| Untagged | 2 Apr 2008 12:00 AM |
| My Computer is TOAST! Part 1... by Arthur Kaljian | |
Have you ever gone to Futureshop to buy a toaster? How about a microwave from The Brick? A refrigerator from Best Buy? I'm sure many of you have taken advantage of the weekly promotions from these big retailers to purchase appliances, furniture and electronics at bargain basement prices.
What about their computers? When it comes to price, they are hard to beat and for the home user who plans to browse the internet and play video games, they are the cost effective solution for the household technology.
To the business user who relies on their computer system on a daily basis, buying a toaster and buying a computer should be conducted with a separate decision making process. Computers are highly complex tools that can provide multitudes of functions to increase an individual's ability to process more work than traditionally possible.
Purchasing a computer requires a conscious decision similar to purchasing a car, not a toaster. The truth is that most computer brands and configurations, even the most basic packages, can perform the tasks required by the average business. The key to purchasing a "good" computer is, ironically, not the features that are advertised upon purchase but those features that can carry the computer into the future.
When anybody asks me what computer to buy, or what they should look for, I always tell them to think about what maintenance would be required for the level of machine they are thinking of purchasing. I know that a large percentage of buyers are looking at price as their primary criteria, but often that purchase ends up costing them more in the end when something goes wrong.
Next time... the 6 SECRETS to a good technology purchase!
