Considering this economic downturn the cost of the laptop or PC would be one factor that people would need to consider when buying a Laptop or PC. Therefore it would be beneficial to shop around online and in stores for the best quality for your money. Online site suggestions include Komplett.ie, Elara.ie and Argos whereas; stores suggestions include Currys, PC World, Harvey Norman and DID Electrical.
The most obvious factor for a person doing my course would need to consider when choosing to buy a laptop or PC is simply whether or not a PC or a laptop would be more beneficial for them. A laptop would be handy to bring into college everyday but if that’s not what they want than they could probably go with the PC but then again that could take up space in the house but wouldn’t need to be charged. The person should weigh up their options and choose whatever is more valuable to them. This is why deciding whether or not to buy a PC or laptop is a factor when considering to purchase a computer.
Another factor a person doing my course would need to consider when buying a laptop is the size of the laptop. The size is a factor because many people would like to bring their newly purchased laptop into college for assignments etc. but if the laptop is too big or too heavy this may be a factor to take into account when purchasing the laptop and this is why a student doing my course should look further into the size of the laptop to see if it is easily portable.
Another factor a person undertaking my course would need to consider when buying a laptop is the battery life of the laptop. This would be a factor because there is nothing worse than buying a laptop that has to be charged twice a day, every day. When doing the course and bringing the laptop in everyday the last thing a person wants to do is to bring the charger with it as well in the bag which would take up more space. This is unnecessary as a good battery life would prevent this from happening. This should be taking into account as this could become quite annoying so the better the battery life…the less of a factor it is.
Another factor a person doing my course would need to consider when buying a laptop or PC is the speed of the laptop. Slow computers are a thing of the past and so annoying so why buy one? Laptops and PC’s can now take the user where they want to be in no time with the click of a mouse so why settle for less? This is why computer speed would definitely be a factor to consider when buying a Laptop or PC.
Another factor a person undertaking my course would need to consider when buying a laptop or PC is the computer memory. The faster the memory the more expensive the laptop or PC will be but it is worth paying the extra money to get good quality memory which in turn would come in handy when saving all the assignments you need to write up on to the computer without worrying how much space you have left. The longer you have the laptop or PC the more information you will be storing on it, not only when undertaking your course but also when downloading applications to make your computer more friendly to you would take up space which may slow down your laptop or PC. This is why computer memory would certainly be a factor to consider when buying a Laptop or PC.
Another factor a person doing my course would need to consider when buying a laptop or PC is whether it is up-to-date or not? This is an important factor as laptops and PC’s are getting better and better every eighteen to twenty - four months due to the amount of transistors that can be placed on an integrated circuit according to Moore’s Law so the student should ensure that the laptop they chose to buy has all the latest features that the student may benefit from for example ‘webcam’ and ‘wireless options’ such as connecting to the internet and other gadgets. This can be favourable for the student as little gadgets and accessories like the webcam would allow the user to communicate in different ways which would be good for group projects which there is a lot of in this course. This is why up-to-date technology would certainly be a factor to consider when buying a Laptop or PC.
Another important factor for a person to consider when doing my course is the type of laptop or PC it is. As computers have got more advanced, so have the brands and operating systems such as windows and mac. It is important to choose a computer that you are more familiar with as macs and windows do differ and can be quite difficult to operate one if you are accustomed to another. While doing this course you may not have the time to get familiar with the operating systems as it’s fairly hands on so this is why considering operating system of computers would certainly be a factor to consider when buying a Laptop or PC.
Finally the last factor a person doing my course would need to consider when buying a laptop or PC is ‘are there any good packages/deals from shops that you may benefit from?’ For the course that you are doing there is a lot of software needed for example Photoshop for Multimedia Design, Microsoft Word Office for all assignments and finally Norton Anti-Virus Security to protect the laptop’s and PC’s files that are saved and also while searching online. Individually these software’s’ are expensive so it is vital to look for packages in different stores and online that may have a good deal on laptops or PC’s with these types of software. This is why packages and deals would certainly be a factor to consider when buying a Laptop or PC.
I hope this report explaining the factors you would need to consider when buying a PC or Laptop for your course was helpful.
Very helpful, thanks!
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