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3
Simple Ways
To Save A
Bunch Of
Money When
Buying A New
Computer!
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by:
Kris
Bickell
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Looking to buy
a new computer?
Overwhelmed by all of
the options available
to you?
Stressed by the high
cost of computers
today?
For most people, buying
a new computer does not
have to be as stressful
as buying a new car.
Nor does it have to be
as expensive. If you’re
like most people, and
you have a limited
budget for buying a
computer, then you need
to try to get as much
computer for your money
as possible.
Here are 3 simple ways
anyone can save money
when buying a new
computer:
1) Shop around for best
deal.
Sounds pretty obvious.
But many people don’t
realize they don’t need
the fastest, most
expensive computer with
the most “extras”. In
fact, if you are
already using an older
computer, even the
least expensive new
computer will be a big
upgrade. If you don’t
know a lot about
computers, you can
learn a lot by shopping
around. Ask lots of
questions, compare
prices, compare
features, then find the
best price. Shop at
your local electronics
store, and look for the
best deals online.
You’ll be surprised at
how much money you can
save by shopping
around!
2) Install your own
“extras”
Many computers you will
find in a store have a
lot of extra software
already installed.
While this is
convenient, it is not
always the best way for
you to save money.
Also, while many of
these extras sound
good, you don’t always
need them. You can
often find better deals
by shopping around
separately for your own
software extras (such
as a word processor,
anti-virus, popup
blocker, spyware
removal, games, etc).
And some of these you
can get for free. So
before you buy the
“fully loaded”
computer, ask yourself
if you really need all
the extras, then shop
around to see if you
can buy a scaled down
computer - and get the
extras yourself for
much less!
3) Don’t buy extended
warranty
If you are not a
computer “techie”, the
extended warranties
offered by the computer
retailers often sound
like a good idea. After
all, who wants to be
bothered paying for
service on a computer
after you buy it. But
keep in mind that most
computers come with a
warranty, and most
computer problems will
either happen at the
beginning (when you
still have the warranty
in effect) or much
later (when it might be
cheaper to buy a new
computer). Technology
changes very quickly
these days. So consider
whether or not it’s
worth the inflated
price of the extended
warranty. And, if you
really feel you need
the extended warranty,
then ask to purchase it
at a lower price. Not
all retailers will
negotiate on the
warranty, but some
will. And whether you
buy the extended
warranty or not, make
sure you back up all
your files
periodically, just in
case!
If you have an
unlimited budget,
consider yourself
lucky. And if you do
business on the
computer, make sure you
get what you need,
while trying to keep
the price down. At any
price, buying something
that does not fit your
needs is not a good
deal.
Hope you find these
tips helpful, and happy
computer shopping!
About the author:
Kris Bickell is the
owner of
Hi-Speed-Internet.com,
a helpful site for
consumers comparing
high speed internet
services. For
information on high
speed DSL, Cable, and
Wireless Internet,
visit: http://www.Hi-Speed-Internet.com,and
sign up for the free
email course “5
Simple Ways To
Increase Your
Computer Speed”. ©
2005
Hi-Speed-Internet.com
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