Guide to Buying a Computer

Hello, I am here with a guide on how to buy a computer. With buying anything, whether it be in a store or on the internet, you must know a little bit about what you are buying and where is the best place to get it.  With this guide, I will explain everything from whether to choose a laptop or desktop to what size hard drive would suit your needs. I hope that my guide can help you with your next big purchase!

The first step with buying a new computer would have to be deciding whether to get a Desktop or Laptop. Both come with their own basic pros and cons, which I will explain now. The pros of a desktop are as follows: Very durable, fast speeds, larger hard drives, and better for video games. The con's are that it is not portable and will shut off if unplugged. A laptop is very different. The pros are that it is portable, can run on a battery, and has wireless internet. The con's are that it is not good for gaming, the battery can die when needed, can be slow sometimes, and does not hold as much hard disk space.

Once you have chosen your type of computer, your need to decide what size hard drive you want. A hard drive is like memory of the computer (Not to be confused with RAM, discussed later). It stores information, like a file or a program. The only way that you could lose the file is if you removed the hard drive or deleted it from your computer. Usually, people choose a bigger hard drive because they have more information that needs to be stored. If you like to install video games, have a lot of pictures, have a large database of songs, or own a business and your computer needs space for files, you should get a bigger hard drive. Most of the time, hard drives come in the following sizes: 60GB(gigabyte, term for amount of space), 120 GB, 160 GB, and 250 GB. Some custom hard drives can even be measured in the TB(Terabytes), being 1000 GB. These are mainly for people who own servers and need the space to hold the information being processed through computers.