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Guidelines for choosing the components - Processor performance is measured gigahertz (GHz). Processor of the same type (eg Pentium D), more GHz, higher performance, but in different types of processors (for example, a Pentium D vs. An Athlon 64), the not always indicate what GHz processor is faster . For common tasks, to the current process is slow enough, but if you need an advance team for games or locate the computer with the processor more powerful than your pocket can afford.

Today, processors are more advanced 64-bit ( the AMD Athlon 64 and Intel Pentium D), and the less powerful 32-bit (like the Intel Celeron and AMD Sempron). The difference can be explained by the example of an avenue, a processor 32 bits equals a four-lane highway, while a 64-bit is a route of eight lanes. That means that cars can go in both cases, at speeds similar, but on the road eight lanes can travel up to two cars at the same time. Ie a 64 bit processor can handle twice the information that a 32-bit. - Hard drive: The internal components that are stored in files and programs. Its capacity is measured in gigabytes (GB). If you plan to work with office documents, an 40 GB hard drive is more than sufficient, but if you plan to handle video, music and photos, among other digital content, might prefer a larger capacity.

You can also add your PC to an external hard drive, which offers the advantage of allowing the transport of large files from one place to another. - RAM: determines the number of programs that can run simultaneously and the speed at which they work ( The more memory, higher performance). Its capacity is measured in megabytes (MB) or GB (1,000 MB equals 1GB). - Ports: used to connect computers to other devices such as cameras, USB sticks, hard drives or printers. The most currently used are USB 2.0, the more of these ports have the PC, the better, and hopefully have some in the front for easy connection of devices. Another type of ports, FireWire, are less common. - Optical drive: the most basic unit is the old CD-ROM, only read these discs and does not record data, and thus little used and . At a minimum, bring a CD-RW (Burner CD), recorded on these disks, but it would be preferable to a combo drive that reads DVDs and CD recording information. And if you have extra money, a unit Burner DVD is even better (to DVD will be the same as seven CDs).

Additional Tips - Do not buy a computer that has only just: prefer a slightly higher than their current needs, so no need to upgrade or replace the short term. - Give importance to the security. If the supplier is not able to offer at least a year, avoid the purchase. - Please note that the devices used in computers, so this has the necessary ports. For example, if you have a digital video camera that connects to the FireWire port, you need a PC that is equipped with these ports (usually only bring computers USB 2.0). - For normal use, almost any current processor is sufficient. But if you are working with very demanding applications such as digital video editing, you need memory 64 bits (such as the Athlon 64 or Pentium D), which is much more powerful. In addition, more powerful processors are now dual core, which means it can run more tasks simultaneously.

- Always include as much RAM as possible, as this affects a lot in computer performance. The least we should accept is 512 MB of memory. Clone or PC brand: The famous old dilemma clones, computers that are assembled by individuals or small businesses, often as the only economic alternative. This is partially true: while get very cheap clones can build a very basic features for less than a million pesos?, these are also a good option for people who have very specific needs that are not easy to meet with computer brand, for example, fans of online games or professional video editing often use clones. In these cases, a cloner can assemble computers with high capacity hard drives, video cards and more advanced components are not as common as TV tuners.


However, not all benefits in some cases who sells the clone does not offer the same support, service and warranty, and usually includes the software that is pirated. So, unless you have one Cloner absolute confidence, the best alternative is a brand computer (either international, such as Dell and HP, or national companies recognized as Qbex, Coin or Sure). These manufacturers will offer support, a network service, security and legal software. Option Mac Although Windows PCs are the most popular, Nine of every ten computers in the world have some version of Windows, An alternative to them is the Macintosh. Macintosh computers made by Apple, come with Mac OS X packages and include office applications and digital content creation. Normally it is believed that activities are intended only to multimedia and graphic design, but they are capable to perform the same tasks on a PC. They can create all kinds of documents and share them with other PC users with Windows and Linux, but you can not install programs directly to Windows, which are the most common. In order to ensure that many users of Windows PCs tested benefits On a Mac, Apple launched last January the Mac mini, the cheapest Macintosh history (in Colombia is achieved in 1.1 million dollars, not including monitor, keyboard or mouse). The proposal for Apple, especially for the U.S. market, is that many people buy a small and inexpensive Mac and use it to your PC simultaneously. Thought peripherals • If the computer you're buying your first computer, include its budget the money needed to buy equipment such as a printer, a multifunction (printer, copier and scanner in one team), a web camera or a UPS (power protection unit). All of these external devices are known as peripherals. If you have a limited budget, but need one of these devices, reduce some features of the PC that raise the cost and might not be necessary, for example, could change a flat screen TFT monitor with a traditional (CRT), or replace a DVD drive for a DVD read only and burn CD.