College of Education Education IT

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College of EducationEducation IT

• Tech Talk Series

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Purchasing a New Computer
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Major Questions

• When is it time to purchase a new computer?
• Desktop or Laptop?
• What do I need/should I get?
• Monitors?
• Warranty?
• Internet--Dial-up/DSL/Cable
• Where do I get one?
• What about my old one?

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It Is Time

• Average Life Cycle
• 4-5 Years
• What Dies First
• Moving Parts
• Hard Drive (30-150)
• Optical Drive (40-150)
• Hot Parts
• Memory (60-300)
• Processor (100-700)
• Motherboard (50-500)

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Desktop VS Laptop

• Desktop
• Advantages
• Faster/More Powerful
• More Storage
• Cheaper
• Easier to Fix/Upgrade
• Disadvantages
• Big
• Loud
• Not Portable

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Desktop VS Laptop

• Laptop
• Advantages
• Portable
• Quiet
• Cool Factor
• Small
• Disadvantages
• Hard to Repair/Upgrade
• Easier to Break
• More Expensive with Fewer Options
• Slower/Less Powerful

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What Do I Need?

• Major Components
• Processor
• Speed
• FSB (Front Side Bus)
• Memory
• Speed
• Amount
• Hard Drive
• Speed
• Size

• Min/Recommended
• Processor
• 2 GHz/3 GHz
• Memory
• 1 GB/2 GB
• Hard Drive
• 80 GB/100-250 GB

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What Do I Need?

• Major Components
• Video Card
• Memory
• Removable Media
• DVD/CD
• R/RW
• Floppy
• User Input
• Keyboard
• Mouse

• Min/Recommended-Video Card
• Built in/256 MB
• Media
• CD/DVD-RW
• Floppy
• Input
• USB/Multimedia
• Optical

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What Do I Not Need?

• Watch Out For
• Bluetooth
• USB Storage
• Wireless
• Peripherals
• Installation

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Useful Items

• Warranty
• 90 Warranty Standard
• 3-Year Warranty Recommended
• Monitors
• LCD
• 17-19
• DVI vs. VGA
• Internet
• Dial-Up
• DSL
• Cable

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Where Do I Shop?

• ITaP (STEW G65)
• Dell
• HP
• Apple
• Online
• Provantage
• TigerDirect
• Vendor Site
• Offline
• Best Buy
• Circuit City
• Wal-Mart

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What About Old One?

• Donate
• Keep For Parts
• Set Up For Kids
• Recycle
• Staples
• Dell

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Questions?