how to: purchase technology tanya howe / san diego community college district
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How to:Purchase TechnologyTanya Howe / San Diego Community College District
Your needs:• -Do you like playing with technology?• Email / Internet• Photo Editing• Music editing• Movie Editing• Word Processing• CD / DVD• How many hours per day will you spend on it?• Would you like portability?• Will you travel with it?• Do you have space for a large monitor?
What’s important to you?• Speed?• Storage (Hard Drive Space?)• Gaming?• Will this computer grow with you and your knowledge?• Movie watching on the computer?• Wireless• Printing Wirelessly?
• The Choice is yours…..
Desktop
Laptop
Tablet
Cell Phone
Factors to consider in buying a computer:• Processor• Intel
• Core i3, Corei5, Corei7• AMD
• A6, AMD FX 6300, AMD FX 8350
• RAM• The more the merrier!
• Hard Drive• Depends on your needs 500GB-3TB
• Mac / Apple• Longevity, expensive, simple, free support
• Windows 7 – great OS• Windows 8 – may get better, great if you are new to computers• Video Card – faster rendering for graphic programs.
At look at what to buy:• Desktop Computers• Laptops• Printers
• Price comparison…beware of where you buy:• budget laptop CC• Budget laptop T• Budget laptop W
Tablets:• Windows $250/350 • App store
• iPad: $550 ++• Apps for everything• Expensive
• Nexus $250 +• Android operating system• Lots of apps
• Galaxy Tab $99 -$350• Kindle • Great READER.
• All the others=junk
Printers• Wireless• Fax• Scan• Copier• Ink Jet• Laser• printers
Backup Hard Drives• External• online