Computer Purchase Paper

Computer Purchase Paper

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July 27, 2015

Computer Purchase Paper

In today’s market there are several companies that make computers, there are also endless types for each brand. It is important to look at how some of these stack up against each other. Lenovo, Dell, and Apple all make good products, but how do they compare to each other. We will look at three different computers, and how they relate to each other. Below is a list of what I want in a computer.

* Affordable

* Easy to navigate

* Windows (Latest version)

* Screen size

Above are things that I look at when purchasing a new computer, many people look at different things, but to me these are important. We will look at three different computers, and decide which computer I would want to purchase from the list of three.

Lenovo ThinkPad X250 $836.10

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/x-series/x250/

* Tested to Military specification

* Full size and spill resistant keyboard

* Ultra light

The Lenovo ThinkPad X250 above comes with many features.

Memory 4GB

Processor Intel core i3-5010U (3MB Cache, 2.10GHz)

Screen Size 12.5” HD

Operating System Windows 8.1 64

Apple MacBook Air (13 inch) $999.00

http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air

* Memory 4GB

* Processor 1.6GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz

* Screen Size 13”

* Operating System OS X

The Apple MacBook Air (13 inch) seem to be a very nice system. The computer does not run Windows which make the chance of me purchasing very unlikely. The computer is also priced higher than the Lenovo ThinkPad X250.

Dell XPS 13 $799.99

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9343-laptop/pd

Memory 4GB

Processor Intel core i3-5010U (3MB Cache, 2.10GHz)

Screen Size 13”

Operating System Windows 8.1 64

When looking at each of these computers what is very interesting is that they are all very close when it comes to stats. I usually pick a computer by...