The desktop PC comes in all shapes and sizes and all different kinds of configurations. Some can be as cheap as $300 and some can be as expensive as $7000.Now considering that there is such a vast difference in price it would probably be a good idea to understand how some a difference could occur.
As you would expect the first thing that will affect the price of a product is the manufacturer. For example a PC made by Sony is likely to cost more than an identical specification PC made by Packard Bell say, this doesn't necessarily mean the Sony is better but the chances of the Sony being made from more robust components is greater as they are better able to negotiate cheaper contracts with higher class component makers such is the stature of their name.
The second thing that will influence the price of the PC will be what operating system the PC is running. Generally if a PC is running Windows and has the same specification as a PC running Macintosh, the Windows machine will be cheaper. This is partly to do with demand for both operating systems (Windows being the more desirable) and partly the functions that each operating system provides. Windows is geared towards home use whilst Mac's are used more for technical drawing and design.
The last and most important factor that has a bearing on cost is the actual technical specification of the PC.
The first component I will talk about is the Processor. The Processor is the brains of the PC; this is the component that carries out the tasks that you set it. The speed at which a Processor runs is measured in Hertz (Hz). The faster the speed of the processor the faster it can carry out tasks.
Secondly, the Graphics Card is the next component that most varies the price. Graphics cards decipher the data sent by the processor and convert it into images that are displayed on the monitor, such as a picture or the mouse cursor. Graphics cards need a lot of space (memory) to work out what the data means so they have this memory built onto the card. The more memory the card has the more expensive it can be (although this is not the only factor, you should research the graphics card a little bit more). The memory on the graphics card is measured in bytes currently the largest memory graphics cards contain 2046Mb of memory.
The last factor I will discuss is the RAM of the desktop PC. RAM stands for random access memory, also you don't really need to remember this. The RAM is the part of the computer that gives the processor tasks to do. The more RAM that you have the more you can ask the processor to do at one time. If you can't afford to buy a new PC the chances are that increases the amount of RAM in your system will greatly increase the speed and performance. - 30432
As you would expect the first thing that will affect the price of a product is the manufacturer. For example a PC made by Sony is likely to cost more than an identical specification PC made by Packard Bell say, this doesn't necessarily mean the Sony is better but the chances of the Sony being made from more robust components is greater as they are better able to negotiate cheaper contracts with higher class component makers such is the stature of their name.
The second thing that will influence the price of the PC will be what operating system the PC is running. Generally if a PC is running Windows and has the same specification as a PC running Macintosh, the Windows machine will be cheaper. This is partly to do with demand for both operating systems (Windows being the more desirable) and partly the functions that each operating system provides. Windows is geared towards home use whilst Mac's are used more for technical drawing and design.
The last and most important factor that has a bearing on cost is the actual technical specification of the PC.
The first component I will talk about is the Processor. The Processor is the brains of the PC; this is the component that carries out the tasks that you set it. The speed at which a Processor runs is measured in Hertz (Hz). The faster the speed of the processor the faster it can carry out tasks.
Secondly, the Graphics Card is the next component that most varies the price. Graphics cards decipher the data sent by the processor and convert it into images that are displayed on the monitor, such as a picture or the mouse cursor. Graphics cards need a lot of space (memory) to work out what the data means so they have this memory built onto the card. The more memory the card has the more expensive it can be (although this is not the only factor, you should research the graphics card a little bit more). The memory on the graphics card is measured in bytes currently the largest memory graphics cards contain 2046Mb of memory.
The last factor I will discuss is the RAM of the desktop PC. RAM stands for random access memory, also you don't really need to remember this. The RAM is the part of the computer that gives the processor tasks to do. The more RAM that you have the more you can ask the processor to do at one time. If you can't afford to buy a new PC the chances are that increases the amount of RAM in your system will greatly increase the speed and performance. - 30432
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