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Purchasing a Computer
Select the best computer for the following users. Keep in mind that the users want to spend as little money as possible without sacrificing productivity.
 * Gamer who plays popular online games.
 * Web Developer who uses Adobe CS5--Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, Fireworks, and Illustrator on either a Mac or a PC.
 * Business person who uses MS Office 2007 or 2010—Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word on a PC.
 * College Student who uses MS Office 2007 or 2010—Excel, PowerPoint, and Word or comparable spreadsheet, presentation, or word processing software on a PC or a Mac.

Summary of Steps

 * 1) Research the recommended amount of RAM, Processor, and Hard Drive for each user based on their software needs. Use at least three sources to find your answers.
 * 2) Using your research from Step 1, find the best deals for each user.
 * 3) Reflection: Enter a short explanation of why you made these choices. You might include things like the vendor’s reputation, quality of the products, pricing, location…
 * 4) Submit your completed worksheets to Turn-it-in.com.
 * 5) Comment on at least two other student’s projects and rate them on a scale of 1-5.
 * 5 = Great research—I’ll consult with this student the next time I need to buy a new computer.
 * 1 = Not much research—I could do much better myself.
 * Use the Advanced Search feature of Google so you can limit the results to websites that were updated in the past year. Also, think about useful keywords for your search.
 * Microsoft.com and adobe.com list minimum hardware requirements for their software.

Search Tips

 * Use the Advanced Search feature of Google so you can limit the results to websites that were updated in the past year. Also, think about useful keywords for your search.
 * Microsoft.com and adobe.com list minimum hardware requirements for their software.

Step 1

 * 1) Determine the recommended RAM, Processor, and Hard Drive for each user.
 * 2) Use at least three sources in your research. Site each source.
 * **User** || **Software** || **RAM** || **Processor** || **HD** ||
 * Gamer ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Web Developer ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Office Worker ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * College Student ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

//Tip: To create more rows, place your insertion point in the last cell and press the Tab key on the keyboard.//
 * Source 1 ||  ||
 * Source 2 ||  ||
 * Source 3 ||  ||

Step 2
Using your information from Step 1, find the best buy for each of the users. Remember, the users want to spend as little money as possible without sacrificing productivity.

Hardware

 * **User** || **RAM** || **Processor** || **HD** || **Other** || **Model** || **Vendor** || **Price** ||
 * Gamer ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Web Developer ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Office Worker ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * College Student ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

Software

 * **User** || **Software** || **Vendor** || **Price** ||
 * Gamer ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Web Developer ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Office Worker ||  ||   ||   ||
 * College Student ||  ||   ||   ||

Total Cost
//Tip: Use the Formula button on Word’s Table Tools, Layout Ribbon to calculate the total cost.//
 * **User** || **Software Cost** || **Hardware Cost** || **Total Cost*** ||
 * Gamer ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Web Developer ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Office Worker ||  ||   ||   ||
 * College Student ||  ||   ||   ||

Step 3
Enter a short explanation of why you made these choices. You might include things like the vendor’s reputation, quality of the products, pricing, location… //Reflection//

Step 4
Submit your completed worksheets to Turn-it-in.com.

Step 5
Comment on at least two other student’s projects and rate them on a scale of 1-5.
 * 5 = Great research—I’ll consult with this student the next time I need to buy a new computer.
 * 1 = Not much research—I could do much better myself.