BuyingaComputer

LaniLow
Mrs.Dove
BTT101
Thursday,May01,2014

Component Size What it does Why chosen Cost
ASUS M51 Desktop PC (the whole computer) $999.99
Buying a Computer 2
Purpose of the Computer
What I pla to use the computer !or "s ma"l# e$er#%a# use. It w"ll
&e share% w"th" m# !am"l# (&ut I am ult"matel# the ower o! "t) so "ts
ma" use w"ll &e 'sur!"( the we&)* watch"( $"%eos* a% school work. +or
me* " spec"!"c* "t w"ll &e use% to rea% ma(a* watch a"me* a% to pla#
m# !a$our"te ol"e (ame* ,ras!orm"ce. +or what the computer "s (o"(
to &e use% !or* "t %oes ot ee% to &e a super e-pes"$e (amer)s
computer.
.ar% Dr"$e /,0 ,he pre$a"l"( stora(e
s#stem " the computer.
Allows %ata to &e $"ewe%
eas"l#.
I chose th"s computer &ecause "t
ha% a lot o! stora(e o "t a%
%ecet 1AM. It comes w"th a
ke#&oar% a% mouse2 thou(h the
re$"ews sa# the# are ot $er#
(oo%* so I w"ll (et &etter oes.
Plus "t has W"%ows 3.1. It has /*
4.5 US0s " the !rot a% 4* /.5
US0s " the &ack. Also the
re$"ews !or "t o +uture Shop sa"%
"t was a (oo% 6ual"t# computer. It
apparetl# ca hol% up a(a"st a
&r"ck...
Memor# 1/ 70 o! 1AM 1e%ers the user to $"ew
%ata 6u"ckl# a% " a#
or%er
CPU 8th (e Itel
Core "9:8995
processor
,he acro#m !or 'cetral
process"( u"t). It
processes all the
"!ormat"o ("$e.
7eerall# the &ra"s o!
the computer.
ASUS W"%escree
;<D Mo"tor : 0lack
Scree /9= ,o $"ew e$er#th"( #ou
are %o"(* %ata a%
"ma(es are show o "t.
1e6u"re% so #ou ca use
the computer. Is a
output %e$"ce.
,he reaso I chose th"s scree "s
&ecause "t "s a per!ect s">e (m#
!ather sa"% he wate% a /9 "ch
mo"tor). It has a eer(# sa$"(
mo%e a% "s '<er(# Star
?ual"!"e%). ;astl#* "t has a
warrat# o! three #ears.
$/89.95
Aluratek A@IA ;ar(e
Pr"t 4:Colour 0ackl"t
US0 Be#&oar%
;ar(e Pr"t Iputs "!ormat"o "to
the computer* "structs "t.
Is use% !or t#p"( a%
other cotrols* such as
<sc to lea$e or 'escape)
a pa(e.
I chose th"s ke#&oar% &ecause "t
has lar(e pr"t a% "s $"s"&le "
poor l"(hte% areas. ,he cho"ce o!
re%* &lue* or purple &ackl"t
"llum"at"o. ,he lar(e pr"t "s !or
m# poor s"(hte% parets. CDC
$49.99
;o("tech W"reless
Apt"cal
Mouse
W"reless* two
&uttos.
A "put %e$"ce use% to
select "tems o the
scree.
,he reaso I chose th"s mouse
was &ecause I %"% ot ee% a
$er# e-pes"$e h"(h tech mouse*
&ut I %"% wat a w"reless oe. I
wate% w"reless so I coul% use "t
!or power po"t presetat"os.
$/8.95
C#&er Computer
Speakers
Acoust"cs 5.1 A output %e$"ce use% to
pro%uce sou%.
<$e thou(h m# mo"tor a%
computer alrea%# come w"th
speakers (attache%)* I wate% a
&etter 6ual"t# sou%. Also !or
whe m# parets wat to &last
the"r mus"c.
$E3.93
.P <FGH e:All:":Ae
Pr"ter
Iput Paper
Capac"t#I 155
Is a all:":oe* pr"ter* I chose to (et a all:":oe
pr"terJscaerJcop"erJ!a-
$59.99
Buying a Computer 3
Sheets
Memor#I 4/M0
W"%thI 88.5 cm
.e"(htI 1/ cm
DepthI 44.8 cm
scaer* cop"er* a% !a-.
Pr"terI Puts select "tems
that #ou wat oto paper.
ScaerI Appos"te o! a
pr"ter* takes "ma(es
!rom a ph#s"cal p"ece o!
paper a% puts them "to
the computer.
Cop"erI 1epet"t"$el#
pr"ts %ocumets throu(h
the computer or scaer.
+a-I Se%s scae%
%ocumets.
&ecause I use these s#stems* &ut
ot to a e-tet that I woul% wat
a super !ac# oe. I use the
scaer to put m# %raw"(s oto
the computer " case I lose the
or"("al. Also I use the pr"ter !or
school* to pr"t papers. I chose
th"s pr"ter &ecause "t was a all:
":oe a% I trust the &ra% "t "s.
;o("tech We&cam .D 9/5p It "s (eerall# a $"%eo
camera that "s attache%
to the computer throu(h
US0. It "puts "ma(es to
the computer.
,he reaso I (ot a we& cam was
so I coul% Sk#pe m# cous"s who
l"$e !ar awa#* !r"e%s* or whe m#
parets (o o $acat"o. Also !or "!
I su%%el# wat to &ecome a
Houtu&er.
$89.99
M"croso!t A!!"ce
Pro!ess"oal /514
1 user Packa(e w"th2 Wor%*
<-cel* PowerPo"t*
AeFote* Autlook*
Pu&l"sher* a% Access.
Wor% process"(
%ocumets* 'o!!"ce su"t).
,h"s pro(ram "s ecessar# !or me
&ecause "t "s the ma" wor%
processor I use (the ol# oe I
reall# kow how to use). M#
s"ster a% I ee% Wor%*
PowerPo"t* a% pu&l"sher !or
school (the other packa(es %"%
ot come w"th Pu&l"sher). M#
parets) curret ema"l "s throu(h
Autlook also.
$519.55
A%o&eK Photoshop
<lemets 1/ L
Prem"ere <lemets 1/
0u%le
1 User A pro(ram #ou ha$e to
&u# as 'e-tra). Is use% to
e%"t or create p"ctures.
,he reaso I wat th"s pro(ram "s
&ecause "t "s use!ul !or school. I
m# &us"ess class we use "t a%
to cha(e p"ctures !or proMects
(!ormat).
$119.99
FortoN Iteret
Secur"t#
4 Users It "s a pro(ram use% to
pre$et computer
$"ruses.
,he computer I chose %oes come
w"th a at":$"rus pro(ram* &ut
ha$"( a &etter at":$"rus "s
alwa#s (oo%. 0etter to &e sa!e
$49.99
Buying a Computer 4
tha sorr#. Plus as techolo(#
(rows* so %o hackers a%
$"ruses.
$999.99 O $/89.95 O $49.99 O $/8.95 O $E3.93 O $59.99 O $89.99 O $519.55 O $119.99
O $49.99 P $2, 172.82
Alto(ether m# purchases w"ll cost $/* 19/.3/.
Reflection
A$erall I am $er# sat"s!"e% w"th m# purchases. ,he th"(s I l"ke a&out "t are the
computer I chose "s !ast a% has more tha eou(h memor# to meet m# ee%s. ,he
scree "s &"( a% "s ot har% o m# e#es* wh"t (reat (raph"cs. Also the ke#&oar% has
lar(e !ot so e$e m# parets ca see "t a% (lows " the %ark " the colour o! #our
cho"ce. M# mouse "s w"reless* a% there!ore I ca %o presetat"os !rom a %"stace. It
also "s oe less cor% to (et ta(le%. ,he sou% s#stem has acoust"cs o! 5.1 so the#
sou% (reat. ,he all:":oe pr"ter "s $er# use!ul !or whe I wat to sca m# %raw"(s or
!or pr"t"( %ocumets !or school. I %o ot reall# use Sk#pe that o!te* &ut m# s"ster
wate% a we& cam. M"croso!t A!!"ce Pro!ess"oal /514 has all the pro(rams that I
ee%* mostl# !or school. I a%%"t"o the A%o&eK Photoshop <lemets 1/ L Prem"ere
<lemets 1/ 0u%le "s reall# use!ul* espec"all# whe I ee% to cha(e the !ormats or
colour o! "ma(es. ;astl# ha$"( a e-tra at":$"rus "s (reat &ecause m# !am"l#)s ol%
computer kept (ett"( sp#ware a% %"!!eret $"ruses* "t pre$ets them.
Seco%l# a th"( I woul% cha(e a&out m# purchase "s that I woul% ha$e l"ke% !or
m# computer to ha$e more US0 ports.
What I leare% !rom th"s "s how much #ou ee% to cos"%er &e!ore &u#"( #our
computer a% how ma# accessor"es #ou ee% to (et !or "t too. I was alrea%# pla"(
to &u# m#sel! a laptop &ut I %"% ot real">e how much research"( "t re6u"re%. I the
!uture what I leare% !rom th"s w"ll help me w"th &u#"( a# sort o! Qcomputer= ("Po%*
ta&let* phoeR)
Buying a Computer 5
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