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Computer equipment is one of the hardest things to buy if you
are not at least somewhat competent in the market. Many people
are willing to take advantage of someone who doesn't have a clue
what he or she need. Take the MarketPro Shows for example. Many
different vendors frequent the shows in order to sell their
wares, and on one occasion, this writer thought the Motherboard
had gone on my computer, but I was also interested in upgrading
my hard drive as well. One vendor quoted a price of
approximately $350 to replace the Mother Board and include a
hard drive of 2 Gb It seemed like a good deal at the time until
shopping in various computer stores showed that a whole system
with an 80 Gb hard drive could be purchased for not much more
than that. Interesting thought, isn't it? Why is a person going
to pay $350 to get 2 Gb of hard drive memory when for
approximately $599, one can get a tower with an 80 Gb hard
drive, 512K of RAM, a keyboard, and sometimes even a printer
depending on the sale that is being offered at the time.
How do you know where you're getting a good deal on a hard
drive? One of the things that you don't want to do is take the
first deal that interests you because you think it sounds
"good." Unless you are a computer whiz who knows the prices and
specifications of every product in the local area, you need to
check around. Find out exactly what it is that you want and get
some prices. While you are doing this, do not let anyone think
that you are interested in buying at that time because they will
attempt to convince you that if you don't buy your hard drive
that day, you will pay much more money for it and not get the
same quality. You want to do all of your research before you
make your final decision and know that in the end you have made
the most informed decision of all.
When it is suggested that you check around, that doesn't mean
just the stores in your area because often times, an Internet
search will yield you a much better price, but this means you
will have to know exactly what it is that you want right down to
the size of the hard drive and speed of the processor. Even EBay
is a good source of value-priced hard drives, but you must be
able to read into the seller's profile, meaning that you do not
attempt to place a bid if the seller has a private profile.
Again, you must read the description in detail because if you
are looking for a new hard drive, you must look at the complete
description. Even if your hard drive has taken a nosedive, give
yourself an opportunity to look for a good deal instead of
simply taking the first one that sounds like a good deal because
you're desperate. This has not yet been mentioned, but one of
the most important things about a hard drive is know the
potential that it can crash and being sure to have all of your
important information backed up so that it's just a matter of
reloading it when you replace the hard drive. Lastly, be sure to
keep your virus protection up to date because one of the biggest
causes of hard drive crashes is a virus.
Of course most of the work has already been done for you at
http://harddriveusa.com. At Hard Drive USA you can find great
resources on hard drives and the best deals on hard drives.
About the author:
Mac McClellan is the webmaster for Hard Drive USA
http://harddriveusa.com, a useful site for information and
resources on hard drives.
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