AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Close
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9923688_ITM" title="Facts and information about What you don't know about desktops can cost you.(Special Home Computing Section)(Hardware Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)(Cover Story)">What you don't know about desktops can cost you.(Special Home Computing Section)(Hardware Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)(Cover Story)</a>
Close
Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from Consumer Reports are available.
Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds
What you don't know about desktops can cost you.(Special Home Computing Section)(Hardware Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)(Cover Story)
A computer's brand name matters little when it comes to speed and storage; nearly all of the computers we've tested in the past few years have been plenty fast, with amply sized hard drives. But unless you're careful, you can still waste money on a major-brand desktop. It's possible to pay for components or services you don't really need. Or, you may try to economize with a low-priced machine, only to learn that its expandability is so limited you'll need to replace it too soon. And our reader surveys show noteworthy differences in reliability and tech support.
Buying a new computer isn't always the best strategy. It may be better to upgrade what you have, as ...
Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
For more facts and information, see all results
- `Lion King' Computer CD: Untamed
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post December 31, 1994 700+ words
...awaited "Lion King" CD has turned into...Christmas." Several computer messaging networks...Direct on the Prodigy computer service. There were...Increasingly, home computer users are discovering...design of personal computers, now more than a...the "Lion King" CD is harder to get...
- Directory of Major Malls, Directory on Computer CD-ROM.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire August 8, 2008 700+ words
...and Markets: Directory of Major Malls, Directory on Computer CD-ROM(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...addition of the "Directory of Major Malls, Directory on Computer CD-ROM" directory to their offering. For over 30 years...
- HarperCollins Interactive, Markle Foundation, and Thinking Tools join forces to...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 11, 1995 700+ words
...forces to co-publish a series of computer simulation games on CD-ROM, to be called PowerTrip...game series will be published on CD-ROM and created by the award winning...interactive software, multimedia CD-ROM, on-line services and other...
- Proofreading at the computer. (CD-ROM included).(PUBLISHING, LIBRARY SCIENCE,...
- Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News August 1, 2005 700+ words
Z254 0-538-72856-6 Proofreading at the computer. (CD-ROM included) Norstrom, Barbara and Mary Vines Cole...c]2006 90 p. $25.95 (pa) In this text/CD-ROM package for undergraduates, Norstrom (Kaskaskia...
- California Companies to Show Pentium Computers, CD-ROM Software, at Comdex....
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Vranizan, Michelle November 12, 1993 700+ words
...multiprocessor computers and several multimedia computers with built-in CD-ROM drives and...drivers. Canon Computer in Costa Mesa...customers its Pentium computer, the Evolution...several multimedia computers with CD-ROM drive...
- FEATURE/College students ask Santa for computers, CD players and a car that...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 8, 1994 700+ words
...top three choices in each category were: -0- Academic Tools Computer, printer, software Communications Answering machine, cordless phone (tie), stamps Audio Equipment CD player, speakers, receiver TV/Video Equipment Color TV, camcorder...
- USPTO Issues Trademark SPI SCHOLASTIC PHONICS INVENTORY to Scholastic for...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 6, 2009 700+ words
...SCHOLASTIC PHONICS INVENTORY", all enclosed in an oval design". The goods for which registration was sought are "Computer software and CD-ROMs in the field of testing and assessment of phonological skills". For more information about US Fed News...
- Targus introduces portable computer, CD accessories. (Handhelds/PDA).(Brief...
- Magazine article from: TWICE April 15, 2002 700+ words
...software kit that effectively converts the PDA into a small computer by allowing for full notebook/desktop mouse and keyboard...surface and from any position, up to six feet away from the computer. The Wireless Mini Mouse features a USB receiver key for plug...
