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John Delaney IST 110 25 May 2016 Lab 1 A. Desktop 1: HP Pavilion 23st Touch All-in-One PC 1. Hewlett Packard i. http://store.hp.com/us/en/ConfigureView?catalogId=10051&urlLangId=& langId=-1&storeId=10151&catEntryId=1102151&quantity=1 2. Components i. HP Pavilion ii. 23st Touch All-in-One PC, (model number: 23-q180st) iii. Hard drive: 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6G 3.5 Hard Drive iv. Optical drive: SuperMulti DVD Burner v. Memory: 8GB DDR3L-1600 SODIMM (2x4GB) RAM vi. Processor: 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3-6100T dual-core processor [3.2GHz, 3MB Shared Cache] vii. Display: 23" diagonal FHD IPS multitouch-enabled LED-backlit (1920 x 1080) viii. Price: $679.99 3. Computer i. Total system price: $679.99 ii. No Warranty iii. No other incentives
4. Software i. Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS, Microsoft Office Trial ii. Price: both included in the system iii. No security system is included B. Desktop 2 1. Computer components i. Hard Drive 1. WD Red 1TB NAS Hard Disk Drive – 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch – (model number: WD10EFRX) 2. Price: $79.99 on sale for $60.99 ii. CPU 1. AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W (model number: FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor) 2. Price: $169.99 on sale for $149.99 iii. Motherboard 1. MSI H110M Pro-VD LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (model number: MSI H110M ProVD) 2. Price: $55.99 iv. Video Card
1. MSI Radeon R7 360 DirectX 12 R7 360 2GD5 OC 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFire X Support ATX Video Card (model number: R7 360 2GD5 OC) 2. Price: $104.99 v. Sound Card 1. ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card (model number: Xonar DG) 2. Price: $39.99 on sale for $29.99 vi. RAM 1. CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model (model number:CMK32GX4M4A2666C16) 2. Price: $149.99 on sale for $128.99 vii. Power Supply 1. VisionTek PSU650VTZ 650W ATX12V Power Supply (model number: PSU650VTZ) 2. Price: $29.99 viii. Desktop Case 1. XION Gaming Series XON-310_BK Black with Blue LED Light Steel / Plastic MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case (model number: XON-310_BK) 2. Price: $22.99 2. Software
i. Microsoft Windows 10 Home – 64-bit OEM ii. Price: $99.99 3. Total Price: $695.76 4. Comparison i. When comparing these two desktops, I have found that it is more cost effective to buy the built desktop rather than the in store desktop. There is an obvious increase in graphics capability and RAM in the built desktop computer, but paying for the operating system separate is very expensive. The built desktop would be significantly faster than the other desktop. I would be able to have a mediocre computer and still have some money left over if I went with the in store desktop, but I do not think that outweighs the benefits of the built desktop. So, I would purchase the built desktop. C. Laptop: HP ENVY Quad Edition Laptop (15.6”) 1. Company: Hewlett Packard i. http://store.hp.com/us/en/ConfigureView?catalogId=10051&urlLangId=& langId=-1&storeId=10151&catEntryId=1052164&quantity=1 2. Components i. HP ENVY Quad Edition Laptop ii. Model number: 15t-q400 iii. Hard Drive: 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive iv. Processor/Graphics: 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Processor QuadCore + Intel® HD Graphics 530 v. Memory: 8GB DDR3L System Memory (1 Dimm)
vi. Display: 15.6" diagonal HD BrightView WLED-backlit Display (1366x768) vii. Price: $639.99 3. Computer i. Total Price: $639.99 ii. No warranty iii. Free Microsoft Office Trial 4. Software i. Microsoft Office 365 Personal, 1 Year ii. Price: $49.99 D. Tablet: Google Pixel C 1. Company: Google i. https://store.google.com/product/pixel_c?utm_source=google-compixel&utm_medium=index&utm_campaign=buynow-footer 2. Components i. Make: Google ii. Model: Pixel C iii. Operating System: Android 6.0 Marshmallow iv. Display: 10.2 inches, 2560x1800 (308ppi) v. Processor: NVIDIA Tegra X1 with Maxwell GPU vi. Memory: 3GB RAM LPDDR4, Internal storage: 64GB vii. Camera: Rear camera: 8MP, Front camera: 2MP viii. Price: $599.99
3. Computer i. Total price: $634.94 ii. No warranty 4. Software i. Google Docs, Google Drive ii. Free E. The Comparison 1. Desktop 1 vs. Desktop 2 i. When comparing these two desktops, I have found that it is more cost effective to buy the built desktop rather than the in store desktop. The built desktop and in store desktop have the same operating system: Windows 10 64-bit. There is an obvious increase in graphics capability and RAM in the built desktop computer, but paying for the operating system separate is very expensive. The built desktop would be significantly faster than the other desktop. I would be able to have a mediocre computer and still have some money left over if I went with the in store desktop, but I do not think that outweighs the benefits of the built desktop. So, I would purchase the built desktop. 2. Laptop vs. Tablet i. When comparing the tablet and laptop, I have found that the laptop would be a much better option to choose. The laptop has 1TB of hard drive space compared to the measly 64GB that the tablet has. The laptop’s display is bigger than the tablet, but the laptop is not too big to manage. The laptop
has more RAM than the tablet, 8GB vs 3GB. The laptop would be somewhat faster than the tablet. The only thing that the tablet has that is comparable to the laptop is its graphics, but the laptop is still better. The tablet cannot run Microsoft Office so it does not have the same software as the laptop, but the tablet does have Google Docs. I would definitely purchase the laptop over the tablet even though it is $55.04 more than the tablet.
