I will get into why Norton and Mcafee are not good for your computer. But until then have fun with your new computer and remember, when you order it, keep those extra programs off :)