Get Informed! - Buying The Right Computer

Get Informed! - Buying The Right Computer


     Buying the right computer can be complicating.  Because of this many

people are detoured from using or purchasing a very beneficial machine.  Some

people have questions about memory,  Windows95, and choosing the best system to

purchase.  Hopefully, I can clear up some of this terms and inform you on what

hardware is available.


     How much memory do you really need?  As much as you can get.  Due to

todays sloppy programmers, you can't have too much memory.  Today's software is

about 50 percent wasted code.  That means that there is a bunch of memory being

used by your computer to do absolutely nothing.  It's not like in the past when

a programmer had to get a program to run under 512K.  Programmers think you have

unlimited memory.  As a result, the programmers don't worry about how much

memory they use.  When writing a program, programmers use compilers like Visual

C++.  When they use prewritten routines from compilers, it adds a lot of useless

data.  Instead of removing this useless data, the lazy programmer leaves it.

Not only does this effect you memory, it also effects how much hard drive space

you need.  The bigger the program, the more space it takes to save physically.

I wouldn't suggest buying anything under a 2 geg hard drive.  Why?  Because by

the time you load you system (Windows95, DOS) and other software; your hard

drive is already filled up.  How are you going to save your document you wrote

in WordPerfect when your hard drive is full?  It's usually cheaper in the long

run to buy the biggest hard drive available.  Plus, you always want to have room

for your games. After all, who wants to spend their whole life working?


     As far as processors,  I suggest the Cryrix 6x686  166+.   It's the best

processor for the buck.  It's one of the fastest.  The processor costs about

$300 cheaper then the Pentium version.  Its got plenty of processing power to

play those high graphic 3D games and make your Internet browser fly.  It's also

a necessity for programs like Auto Cad 3D  and Adobe Photoshop.


     For video, I suggest at least a 2 meg, Mpeg3 compatible video card.  The

best all around video card I think is the Maxtor Millennium 3D.  It cThis is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!


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