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The best thing is to do what you are doing right now - talk to people that do know.<br />
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What are you looking for your computer to do? Do you have any needs/applications you will be running?<br />
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How much do you want to spend?
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The best thing is to do what you are doing right now - talk to people that do know.

What are you looking for your computer to do? Do you have any needs/applications you will be running?

How much do you want to spend?

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thank you for this answer. Would you please keep this question open for anther week for me to respond to? I didn't know how to access this answer before and now I'm sick and can't focus on this right now.<br />
Thank you. Woul dyou please confirm you received this. (Not sure if you do this if it will go to my email or what.)
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thank you for this answer. Would you please keep this question open for anther week for me to respond to? I didn't know how to access this answer before and now I'm sick and can't focus on this right now.
Thank you. Woul dyou please confirm you received this. (Not sure if you do this if it will go to my email or what.)

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My desktop computer is getting old and needs to be replaced. &nbsp;Being not very technically-savvy, how does one begin to sort out whether to buy a desktop/laptop computer and/or iphone/smartphone/ipad, etc. &nbsp;Any resources for this?
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My desktop computer is getting old and needs to be replaced.  Being not very technically-savvy, how does one begin to sort out whether to buy a desktop/laptop computer and/or iphone/smartphone/ipad, etc.  Any resources for this?

Computer purchasing?

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