Should you buy the best money can buy?
You have decided to buy a new Personal Computer be it a lap or a Desktop, and money is not a problem. Do you just go to a shop and say give me the best computer ? I would call that simply a financial suicide.
Remember the margins that most of these computer hardware guys get are meagre, and you just told them you are a novice. They would simply try to sell you the most expensive machine with them. Do you get more when you pay more ? Yes you do get more, but the question is not whether you get more but do you need more? and what premium this More comes at.
Computers are machines that get outdated very quickly, even though the Gigahertz war is over still the companies come out with better and better technologies by the day. But do you actually need more horses under your hood ? (or is the question now whether you need dogs, cats and lions along with the horses under your hood)
The computer companies tell you through their advertising that you can do more with their new technology. Majority of the readers of this article wont be first time buyers , but third , fourth or even further down the lane and you will know from you personal experience that you will end up doing much the same things as you did on your previous machine on the new one.
One important thing that we should understand is that the top of the line machine will be seriously over priced due to its introductory charm. Now if you ask for the best money can buy the shop will make you buy the top of the line stating a million Jargon terms confusing you to believe that you are taking home the superman of computers. Only to find out the very next day that your superman just retired. So its not about getting the best money can buy, but getting most value for you money.
Until or unless you have a lot of money lying around don't ever go for the top of the line. Another reason would be to impress a techie girlfriend or to show of with friends.If you have the money to afford this premium sure go for it because your new superman of the computer world is sure to get some jaws to drop but remember that is only till he retires.
So be wise and spend wise. Buy what you need and nothing more.
Remember the margins that most of these computer hardware guys get are meagre, and you just told them you are a novice. They would simply try to sell you the most expensive machine with them. Do you get more when you pay more ? Yes you do get more, but the question is not whether you get more but do you need more? and what premium this More comes at.
Computers are machines that get outdated very quickly, even though the Gigahertz war is over still the companies come out with better and better technologies by the day. But do you actually need more horses under your hood ? (or is the question now whether you need dogs, cats and lions along with the horses under your hood)
The computer companies tell you through their advertising that you can do more with their new technology. Majority of the readers of this article wont be first time buyers , but third , fourth or even further down the lane and you will know from you personal experience that you will end up doing much the same things as you did on your previous machine on the new one.
One important thing that we should understand is that the top of the line machine will be seriously over priced due to its introductory charm. Now if you ask for the best money can buy the shop will make you buy the top of the line stating a million Jargon terms confusing you to believe that you are taking home the superman of computers. Only to find out the very next day that your superman just retired. So its not about getting the best money can buy, but getting most value for you money.
Until or unless you have a lot of money lying around don't ever go for the top of the line. Another reason would be to impress a techie girlfriend or to show of with friends.If you have the money to afford this premium sure go for it because your new superman of the computer world is sure to get some jaws to drop but remember that is only till he retires.
So be wise and spend wise. Buy what you need and nothing more.
posted by Vysakh and Shereena at
10:45 AM
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