Buying Guides

Technology changes almost on a daily basis making it very difficult for the average person to keep up with all the changes and new developments.  This is especially frustrating when one wants to purchase a computer and just does not know what one needs.  Here is a handy Buying Guide for those who are thinking of purchasing a notebook / laptop. Purpose This first thing to do when purchasing a notebook is determining what you are going to use the notebook for.  Are you going to use it to play games, design websites or are you going to run all your business software on it?  Or are you simply looking for a standard notebook to do a variety of things on? You will have to start by classifying yourself as; a Home User, Business User or a Multimedia user / Gamer.  The type of user you are will determine what hardware and software specifications you need.  If you want to buy a Gaming notebook you ...Read More

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) TV’s are everywhere these days and at first glance they all look the same. But if you want to purchase one for your home there are several features that you will need to look at to make sure you get the TV suited to your needs. Here are some things you should be considering:   Size LCD TVs come in a variety of sizes and are always measured in inches diagonally. The most popular ones range from about 32” to 80”. The size of the TV needs to correspond with the size of the area where you will be positioning it. To determine the size of TV you should get, measure the distance from where you will be sitting to where the TV will be placed. A general guideline is that you can sit as close as 1.5 time the diagonal measurement of the screen and not really notice any loss of quality or you can sit ...Read More

There are currently 3 main contenders in the Console industry namely; Sony’s Playstation 3 (PS3), Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii.    The Wii tends to appeal to more casual gamers and can be great entertainment for families with its motion-sensitive controllers which duplicates the players’ movements on the screen. It is also a great console to be used in a group setting. The Xbox 360 and the PS3 on the other hand are geared towards the more serious gamer.   Hardware Specs One of the main features that separates the PS3 from the Xbox 360 and the Wii is it’s built in Blue-Ray player which comes standard with all PS3 models. Blue-Ray disks have 5 times the image resolution of standard DVD’s and the capacity to store up to 50GB of data (dual layer) which is amazing compared with ...Read More

MP3 players are fast becoming the favourite means of managing and listening to music.  With such a variety of MP3 players available it’s difficult to decide which one is right for you.   Here are a few things to consider before buying a MP3 player: Hard Drive vs Flash Players There are essentially 2 types of MP3 players namely; hard drive and flash based. Hard drive based MP3 players work the same as a computer hard drives which have moveable parts and can be damaged easily if being transported. They are bigger in both capacity, ranging from 20GB until about 120GB (which is capable of storing 30 000 songs) and physical size also making them less portable than Flash players which tend to be small. These hard drive based players are therefore more suitable to use as a supplement to your home entertainment centre rather than as a jogging companion. Flash based MP3 players remain ...Read More