SHOULD I UPGRADE?

Business Computing Tips

By Karen Fainges

Computers seem to change every day. Then there's the software and
peripherals. It can be very confusing and expensive. So what should you
spend your hard-earned cash on? Well, it depends. What do you want it to do?
If you want to be able to do things quickly and be able to swap files with
anyone, it is good to upgrade roughly every six months. If so, maybe you
should lease instead of buy. If you only want to write letters, a 486 for
$500 is fine.

Whenever you think about getting a new system, see if you can get someone
else to do it cheaper than you can. No point buying a whiz bang digital
camera if you hate taking photos and a contractor can do it cheaper and
better.

There are three things to balance it out it any decision, which way is
cheaper, which way is easier and which way will last longest. Very often,
the cheapest one can cause more hassles than it is worth. Try for a middle
of the range that will last for a while and makes life a lot easier. After
all, that's what computers are for. Remember that your time is worth money.
Figure that in when you price a new system.

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Karen Fainges holds a Bachelor of Business, and a Grad. Dip. of Vocational
and Educational Training. A tutor for all ages, she specialises in helping
people get started on the long road to technology. "It has to be practical,
it has to be cheap, and it has to work."
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