Cyro
In many ways, it is almost impossible to be able to give you some concrete advice.
Firstly, because the technology changing very fast, then because it is very important what you want to do with a computer system, whether it is a computer itself, whether it is a tablet or mobile/cellular (as they say) ...
So, from my point of view, a computer system is the one that is useful to you.
In these times, almost any activity "above" the field of hoeing, animals care, and the like, requires knowledge of computer use, possibly of computer science... But even for these activities, it seems that it would require some knowledge, related to the internet, at least...
Not to mention the daily life that requires social networks, online shopping, information about almost everything, job search, making "CVs", recommendations, tax payments, knowing the legislation, booking places at the restaurant, tickets to a show, including what would be related to fun, starting with just listening to music, watching movies, ending with your creation, regardless of the field.
Yes, I forgot, now we have software in cars, microwave ovens, TVs, smartphones, and more... Everything is more and more correlated, more interconnected...
I don’t think I have to take into account that knowing how to use the computer opens the way to many "somewhat better" trades, even if they will be very poorly paid (at least in Romania). What is certain is that to "possess" the computer and its applications is a huge advantage...
Moreover, the products "assimilable" to the computer, hardware, and software, as "precious" as they are cataloged, are constantly evolving, requiring continuous adaptation. Or, without "possessing" everything, to understand, properly, becomes an essential condition of everyone's ease of life... From all points of view...
So even I, after so long, I'm still learning, I'm adapting. And I'm sure I'll learn until my last minute dedicated to computers, or "supported" by them. But let’s go back to the computing systems and their acquisition!
The most important "detail" in purchasing a computer system is "money". Yes, this is the real issue of "first rank". Even though prices have dropped enormously, the vast majority of users are primarily faced with the issue of purchase value.
The next problem, even if it could be interpreted as the first one, is "What am I going to do with this computer?". This "what I'm going to do" has a direct link to the value that will be invested in the respective computer system... For those with money, this benchmark doesn't matter...
This logical sequence is pretty obvious, isn't it? If I know what budget I have, it is quite obvious that I will seek the maximum compromise to achieve the maximum of the proposed objectives or possibly "to be achieved". So, we can move on...
This is where a small problem comes in, we buy or build a computer. And it's not just a problem of money because the major importance is given to everything "what I'm going to do"...
In the presentation that will follow I will give details that do not take into account the purchase or build, but you will have enough details regardless of this "conclusion"...
But that's in tomorrow's post...
Dorin M
