| "Hey my friend, I need a new computer, what do you | | | | to carry anywhere. The college student generally does |
| think I should get?" | | | | not need a high powered processor or extra RAM. |
| I hear that question....often. The answer may be simple | | | | Just the basics. Here is the laptop I would recommend |
| for some, but most people do not realize how cheap | | | | to a college student: |
| they can get a decent computer or laptop...which | | | | Dell Inspirion 1525 |
| brings me to another question I often hear: "Should I | | | | 2) The parents/grandparents or computer beginner: |
| get a laptop or desktop?" | | | | This group is also simple....although they probably need |
| There are many websites out there that compare | | | | a desktop instead of a laptop. Again, unless the |
| computers and most are just trying to get people to | | | | parents are into gaming or other graphic intensive |
| purchase their brand. In my opinion, all manufacturers | | | | things, a simple desktop will do. Here is my |
| are better than they were 5 yrs ago. I personally have | | | | recommendation: |
| 2 Dell desktop computers. One is about 4 months old, | | | | Dell Inspirion 530 |
| the other is 7 yrs old. I am not promoting Dell, but I | | | | 3) The gamer: This group is a fun one. People in this |
| never....not at all....had to call someone at Dell about my | | | | group could range from kids to adults and vary from all |
| computers. They just "work". | | | | different types of games including online gaming. To |
| In saying that....most people just need to find a | | | | play a PC game, your computer should be maxed out |
| computer that fits what they need to do with it. Now | | | | in all areas as much as you can afford at the time. I |
| for the purposes of this post, I am going to stick with | | | | recommend purchasing a desktop, not a laptop for |
| Dell because I use them at home so I can help | | | | gaming, even though there are some companies that |
| someone choose the right model for what they need. | | | | sell "gaming laptops", its not the same. Video cards are |
| There are basically 3 different types of people that | | | | still not the best in laptops. Most games are so |
| need a computer: | | | | memory and graphic intensive that a gaming computer |
| 1) The college student | | | | will need to have the best available at the time of |
| 2) The parents/grandparents or computer beginner | | | | purchase. Of course, there comes a huge price for |
| 3) The gamer | | | | this...but hey, if you are willing to spend this much to |
| I'll give a brief breakdown of what each group should | | | | play games and you love doing, why not? Splurge if |
| purchase but of course, each group has its people that | | | | you can. Here is what I would recommend to a PC |
| actually fall into more than one group. | | | | gamer: |
| 1) The college student: Usually, a laptop is the best | | | | Dell XPS 720 |
| decision for a college student. Why? Because they will | | | | Ok, well that sums it up for deciding to purchase a |
| always be studying somewhere. Whether at work or | | | | laptop or desktop. Like I said, the above list is just |
| the library, most places these days have wireless | | | | general. There are more questions I ask people before |
| Internet access so they can connect to the Internet if | | | | making a recommendation but at least whoever is |
| need be. Besides that, laptops are portable and easy | | | | reading this will have an idea of what to look for. |