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Get better performance from your PC.

Speed Up Windows XP

* Turn off unnecessary services

XP has several services running in the background. But did you know that you don’t need all those services turned on? You can turn some of them off for a leaner Windows XP.

* Update drivers

Hardware components like your video card use drivers to work with XP. The latest drivers are often optimized for performance.

* Install more RAM

The more RAM you have, the more it can store in this short-term storage area, and the faster your computer runs.

* Upgrade your video card

Moving up to the next level of graphic chip will speed up the graphics performance of your computer. Figure out the differences in NVidia GeForce chips to determine your upgrade path. Learn how to install a video card.

* Optimize your hard drive

When a file is written to your hard drive, it is often scattered among the free sectors. Defragmenting optimizes your hard drive by efficiently re-ordering the data.

3 recommendations in buying laptops. These are not based on hardware specifics but convenience and usability from someone that is new to computers and also keeping you in mind.

Suggestion 1:

A fast top of the line PC. Let it be known that the PC market is so competitive these days the profit is only a few bucks off of the CPU and mother board. The profit comes from cables, print cartridges and accessories. For $2000.oo you can buy a system with all the bells and whistles which would include;

Pentium 4 processor

512MB ram

cdrom, dvd-rom, read/write of both.

Top end video card

Monitor

TV card

Printer

Software

Suggestion 2:

This is taking the approach of mobility and convenience. This is the laptop. In my opinion, there are 3 levels of laptops: entry level (under $1200), user level ($1200-2000) and professional level ($2500+). Entry is something like students and beginners. I would categorize the average person as a user level. This will give you the power of processor and memory. Laptops are sold with the intent that you won’t upgrade, but buy a new one when it becomes outdated. Laptops fit the same business model of selling cars; they depreciates in value as you drive off the lot. Pay the extra in the beginning then it will save money down the road.

With the laptop, I also recommend you buy 2 more items. Monitor and docking station. This will allow the laptop to be docked and used as a home computer, and give you the option of portability. I like this idea, because a monitor is always the preferred method of computing. If you’re working on a big project, the TFT display on a laptop can be strain full to the eyes

Suggestion 3:

This is a beefed up version of Suggestion 2, with the hand-me down in mind. Simply removed the monitor and docking station and get a loaded laptop. For the higher end of user level laptops (between $1500-$2000) you can get a decent laptop. With extras such as wider display, video out, faster processor, wireless, cd read/ write and a second battery.

After you decide which suggestion to go with, we can focus on what exactly to buy and where. Online or from a local shop. Laptops do break from time to time, so finding someone with immediate support is smart shopping. Once you have the item, I would come into the picture and show you how to make full use of your new hardware and software.

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