These pages grew out of a workshop that I have been giving for faculty and staff at City College of San Francisco for three years. I've been impressed with the amount of anxiety that people feel about buying a computer, so these pages attempt to provide background information, resources, and reassurance about the process. Sorry, no laptops. I never purchased laptops, so I haven't included information on them here. You've listened to friends, seen the ads, wandered through computer supermarkets and local stores.
Every source says something different.
Everyone else knows what's best. Actually, deciding on a computer is no different from any other buying decision. You are buying something that you will use. You have your own needs and preferences to help guide you in your decisions. You wouldn't buy a sofa just because uncle Jed pointed it out, or a car because a salesman said it was the one for you.