Buying a Computer For Dummies
Chapter One
Buying a Computer (Step-by-Step)
In This Chapter
* The five steps to buying a computer
* Step 1: Decide what you want the computer to do
* Step 2: Find software to get that job done
* Step 3: Find hardware to make the software go
* Step 4: Shop for service and support
* Step 5: Buy that computer!
Whether you're just walking through the door of the computer age or
angrily returning to the store to purchase your sixth system this year,
there are definitely good ways and bad ways to buy computers. This chapter
shows you the good ways.
Relax - You Have Nothing to Fear
It's easy to understand why buying a computer can be a scary thing. It's a big
investment. Not only that, but lots of scary terms and frightening technology
are involved. Are you getting the right thing? Is the salesperson baffling you
with b.s.?
Unlike snakes, spiders, fire, and nearly bald guys with bad combovers,
humans don't have a natural fear of technology. You have no need to worry
about slipping into The Twilight Zone; no need to confirm that you're in a
Fellini movie. As with buying anything, the more you know about what you're
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