Archive for the 'Budget PC' Category

Hard Drive for a Budget PC

Saturday, March 5th, 2005

If we call RAM our short-term memory, then the hard drive is our long-term memory. This is where all our data is stored. Prices for hard drives have been falling like rocks the past couple years and it will probably be one of the first components you’ll want to upgrade as you use your computer […]

CD-ROM Drive for a Budget PC

Saturday, March 5th, 2005

CDs are as ubiquitous today as floppies were in the past. You’ll definitely want to pick up a drive that is at least capable of reading CDs. However since the cost of CD-Writing (CD-R) drives have become almost as cheap as just CD-Reading drives, you should consider picking up a CD-R drive.

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Floppy Drive for a Budget PC

Saturday, March 5th, 2005

Though less and less people are using floppies, in the rare occasion you do need one it’s better safe than sorry to have one. The Mitsumi internal floppy drive (B0000DK6IB) will do just fine.