Ways to Save Money When Buying a New PC

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When buying a new computer, many of us will simply walk into our nearest computer store and walk out with a whole new system, including monitors, extra cables and anything that the sales people can sell you!

Quality recertified computers As with many aspects of life, you are now able to get much better deals on things on the internet. You may have heard the phrase "internet prices" vs "high street prices" and the same applies to computers and computer equipment. By doing some very quick and general Google searches you will find a whole range of potential sellers in your country that will be able to sell you a computer at a fraction of the cost of buying one off the shelf. If you are in America you will also most likely save on tax as well if you are located outside of the state where the company is based, which even with shipping will give you an instant saving!

One other thing to look out for when shopping for a new computer online is to look for "refurbished" or "recertified" computers. These were computers that were originally sold, and returned for whatever reason, but have been repaired and recertified to be sold in fully working order. These computers are usually several hundred dollars cheaper than their equal non recertified model, come with the same guarantees and warranties. Don't make the mistake of thinking of these as second hand computers, as they are really not!

You should also make yourself aware of what parts from your old computer can be reused, even without relying on stripping it down and salvaging parts. Even simple things such as the monitor, which will most likely still be fully functional, can save you several hundred dollars by not buying a new one just because you are buying a new computer (you wouldn't buy a new TV if you bought a new DVD player). You should make yourself aware of exactly what cables are coming with your new computer, and if something is missing, check to see if you already have one plugged into your old computer! Many of the cables used externally on computers have not changed in ten years or more.

Quality recertified computers You should always shop around as much as possible before making any large purchase. If you are unsure about what specification you need to meet your requirements there is no harm in going to your local store and asking a professional for their opinion. Write down what they tell you and use the prices at that store as a bench mark for when you are shopping online and simply match up the numbers for the specification! Don't get pressured into buying from the store where you got the advice, and then find the same computer online later for a fraction of the cost.

Are you looking for a cheap yet reliable second laptop for your business or for your studies? Consider buying refurbished laptop. These are reconditioned or recertified laptops that were usually earlier sold and returned by consumers for a variety of reasons. They are sent back by the store to the manufacturer and then refurbished so they can look and work just as good as brand new laptop computers.

Compared to a new and feature-laden desktop or laptop computer, a refurbished laptop is a lot more budget-friendly. Especially if you are on tight budget, buying a refurbished laptop would be a great help.

The benefits of a portable computer are endless. A laptops is more practical since its portable and more convenient to use compared to desktop computers. Its extra light, durable, powerful, handy and technically advanced. You can bring them anywhere, either to a sales pitch, a lecture or a business meeting or to any room in your house and so you can work with utmost comfort and convenience.

Imagine working on a report while on a perfect island vacation, attending a video conference while at home or preparing a homework while stargazing on verandathese are luxuries you cannot enjoy using a bulky desktop computer. All these are possible only with a laptop. Now add more savings to those benefits and thats what you get if you buy a refurbished laptop.

Apart from its very affordable value, you can also expect refurbished laptops to give you excellent performance. Many refurbished laptops work just as good as new ones; they got the most up-to-date features since they are just a few months old. They also come with different specifications so you have a choice whether to buy a high-specification refurbished laptop or a low-specification laptop, depending on your need.

If you are in need of a second computer, which you are going to use for only a few applications and which you may need to bring outside your office, you can get by with a low-spec refurbished laptop. They are offered at a much lower price since they have slower processors, old version operating system, smaller memory and lesser features. However, they work just as efficient as a low-spec brand new computer since they have already been reconditioned.

Quality recertified computers Specifications that you need to be particular about in buying a refurbished laptop include the processor speed, the memory, and the hard drive. If you want your computer to run faster and execute commands quickly, you should get laptop with higher processor speed, say 2.0GHz. This is especially important if you usually connect to the internet and upload or download large files.

Also, it would be better to have bigger system memory so that it would be faster for the applications to load. The memory holds the data that are in use so if you want to use the latest operating system, you would need a bigger memory, at least 256mb.

The hard drive is also a very important specification to consider in buying a refurbished laptop. As your second computer, you may not be saving too much information in your refurbished laptop, so you may get a hard drive with 10GB storage space. If you need to save much information on that computer, a 40GB hard drive could already give you sufficient space

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I think this is helpful. I'll work towards this and it also seems to be easy Have a wonderful day

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You talked about refurbished laptop here. Please what can you say about them? Can you advise us to buy them?

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