i want to buy a computer what are the individual costs associated with it?
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Mobo...$140.00\nProcessor $260.00\nMemory...4 x 1 gig...$320.00\nVideo cards...$240.00\nNice case $140.00\n2 x 80 Gig Hard-drives...$140.00\nPSU...$40.00\nUPS...$65.00\nFlat-screen monitors...3 @ $425.00\nDisk reader...$25.00\nDisk burner...$40.00\nFloppy-drive...$14.00\nSmart card reader...$17.00\n5.1 Speaker set...$149.00\nWebcam...$75.00\nRouter...$60.00\nWindows XPpro with SP-2...$175.00\nHaving the hot set-up...priceless...!!
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Lets take a look at the cost of a financed computer and a computer paid for with cash.\n\nA $950 computer paid for with a credit card @ 24% interest would cost you almost $1450 with annual rates and fees. \n\nNow, you could just save up $800 cash and walk into Joe's Computer Store and stand there counting the hundreds saying "I WANT A BARGAIN." You know what, you'll get that bargain. So, you just got a $950 computer for $800.\n\nAlso, did you know that the $500 you would save in interest on that computer would amount to $46,525.49 if you put it in a 40yr mutual fund?\n\nIs a $1450 computer worth $46,525.49?
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A desktop can be basically acquired for US$250 to US$350 without the monitor. A second hand PC can be acquired for about US$80 to US$100 without the monitor. A second hand CRT monitor can be acquired for about US$30 to U$50. Do you still need the loan?
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I suggest you figure out what you are going to being using the laptop for and how much you have budgeted.  If it will only be used an hour or so every few days and you only plan on browsing web pages and doing e-mail an old refurbished laptop for $300 might work fine.  If at the other extreme you are a gamer and need a very fast CPU, lots and lots of RAM and a graphics chip then $3000 might be required.  If you travel all the time the battery life and size might be the most important consideration.
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Go to pricewatch.com.  They are pretty good about tracking the prices of computer parts from multiple retailers, and they tell you what components are selling for at various places.  It's kind of like a one-stop-shop kind of thing.  \n\nOh yeah, and like the person above said, Ebay is a GREAT place to find parts dirt cheap.  Just be careful not to get stuck with bad stuff, but they do have TONS of computer parts for a little of nothing.\n\nGood luck.
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you kidding your vaio is worth down in the $500-550 range depending on the year it was made from now.  I can buy a brand new comp yo for around $400-500 easy coz they very affordable probably better than yours coz i can get them custom made from this comp tech company. p.s they start at 520 megabytes at 500 dollars+
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You'll need:\nEDIT: *a CPU\n*a case\n*a power supply\n*a hard drive\n*a motherboard\n*an optical drive would be smart (CD-ROM)\n*an operating system (Windows, Linux, Mac OS, etc.)\n*keyboard & mouse\n*monitor\n*display card\n*RAM\n*probably more that I don't remember\n\nand any other peripherals you might want.\nyou'll end up spending as much as (if not more) as buying a computer.\n\nTry newegg.com and look in the ads for stores like Best Buy.
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I say ranging from £200-£400\n\nThat includes all the versions within the above range and remmeber an upgrade version costs less than buying a brand new one
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Brand, Price, Memory, Hard Drive, CD/DVD/RW, Return Policy, Warranty etc.\n\nA Drive, CD Drive, Expansion Bay(s)\n\nCompatibility - Software & Other Hardware - Printers, Digital Cameras, etc\n\nInternet Capabilities - DSL, Cable, \n\nAll depends on how you will be using it & how much you want to spend.\n\nThe more things you want the more a computer costs. \n\nPictures, Music take up ALOT of MEMORY!\n\nWHOS PAYING FOR IT!!! LOL Mom/Dad or YOU? :-)
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Currently Dell is having a sale and you can get a decent  computer for under 500 dollars.  As long as you're not looking for some super-duper gaming/high performance PC, that might be a good choice.  Another cheap, but well regarded brand is HP.  You can customize the computer on both websites (dell.com , hp.com).  If you're able to do it, you could build your own PC, which sometimes is cheaper than buying a prebuilt one.  I would recommend Newegg.com for parts if you want to build your own.\n\nA few things to keep in mind...\n1) Desktops are cheaper than laptops\n2) Generally speaking, PC's are cheaper than Mac's\n3) The processor and the RAM are what make the computer faster.  If you aren't too worried about the speed of the computer, there's no point paying $100 extra for a Pentium D or something similar.  Celeron will do the job.  For the RAM, 256 mb is sufficient for most people.\n4)  If you're planning to store large amounts of music and/or video on the computer, you will need a larger hard drive.  Nowadays most computers don't come with less than 40 gb, but it's not too expensive to get 80 gigs or even more.\n\nHere's a link to a Dell PC that you can customize, but it's already pretty good for the price... just under $500\nhttp://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DB110C&s=dhs\n\nAnd an HP you can customize (this is a little faster than the Dell if you're looking for more speed, but you should not just limit yourself to these two PC's, check out others on their website and customize them.  This one's base price is a little cheaper than the Dell because there's no monitor included here...)\nhttp://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_series.do?series_name=a1520y_series&catLevel=3&category=desktops/hp_pavilion/a1500_series&storeName=computer_store
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Buy the most that you can afford.  I would make sure that the computer has at least 512mb memory, 2ghz processor, 128mb video card and 160gb harddrive.
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Get either an HP, Toshiba, Sony, Apple, or  Dell Computer. All other brands are useless.\n\nHere's  5 computers from those brands that you should look at:\n\nDell XPS M1710 if you need a multimedia computer, $3459.00 only. \n\nToshiba Sattelite A110 if you need a cheap computer, $549.00 only. (I think)\n\nHP Pavillion dv9000t series for gaming, $899.99 only.\n\nApple Macbok pro if you need lots of memory, $2,499 only.\n\nSony Vaio VGN-TX670P if you need an ultraportable laptop, $1,600 only.
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Blurb:\nAssuming that you already recognize the usefulness of computers (since you are reading this), I will explain the benefits of the different kinds of computers.\n\nFirstly, there are name brand computers. These are made by companies such as Compaq / Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Gateway, Apple, Toshiba, Sony, and others. There are two primary reasons for buying name brand computers and those are that it is more convenient to buy a computer that is already made for you, and you can usually get a three or so year warranty in which you will receive full service if there are problems and often can get support over the phone (though this is sometimes only available during the first year). In the event that there is a problem that has to be fixed, you will often be directed to bring your computer to a local authorized repair shop and the company will cover all repair-related costs.\n\n\nRead more... http://www.sitespaces.net/blog.php?viewblog&706\n(I wrote that.)
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With those specs, you're NOT going to find this computer cheap at all.  You get what you pay for and that would be an incredible computer but again, you will have to pay for it expensively.  Do you even understand how much a 24" screen 'alone' would cost as much as a pc?    good luck :-)
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Check out these computers at Overstock.com:\n\nhttp://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1726379\nhttp://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1135804\nhttp://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=493403\nhttp://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=472618\nhttp://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=483330
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Stay away from Laptops. \n\nIf you are serious about gamming Laptops are not the way to go.\nThey produce way to much heat and are hard to upgrade. For around $600 You can get a pre built system with a 200 GB Hard Drive. 1 gig of Ram A DVD/CD Burner An AMD 3500+ processor.\n\nBut whatch out for the ATI or Intergrated Graphics. YOu can get a nice video card for arouns $150 more if you buy one with Intergrated Graphics in it.\n\nCheck out www.newegg.com if you want to build your own or looking for a video card.
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When you find your best deals, list them all and show them to a computer knowledgable person at a computer shop (hopefully where you are buying some stuff from - I would recommend the case, because then you can always go back there and ask how to hook something up and they should be familiar with it) and ask what they think and if everything is compatible. They should offer suggestions or let you know that you are doing good. If they don't, go to another one.