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The best computer systems money can buyThe best computer systems do not come cheap. With computers like
most things you can spend an almost unlimited amount of money on more stuff. However if you plan on keeping your computer for a while it
often pays to spend a little extra and get a really beefy system. It can be a
real pain in the neck changing over to a new system when you upgrade, so getting
a fast computer to start with means you do not have to worry about doing that
for years. The main drawback of buying the best computer system available
is that sometimes you can pay through the nose for the latest and greatest
parts. This is why I recommend getting a processor speed one down from
the top. Here's an example of the best computer systems you can buy in
terms of performance. An example system would feature a 3 Ghz Pentium 4 processor with Hyper Threading. The fastest Pentium 4 is actually 3.2 Ghz but it is about 50% more expensive and offers less that 5% more performance. Definitely not worth it in my opinion. If you want to check some new computer prices to get an idea
about the price range I'm talking about then Pentium 4 computers are generally a pretty solid choice for home use. They excel at media applications like encoding Mp3s and hyperthreading should offers increased performance down the road as applications take advantage of it. Hyper Threading is quite a nice feature, it allows you to reduce the performance hit of having multiple applications at once. This computer is so fast that hyper threading won?t make a noticeable difference now but in a few years when this computer is no longer top of the line you will really appreciate having the extra flexibility. Another important feature to consider is the graphics card. Don't buy a computer with integrated graphics if you intend to play games. Look for computers with Geforce or Radeon raphics cards, inparticular the Radeon 9600 pro and Geforce 5900 are currently the best value high performance graphics cards. With a DVD writer you will be able to burn your movies onto DVDs
and watch them anywhere. Look for a computer system that also has a seperate TV
out so you can work using a monitor and watch a DVD on another TV or monitor at
the same time!
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Screen Reading Software( can read text directly from the computer screen)
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