The book covers All the necessary considerations to make Before you purchase that computer. What are your computing needs? Mobility? Ease? Portability? Power? Multimedia features? It then takes the reader through an industry overview of computers (desktop vs. laptop vs. hand-held) -- with the inside scoop on the pros and cons of these machines. The reader will learn about clones -- and will learn how to decide whether or not to make the clone purchase. He/She will receive information about where to go to make that computer purchase (and where not to go), and he/she will learn what kinds of questions to ask.The reader will learn how to assess the bundled software with each computer. This book will point out the values (and lack thereof) of some of these software packages.

This book will include a checklist that the reader can tear out and take with him when making his computer investment.