Determine The Best Deal Between Two Different Computers

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The extent to which a good or service is perceived by its customer to meet his or her needs or wants, measured by customer's willingness to pay for it. It commonly depends more on the customer's perception of the worth of the product than on its intrinsic value. -Marketing definition of Value (WebFinance, Inc., 2014) The only constant in computers today is their frequent and exponential change. While the form factor of a computer, whether a desktop or a laptop did not change significantly, the technology and the capability of today’s computer versus a computer from last year can be vastly different. In my search for a laptop computer to use for my academic work with the Ashworth College, I had the opportunity to explore various laptops of their price, capability, availability and various other elements. The final two candidates that made the cut of my budget of $400.00 or less and a screen size of 16” were the Dell Inspiron I15RV1383BLK priced at $396.99 (Best Buy, 2014) and $399.99 price tagged HP 2000-2d80nr (Best Buy, 2014). While these two laptops had a lot of similarities in price; form factor and more from an initial look, the Dell Inspiron presented itself to be the best deal when compared against the HP 2000 in terms of value determined by their differences in hardware, software, reliability, user satisfaction and warranty. From a hardware perspective, both laptops were almost identical in screen size and overall look. However, like a good book, what counts is what is inside. The first item to compare in the hardware category was the processor quality and speed. The Dell Inspiron boasted a Intel® 3rd Generation Core™ i3 processor with a speed of 1 1.8GHz which is vastly superior in terms of performance from the AMD E2-Seri... ... middle of paper ... ...37.p?skuId=3355037&id=1219091130509 CPU World - Gennadiy Shvets. (2014, 03 21). AMD E2-3200 vs Intel Core i3-2120. Retrieved 04 16, 2014, from CPU World: http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/266/AMD_E2-Series_E2-3200_vs_Intel_Core_i3_i3-2120.html Null, C. (2012, 12 19). Apple and Lenovo desktop PCs tops in satisfaction. Retrieved 04 16, 2014, from PC World: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2020964/apple-and-lenovo-desktop-pcs-tops-in-satisfaction.html Sullivan, M. (2011, 12 05). Desktop PC Reliability and Satisfaction: Dell and HP Home PCs Get Poor Grades. Retrieved 04 16, 2014, from PC World: http://www.pcworld.com/article/244481/desktop_pc_reliability_and_satisfaction_dell_and_hp_home_pcs_get_poor_grades.html WebFinance, Inc. (2014, 04 14). Business Dictionary: Value. Retrieved 04 14, 2014, from Business Dictionary: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/value.html

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