When it comes to purchasing computer equipment the question has always been should I buy new? Should I upgrade? Should I buy used like off of E-Bay? These are all good options but like any options they have their pros and cons.
Used for example can save you quite a lot of money and up you as far as speed and equipment value. The downside is how good is the computer and does it come with any type of warranty. When you buy used your at the mercy of the seller. No matter how good the computer was when it was sold it can go downhill quickly or be a reliable machine.
Upgrading has its advantages you already have a working computer now your trying to expand its use. In some cases this is a good option but spending a lot of money with no overall performance increase is just a waste of time and money.
Buying new can be away to go but do you need the expense of new computer? If you have some fiances to play with a better option is to build your own by purchasing a barebone and adding components to it. You can use some of your current components if they are not too old and could save you some money by not let say having to buy a new hard drive if yours has pretty good storage capacity. It all depends on what you need want and can afford.
I would use a barebone before I would ever buy new cause I can build it like I want it. This can saves me lots of money in getting the components I need over buying them retail.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
New? Used? or Barebone?
Posted by Timothy Scheiman at 10:35 AM 0 comments
Thursday, March 5, 2009
What is your computer worth today?
So you have purchased that new computer. So what are you going to do with the old one? If you try to sell it how much should you ask for it? Well there is website that helps you do just that. So when deciding how much your used computer is worth you can get a lot of info about value and how to sell it. Gadgetvalue.com will also allow you to appraise other electronics as well including TV's and Ipod's. This is also a good site to instruct on how to sell or buy a used laptop or desktop. Gadgetvalue.com also has classifieds section to sell your used electronics at. You can also browse the classifieds and find a used electronics for purchase. You no longer after wonder what price to put on your used electronics.
Posted by Timothy Scheiman at 12:21 AM 0 comments
Labels: used desktops, used laptops