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How to Rate Home Computers

Even though prices have fallen sharply in recent years, a personal computer is still a major purchase. With that in mind, computer users should compare computers before making a purchase. There are a number of important factors to consider when purchasing a new computer, and it is important to consider each of those factors as you shop.



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Make sure you know the minimum required specifications for the operating system you will be using. Make sure that you have at least twice the minimum requirements in both areas to make sure your operating system will run efficiently.



Compare the hard-drive size on each computer you are considering. The price of storage has dropped quite a bit, so the minimum hard-drive size you should consider is 500 GB. Purchasing a computer with 750 GB or 1 TB of storage space will give you plenty of room to grow.



Look for a computer with a quality DVD burner. Most new computers come with DVD burners as standard equipment, but if you plan to watch movies on your computer a Blu-ray DVD player can be a worthwhile upgrade.



Make sure the computers you are considering have a fast processor. Processor speed is an important consideration, since a faster processor will be able to handle many different tasks simultaneously. It is often worth spending a little more on a computer to get one with a top-speed processor.



Open as many programs as you can on the display computer at the store. Open several browser windows, as well as some office productivity programs. After all of those programs are open, right-click on the taskbar and choose "Task Manager" from the menu. Click on the "Performance" tab and watch the graph move. Watch for spikes in the CPU usage that could indicate a lack of system resources.



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In the Leave Home Stretch

Soon I will be leaving the only home I have ever owned. My daughters came up from their own homes - my older daughter from Florida, and younger from Indiana - to help me pack up. My older daughter took charge of the "massive" (her words - LOL) Yard Sale. And my younger daughter is packing up the garage and shed & basement too, and moving all of her dads machines and tools to Indiana. The Yard Sale was held Aug 15-16 and dd made over $1100!! Still have things to go to charity.


Setting up for Yard Sale - Friday night - still lots was put out early Saturday morning - folks who came by for sale couldnt believe everything was owned by one person or that it all came out of my house.












Granddaughter washing "stuff" making it all sparkly and sellable











My sister is coming up next week to help me box everything left in the house and she will drive with me in my car to Florida. My younger daughter will be back to load up a moving POD mid Sept.
and then, I will be on my way to Florida (New Port Richey area) by Sept 30th.
Time for a New Beginning is fast approaching.

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