1. Buy What You Need, Maybe a Little More

2. Warranty Considerations

3. Can You Negotiate the Price Down?

4. How Do Computer Stores Make Any Money?

- You need to know what hardware you will need. 

- Make sure the store you buy your new computer from has great service and are willing to stick by their computer.

- If you will be using the computer for video games or other graphic related applications, you need to have a good graphics card. 

- The computer and hardware parts should have a warranty. 

- Another very important aspect of your PC is CD/DVD drives and burners. 

- Perhaps the most important aspect of a computer is the monitor. 

- Almost as important as the monitor, is the sound system and speakers. 

- Your operating system is a very important factor of how well you will love or hate your new PC.

- Last but not least is your printer. 

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• Don’t just get something that just meets your needs.
• You won’t always want to go for the newest operating system. 
• Do NOT download everything that you think is cool. 
• Make sure your mouse will be compatible with the newcomputer.
• If you don’t want to get an external harddrive maybe you should get a CD or DVD burner to save important files. 

• Get info from the three sources
• Make more RAM (random access memory) your main priority with any PC
• Shop for a laptop online and in store 
• Take advantage of weekly store specials
• Don't get hung up on parts