{"id":1649,"date":"2015-12-08T11:19:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T18:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.natsci.colostate.edu\/cnsit\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2023-08-10T12:10:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:10:16","slug":"what-computer-should-i-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/what-computer-should-i-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"What Computer Should I buy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are often asked about what computer we recommend as a personal purchase by affiliates.\u00a0 So much of what makes a computer the right computer for you are very subjective and personalized choices.\u00a0 Screen size, the way a keyboard feels, and weight to name a few.\u00a0 There are also preferences for brand, many of which we have never seen or used ourselves.\u00a0 Oh, and let&#8217;s not forget budget &#8211; this may, in the end, be the deciding factor.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite those preferences, there are some base technical specifications that should be followed.\u00a0 ACNS, along with representatives from the colleges across campus, work together to create a list of standards that should be followed.\u00a0 This is updated every year or so, but should be a good guideline to make sure that whichever computer catches your eye, it also fits the bill for what is probably more important, performance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/it.colostate.edu\/policies-standards\">https:\/\/it.colostate.edu\/policies-standards<\/a> (Click on the &#8220;Desktop Hardware Standards&#8221; link)<\/p>\n<p>So, the right computer for you is a balance between the three, personal preference, technical specifications, and budget.\u00a0 I hope this helps you in your quest to find the perfect computer!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are often asked about what computer we recommend as a personal purchase by affiliates.\u00a0 So much of what makes a computer the right computer for you are very subjective and personalized choices.\u00a0 Screen size, the way a keyboard feels, and weight to name a few.\u00a0 There are also preferences for brand, many of which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1655,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-cnsit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1649"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4882,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649\/revisions\/4882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}