Research_Strategy_Paper

The problem I have is a Laptop with a busted screen, so I am using an external monitor, which is a pain in my neck. I always have to be looking at it off to one side. It also is a problem when I want to take the computer with me places it isn’t so portable anymore. It has gotten slower due to age also and with the fact that I am now in school I feel that a newer computer that I can have multiple windows side by side more easily would be of more benefit to me. When I first started to look for this computer I went to the store where I bought the last one I got to see what they had for decent computers at a good price but wasn’t happy with what I saw there for computer prices I don’t have 800.00 to put into a computer that will do everything and that isn’t what I am after anyway. The next place I looked was at Best Buy both online and in one of their stores but again I wasn’t real happy with what I was finding there, most of what was there was high end gaming machines. They will work for school purposes but that wasn’t my focus for this computer. Next I went looking at Office Max and found a computer that was within the price range I was looking for and had the capabilities I wanted. I also looked at the HP website and tried to build my own computer thinking that I could save some money that way, but that wasn’t the case it turned out to be a little cheaper than the one that had put together but still way too expensive for me. When I was in the different stores I talked to different sales people, and asked many different questions about the computers that they had so that I knew what each one had, what they were capable of doing, and what software came installed on them. I also asked about software specials that I might want to purchase with the computer. I also took down the computer info and went to the manufacturer’s website to see what I could find out about the different computers that were at the different stores because the stores little cards don’t always give all the information on what is in the computer. It will give basic information like CPU type, memory size and type, hard drive size, operating system but it won’t tell me other important information always. I take all of the information that I gather from the different sources and then I objectively start to eliminate them based on cost, availability, is this really what I need in a computer. When I have gotten the choices down to a more manageable amount then I start to look at where the computer of choice can be purchased the easiest for myself, I hate to run all over town to buy what I need so I have it planned out first. I will look at what people say regarding the computers also because that can give some feedback about if they liked it or if they had any problems with it. I also will look into makers that I have had good luck with in the past because then I know what I am getting, and I will stay away from those that I have had problems with because I don’t want to repeat that experience again.