The year 2000 has seen amazingly rapid advances in computer processors, fueled by intense competition between chipmakers Intel and AMD, who are locked in a battle for market share in computer chips. As a result, it's almost impossible to buy a computer today that's too slow. This directly affects your productivity, since the time you spend waiting for your computer to complete an operation could be spent doing something creative. No matter how fast your computer is, if it s broken, your computer speed and your productivity are zero.
Some features are standard, some are extra.
Not all features are created equal. Getting the ones you need can require some careful shopping. Although your computer may have today s latest features, next year many new features will be available, and you don t want to buy a new computer to get them. Operating your computer should not be painful. That discourages use, and therefore, productivity.