Computer quality guide
You tend to get what you pay for with cheap computers, they do the job now but they wont last long as in they wont be able to keep up as technology advances. The key is to get good quality hardware, software is all optional, if you start with good quality and good spec hardware your computer will cope now and in the future to a certain extent. At a guestimation a good spec computer should not struggle at all for 3-5 years, and in later years it would begin to struggle.
For those of you who dont know what the difference between hardware and software is, I will make it clear. Harware is the physical components inside a computer, all those chip boards and things inside. Software is things like the operating system e.g. windows 8, programs such as open office, photoshop and games etc.
Picking good hardware minimises the chances of faults with your computer, im talking hardware faults and not faults like with your operating system or a program or game you have put on your computer. Computer crashes are generally software related although they can be related to hardware too. A poor quality or lower spec piece of hardware may seemingly work perfect but is picky with certain software causing it to crash.
Operating systems now we have windows 8 ive not tried it yet but been told its like having a mobile phone with loads of different apps, very unlike versions of windows before this latest one. I am running windows 7 and im happy with it, combined with my good quality hardware i have had very little issues with this operating system so ill be keeping it for some time yet.
As for windows 8 im not really interested in getting it yet, I used to get BETA versions of operating systems which are versions released for testing before they go on sale. I gave up on doing this after over a decade of doing so and decided I would wait until at least service pack 1 update is available. This way it means the operating system has been out for some time and had several updates so most of the problems people have had will have been resolved.
There's no such thing as perfect operating system for a computer or even a mobile phone but there are some good ones out there. Microsoft have pretty much ruled the market for years with very little competition, but recently with new developments of mobile phone operating systems and apple getting better and better they now have quite a bit more competition. Mobile phones seem to be leaning a lot towards computers as in they can do a lot of things a pc can do.
Microsoft have the best compatibility which is what most people want and thats why most computers available are with Microsoft operating systems. Its difficult to get competing operating systems to be compatiable with software. software applied onto a computer is made up of a code which is unique to work with specific operating systems and most software, games and apps companies tend to only make things compatible with operating systems that are widely used.
I think Microsoft will always rule in this department but who knows this may change in the future, it seems they are making mobile phone operating systems now to compete with the competition which i think is android operating systems for mobile phones. Microsoft seem to have picked up on the mobile operating system thing a bit late and theres already plenty of well established operating system providers in the market.
To sumarise things, when you buy a computer get good quality hardware and as high a spec as you can afford. Never go for the cheap deals as you will end up disappointed and possibly replacing it again sooner than you think. As an example you spend £599.99 on a good computer which will last you maybe 3-5 years or even longer or spend £299.99 on a computer which will probably last you 2-3 years before struggling and you may decide to buy another around the same price(prices are guess work only).
Smart spending smart thinking!
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