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