Thursday, January 12, 2012

Reasons Why Not To Buy a Stock Computer

By Alan Wang


Yesterday, we spent about three hours trying to convince a customer of ours that brand new PCs just don't come equipped with the all things that most PCs need in a COMPUTER. We tried to persuade him that a fully functional computer is one that is personalized with specifically selected hardware and software accessories - and that the computer purchased at the store doesn't come with these things. Sadly, all of our convincing was to our avail. Our client insisted that he should never require more than what came with his boxed product and we were just trying "bilk" additional cash out of him.

As computer experts, it's our job and priority to make sure our customers are 100% satisfied when they walk out our offices. But our job is pointlessly made harder when folks don't bother to study computer accessories and familiarize themselves with the restrictions of store-bought computers. Hopefully when you finish reading this article, you'll understand the lesson that we were attempting to teach our client: "What comes out of the box is actually simply a starter kit."

The standard PC package has a CPU unit, keyboard, mouse, and speaker set. That may be just fine for some, but most people need more than this particularly in the current day's "connected" society. Today's users require full multi media capabilities, a good range of graphics tools, and accommodations for the various portables we now enjoy. These extras are not included with "what comes out of the box," and the sole way to get them is to accessorise. (Read more here)

To explain the importance of accessorizing, we like to utilise the "plain dough" analogy. Let's say that a new PC is a batch of plain dough - waiting to be flavoured and baked into something helpful. If we wish to use this dough to make a heavenly batch of chocolate chip cookies, we would need to "accessorize" this dough with chocolate chips and a little brown sugar. If we wish to use this dough into in a warm loaf of sesame seed bread on the other hand, we'd need to "accessorize" the dough with yeast and sesame seeds.

Like "plain dough," the new PC isn't really helpful on its own. It needs accessorizing.

Dependent on what's needed, accessorizing doesn't must be expensive. Actually it's possible to get away with paying a minimum amount for additional software and hardware if these accessories are for children. It's when these accessories are work requirements or when they are needed to produce works of quality for any other reason that they can become rather expensive. And this expense applies to mics, digicams, PDAs, scanners, video cams, and more.

Without reference to cost, it's crucial to understand that accessories can become "necessities," and so the best time to get them is the moment you buy a new PC. Waiting too long to accessorize may cause more Problems than required because while you wait, manufacturers continuously develop new technologies - technologies that your computer will not be in a position to accommodate in the future. Once you are ready to accessorise, the fresh products on the market are too advanced for your personal computer and they just will not work. This is a normal problem suffered by those who want to use hardware designed for Windows Vista on a Windows XP or Windows 2000 machine.




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