New Computers
Multiple purchasing options are available to you
Please call Island Computers to discuss your options for purchasing a new notebook or desktop. Notebooks come in various shapes and sizes, as do desktops. All-in-one desktops have become more common and their build quality is excellent, as is their price - most of the time.
Custom built desktops are also avalable upon request, especially for gaming.
Some advice about future proofing
Computers have worse depreciation than cars. It's a heated race to be the best and products become superseded in less than a year so knowing what to choose is very important.
Purchasing Tips:
Solid State Drives (SSD) are very affordable now so I highly recommend using one for your Windows drive and having a second Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for your personal data. The Windows boot times for an SSD are amazing and can be as little as 5 seconds! They are truly awesome!!
Purchasing Tips:
- Shop around. Ask my advise. Don't get the first one you see or get recommended by the shop assistant.
- Don't buy a budget or cheap machine. Get a mid to high end machine.
- Don't choose a machine with a low end CPU. Get a mid-high end one.
Intel is highly recommend over AMD. - 8GB of RAM for a notebook, not 4GB.
- 16GB of RAM for a desktop, not 8GB.
- 1 Terabyte drive (1TB) is standard for a notebook. A 500 Gigabyte drive (500GB) is unacceptable.
- Get a 500GB SSD, not a 250GB one. Or you will run out of room FAST!
- Get two disks, 1x SSD and 1x HDD in a desktop, if possible. You'll thank me - see below re: SSD.
- Get the latest generation of video cards, not the last one - if you can afford it.
Solid State Drives (SSD) are very affordable now so I highly recommend using one for your Windows drive and having a second Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for your personal data. The Windows boot times for an SSD are amazing and can be as little as 5 seconds! They are truly awesome!!
