Reading an Advert

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Reading an Advert
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Reading an advert What they say
CPU Intel P-II 450MHz -512KB Intel 440-BX
-100MHz 128 MB-100 ATI All-In-Wonder Pro 4MB AGP
2X 12GB Ultra DMA DVD-II ROM 19" .26dp SVGA Sound
Blaster AWE64V V.90 PCI 56.6K Fax 1.44MB FD - Win
95 Keyboard Mouse Win 98 -3 year parts 1year
labour
Processor Intel Pentium II 450HMz
512 KB Cache memory (Level 2 )
Mother board Intel 440-BX - 100 MHz ATX
Video card ATI All-In-Wonder
Video RAM 4MB of SGRAM
Accelerated Graphic Port/Path 2X (533 MBps)
12 GB Hard Disk Ultra DMA (33.3 MBps)
Digital Versatile/Video Disc
19 inches diagonal screen
0.26 dot pitch
SVGA (800x600 ... 1600x1200)
Sound card Sound Blaster AWE64 Value
Modem 57,600 bits per second
Floppy Disk 35 1.44 MB
Keyboard 104 Keys
Windows 98
Warranty
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Reading an advert What they dont say
CPU Intel P-II 450MHz -512KB Intel 440-BX
-100MHz 128 MB-100 ATI All-In-Wonder Pro 4MB AGP
2X 12GB Ultra DMA DVD-II ROM 19" .26dp SVGA Sound
Blaster AWE64V V.90 PCI 56.6K Fax 1.44MB FD - Win
95 Keyboard Mouse Win 98 -3 year parts 1year
labour
Case, dimensions (unit and the monitor), weights ?
Power supply ?
Memory (cache, RAM, video) upgradable to what
extend ?
Serial and parallel connectors, USB Port,
S-Video/Video ports, SCSI... ?
Populated bays, and how many 525 and 35 bays
are open for expansion ?
How many slots on the mother board and how many
open for expansion ?
Network card ?
Maximum resolution for video card and screen?
Three buttons mouse? Plug-and Play? Input and
Output phone jacks ? Speakers ?
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Reading an advert Obvious conclusion
Remember What is said is always the best part
of it
First step Make a list of the needs.
Second step Make a list of the corresponding
technical requirements
Third step Make a list of the other general
technical features
Fourth step Systematically check the
configurations against your lists
(Spot what you will have to add or what is
superfluous)