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In many ways, it is more difficult to choose well when buying a PC than it is when buying a home or a car. There are many more options available; the market changes literally on a monthly basis; and the subject matter is less familiar and seemingly more arcane to most buyers.

Hence we have chalked out a brief description of a desktop. Based on the various options available today for a user buying a desktop we have broadly classified users into 3 main categories.

Economy PC CPU Celeron Motherboard GV Chipset Memory 128 MB Hard Disk Drive 40 GB Floppy Disk Drive 1.44 MB Cabinet with SMPS ATX with 250 Watts Keyboard 101 Keys Mouse Scroll Modem Internal 56 kbps Monitor 15 inches LAN Card 10/100 Optical Device 52X CD ROM Display Card Built In Sound Card Built In AC 97 Applications Word Processing

Value PC CPU Pentium IV Motherboard 865 Chipset Memory 256 MB Hard Disk Drive 80 GB Floppy Disk Drive 1.44 MB Cabinet with SMPS ATX with 300 Watts Keyboard 108 Keys Multimedia Mouse Optical Modem Internal 56 kbps Monitor 17 inches LAN Card 10/100 Optical Device CD Writer Display Card Built-in AC 97 Sound Card Built-in AC 97 Applications Internet and Education

Performance PC CPU Pentium IV with HT Technology Motherboard 915 Chipset Memory 512 MB Hard Disk Drive 120 SATA Floppy Disk Drive 1.44 MB Cabinet with SMPS ATX with 400 Watts Keyboard Cordless Mouse Cordless Modem Internal 56 kbps Monitor 17 inches Flat LAN Card 10/100 Optical Device DVD Writer Display Card Built in 5.1 Sound Card Built in 5.1 Applications Graphics and Gaming