When it comes to personal computers, there are a few options a newbie could consider. First of all there is the MAC vs IBM PC war and also the question between getting a desktop or a laptop/notebook. so it depends on what your taste and requirement is.
Apple's on computing
Apple is the company responsible for many tech devices which have become fashion icons. for Eg: the ipod,iphone and the imac are a few iconic designs by Apple and the company always push the existing technology to it's limits when introducing new devices to their line up. Let it be a MAC or an ipod the next thing that is prominint next to their design is the high price.
Apple Designs all of the Gadjets from the Hardware to the software in their products. Hardware is selected from vendors and the software which runs on them are specifically designed to run on the selected hardware. This makes all the software take maximum advantage of the hardware configuration of an Apple product an at the same time reduces the options that can be offered. To my knowledge, every mac (even with the basic configuration) is a high end product!
Apple products are not serviceble by users and even the iphone has it's battery sealed in. so, if you end up with a dead battery, your only option is to get back to a mac repair center.
people who use macs or any other apple product praise the simplicity and the ease of use of the device, so to put it all together in a single line, Apple would be a company offering Technology in a simple way at a high price for the less techy customer.
IBM PC model
The PC we are referring to is actually the old IBM personal computer model which was introduced way back in 1981. the speciality or the secret behind the success of IBM model is the capability for any one to assemble an IBM pc clone by putting together parts off the shelf!! This has been the secret formula which has boosted up PC user count world wide around or more than 95%.
If you have a knowldge in computer hardware, you could put together a PC depending on your budget. The catch here is that even your still on a low budget, you could decide on which parts to put more money on and which parts to keep aside for future upgrades. As the hardware manufactures offer a broad range of hardware products, the end user has a somewhat more control over their money compared to buying a mac.
Once you put together your PC, you have the option to go for an open source operating system like Ubuntu or else choose windows.so in my opinion the PC is more affordable and has a lot of options.
I have been noticing a flow of Chinese gadgets to the sri lankan market for some time now. specifically, mobile phones are the major Chinese fill up that has hit the sri lankan streets. many who cannot afford a quality handset with multimedia capabilities are able to get a piece of Chinese unbranded technology for a very cheap rate!
I was amazed when i so an I phone replica (which even I myself couldnt afford) in the hands of a normal guy at the road side which happened to be a person i know. when i got it on my hands, quickly i noticed the cheap feel and the effectiveness of the touch capability!
It's of course non of my business to look at others or what ever there using, but it's really sad to see how people expose them selves to critical health risks without knowing it! This is to let you know of the many things that you aren't aware of with tech gadgets you use every day!
Mobile phones and your health!!
A mobile phone is a tech gadget you use in close proximity to your body's sensitive areas. for example, the ear and the brain comes in very close proximity when you use the mobile for calling, and if your placing your mobile in your pant pockets, your reproductive organs are closer to the device all the time.
Whats the Big deal??
A mobile phone is some what a 2way Radio in it's very basic nature, and it use wireless technology to transmit signals and this nature of the device generates radiation. Radiation in big amounts can harm living tissue of animals. therefor every mobile phone has to meet the minimum requirements of the SAR value (specific absorption rate). and every recognized mobile phone company test there devices to be safer and always provide details of SAR value of the device.
a Chinese unbranded phone will normally not have these standards checked and the cheap price points always attract people to buy them without any hesitation. in long term these individuals who are overjoyed with their cheap gadgets will become victims of cancer or and many other health issues that might take away their valuable life and money.
Other Gadgets --
Being to the computer shops recently I found out that there are unbranded brand new LCD screens being sold for very cheap. A couple of guys just bought these LCD's while i was there at the shop. they had names unrecognized in the PC hardware brands and were cheap and worked very well (or rather they were capable of displaying signals from the PC output).
The down side is that these gadgets didn't have a warranty period. and also you cannot be sure of there power consumption levels nor the safety measures that should be taken to protect eyes of the user.
These are just 2 incidents I came across, and What I want to say to you is, Don't ever buy Cheap tech gadgets, as the money that you think your saving right now will be lost in big amounts in the future due to the health risks your exposing your self to.
It'd be rather safe to use a very basic gadget from a branded company than using a high tech cheap gimmick which would offer you more for less and some extra health issues.
The other day I was Googling for some pictures and when i found a pic which interested me, I went forward and clicked on it to get the bigger version. Instead of the full image, a virus scan started and it gave me a list full of detected threats and windows security alert popped in saying i have to remove it or cancel the action.
Being a computer expert myself, the busy environment around me that time made me click the "windows alert suggestion to remove all threats" without any hesitation. as soon as i clicked the remove all button my download manager software asked me for a location to save a program file, but i denied it as i didn't ask any downloads, still having many things to do on my list i just clicked on the cancel option and to my amazement, it triggered the same program download. (this all happened in a few seconds, and then i started realizing that i have been nearly fooled by a virus infection attempt!)
I stopped all my work to better investigate the issue and now realized that am not on windows explorer, but on my web browser! my browser window almost looked like my computer and made me even believe that the pop up was real! Me being a more than average computer user with a lot of experience on virus infections, for a second i was fooled by the clever attempt!
After Googling the issue i found that many other users have had the same experience and i was sorry to here that some had mistakenly accepted the download and it almost ruined there system files, making them re install the OS.
If you ever experienced this clever attempt, or feel the threat it poses on novice users, please pass this message to them as well.
Thank you.
When it comes to personal computers, there are a few options a newbie could consider. First of all there is the MAC vs IBM PC war and also the question between getting a desktop or a laptop/notebook. so it depends on what your taste and requirement is.
Apple Designs all of the Gadjets from the Hardware to the software in their products. Hardware is selected from vendors and the software which runs on them are specifically designed to run on the selected hardware. This makes all the software take maximum advantage of the hardware configuration of an Apple product an at the same time reduces the options that can be offered. To my knowledge, every mac (even with the basic configuration) is a high end product!
