Taking the plunge Platform politics A place for portables Price parade New technology Warranties, registrations, etc.
School starts up again next month and so, by tradition, does a new business season.
So it should come as no surprise that we're also heading smack into the high season for personal computer sales in the National Capital region. That's why we traditionally feature our PC Buyer's Guide Update in the August 'Anniversary' issue. As a consequence, most new users and first-time computer buyers are coming from the home and small business market segments and they are also most likely to be 'on their own' when it comes to determining their needs and making key purchase decisions. With that rather lopsided spread in mind, we'll concentrate on Wintel-type machines in this overview. A notebook PC can cost two to five times as much as a 'conventional' desktop machine with the same functionality and specifications.