1. College of Education Education IT Tech Talk Series

2. Purchasing a New Computer

3. Major Questions When is it time to purchase a new computer? Desktop or Laptop? What do I need/should I get? Monitors? Warranty? Internet--Dial-up/DSL/Cable Where do I get one? What about my old one?

4. It Is Time Average Life Cycle –4-5 Years What Dies First –Moving Parts Hard Drive ($30-$150) Optical Drive ($40-$150) –Hot Parts Memory ($60-$300) Processor ($100-$700) Motherboard ($50-$500)

5. Desktop VS Laptop Desktop –Advantages Faster/More Powerful More Storage Cheaper Easier to Fix/Upgrade –Disadvantages Big Loud Not Portable

6. Desktop VS Laptop Laptop –Advantages Portable Quiet “Cool” Factor Small –Disadvantages Hard to Repair/Upgrade Easier to Break More Expensive with Fewer Options Slower/Less Powerful

7. What Do I Need? Major Components –Processor Speed FSB (Front Side Bus) –Memory Speed Amount –Hard Drive Speed Size Min/Recommended –Processor 2 GHz/3 GHz –Memory 1 GB/2 GB –Hard Drive 80 GB/100-250 GB

8. What Do I Need? Major Components –Video Card Memory –Removable Media DVD/CD R/RW Floppy –User Input Keyboard Mouse Min/Recommended - Video Card Built in/256 MB –Media CD/DVD-RW Floppy –Input USB/Multimedia Optical

9. What Do I Not Need? Watch Out For –Bluetooth –USB Storage –Wireless –Peripherals –Installation

10. Useful Items Warranty –90 Warranty Standard –3-Year Warranty Recommended Monitors –LCD –17”-19” –DVI vs. VGA Internet –Dial-Up –DSL –Cable

11. Where Do I Shop? ITaP (STEW G65) –Dell –HP –Apple Online –Provantage –TigerDirect –Vendor Site Offline –Best Buy –Circuit City –Wal-Mart

12. What About Old One? Donate Keep For Parts Set Up For Kids Recycle –Staples –Dell

13. Questions?