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Computer Buying Project

The document discusses the computer buying needs of Samantha Perez, Mari Ramirez, and Carson Plouzek. They need a computer under $1000 that will be used primarily for internet applications at home. It needs to play DVD movies and generate videos on DVD. The group chose the MacBook over the Dell Inspiron desktop because it has a better processor, memory, hard drive, and screen for the intended uses within their budget.

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Computer Buying Project

The document discusses the computer buying needs of Samantha Perez, Mari Ramirez, and Carson Plouzek. They need a computer under $1000 that will be used primarily for internet applications at home. It needs to play DVD movies and generate videos on DVD. The group chose the MacBook over the Dell Inspiron desktop because it has a better processor, memory, hard drive, and screen for the intended uses within their budget.

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Computer buying project

SAMANTHA PEREZ, MARI RAMIREZ, CARSON PLOUZEK

Questions: Maria Ferrezuelo

Will the system be used:

in an office or home at a desk without being moved?


Travelling between home, business, and travel destination?
the system will be used at home.

What is your budget for purchasing the computer system?


Under 1,000? Over 1000?

Under 1,000

What will be the primary application that this computer


system will be used for? Internet applications? Business
Applications? Gaming? Graphics Applications?

Internet Applications.

Will the computer be used to watch DVD movies?

Yes, the computer will be used to watch DVD.

Will the computer be used to generate videos on DVD or to archive


data to a DVD format?

The computer will be used to generate videos or DVD on format.

Will the computer be used for any 3D applications?

No, the computer will not be used for any 3D applications.

Will the computer be used to play 3D games?

No, the computer will not be used to play 3D games.

If watching a movie on the system, do you want the picture to fill the
screen without black space?

Yes, I do want the picture to fill the screen without black space

How compact should the system be?

average size

When traveling, what external peripherals would be


brought along to be connected to the computer?

mouse or pointing device

Computer Comparison Chart


Dell Inspiron

MacBook

Laptop or Desktop

laptop

desktop

Processor (CPU)

Intel Atom Z520 (1.33 GHz)

Up to 1.3 GHz Intel Core m7

Operating System

windows

OS X

Memory (Ram)

2 GB DDR2 SDRAM

8 GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3

Hard Drive (Storage)

32 GB SSD

500GB New Sata 2.5" hard drive

Optical Driving

External USB 8X tray-load dual- Apple usb superdrive


layer DVD+/-RW.

Monitor or Screen Size 10.1 in (26 cm) LED-backlit


display with 1024 600
resolution

15.6in, (3,200 x 1880)


238ppi

Video Card

(Dual x2 switchable
Graphic)

No method available

Sound Card

192 kHz (max)

No sound card

Other Accessories

Software

software

Which Computer is chosen? Macbook

Name: Processor

Used for: Intel's Core i5 used widely across the Mac range, and the
Core i7, used in the 15in MacBook Pro, are both multi-core families of
processors.

Sizes or options : Different sizes can be 4, 6, 8, or 12 cores of


processing power on a single die. And with up to 30MB of L3 cache,
40GB/s of PCI Express gen 3 bandwidth, and 256-bit-wide floating-point
instructions, youll never be at a loss for speed.

Why include this component: Why I included the list of the component
is because they will need the processor.

Operating System

What it is used for:

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

Memory

What is it used for: it is used for to storage your files, games, doc,
etc

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

Hard Drive

What it is used for:

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

Optical Drive

What it is used for:

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

Monitor

What it is used for:

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

Video Card

What it is used for:

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

Sound Card

What it is used for:

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

Speakers

What it is used for:

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

Keyboard

What it is used for:

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

Mouse

What it is used for:

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

Modem

What it is used for:

What are the different options or sizes for the components:

Why you included the component in the list of components for the
person who is buying the computer:

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