Saturday, March 28, 2009

The Price of a PC in Today's Economy

I get asked for computer recommendations all the time. All the time, and I love it. I'm glad people respect my expertise being a professional in the industry for a long time, and I am happy to help them. Having the right computer can really empower a person, make the more productive, and yes, even make them more confident.

As with any computer recommendation, price always plays a major factor. It is usually the number one criteria when purchasing a computer as most people have a fixed amount they can spend. In today's economy price is even more a concern. This video plays out a scenario I often experience when helping people:

<br/><a href="http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=0bb6a07c-c829-4562-8375-49e6693810c7" target="_new" title="Laptop Hunters $1000 - Lauren Gets an HP Pavilion">Video: Laptop Hunters $1000 - Lauren Gets an HP Pavilion</a>

Now, to all my Mac friends, of which there are many, I am not out to spark a flame war. I am just stating the fact that an equivalent powered Mac costs 50%-100% more than a PC of the same power. You get more value and options for your money with a PC, and one can get quite a good PC laptop for around $700. Though I still use Macs in my profession, just one of the many reasons I switched from Mac to PC was value, and value is always a concern when people are shopping for a computer.

Another quick tip for computer shoppers: the best time to buy a computer is not after Christmas which most people think, but during the back to school sales for new computers, and right after school starts (Oct-Nov) for great refurbished deals.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

After 16 years of using Macs, I recently switched from my trusty but aging PowerBook to a Toshiba laptop. Why the switch? For several reasons: some of the devices I am using fail to work when hooked up to a Mac due to the Mac putting those .DS_Store and "dot" hidden files. 2) the lack of a decent Mac tablet pc; the ModBook does exist but costs a whopping $600 just to convert an existing Mac into a tablet PC. For $400 I bought a Toshiba tablet PC. this is not to say that I no longer like Macs; on the contrary, I love Macs more than I love PCs, it's just that I cannot find any affordable Mac laptop that acts as a tablet. when one does come down the pipeline _and_ is affordable, then I'll probably buy it.

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