Tips for buying personal electronics
Friday, July 30, 2010
Tips for buying personal electronics
In buying personal electronics, we become very conscious of many things, especially our budget.
In this article, I will be sharing some very handy tips and tricks for buying personal electronics with "a smile" on your budget.
{} Know your budget
You should know your budget like a man knows his wife. You should have somehow estimated the kind or number of electronics your budget can take care of.
You should be ready to make good use of that budget.
{} Know what you are buying
What are the electronics you are buying? Watches, iPods, TVs, radios, GPS devices, computers, etc. all of these can be personally owned.
Among the first things to do is to get good knowledge of the electronic you are buying. Get to know their prices, functionalities and features, etc. You can get such information from friends.
The best place to get such information is the Internet. The Internet parades sites of different shops and companies selling electronics there you will get different prices and features and make a quite accurate choice.
{} How about a fairly-used electronic?
You can consider buying a fairly-used electronic depending on your budget. However, you should consider this for all electronics.
For example, I don't advise that people buy a fairly-used laptop. Why? Good because you might not be able to tell about the state of many features in it like the battery strength that diminishes with use, etc. Buy a fairly-used laptop on rare cases where the laptop is proven to be in a very good state.
For some other electronics, a fairly-used might be good, even for a desktop computer. If you are not buying online, you can visit the sales shop/store with a technician to check them out.
You can also buy from friends or relatives who want to sell theirs. With this, you can easily get a good picture of the nature of the electronic before buying. In situations like this, you get a good product at a cheaper price.
{} Friend's Advice
Consider advice from a friend that is quite good with personal electronics. This will help in many areas, especially when it comes to picking the best quality ones that are not too expensive.
{} Consider buying online
The Internet is arguably the best place to buy things like electronics. The simple reason: you are opened to different kinds of that particular electronic, different prices, different services, etc. all from different shops and companies.
SOURCE:-
http://www.helium.com/items/1083853-tips-for-buying-personal-electronics
In buying personal electronics, we become very conscious of many things, especially our budget.
In this article, I will be sharing some very handy tips and tricks for buying personal electronics with "a smile" on your budget.
{} Know your budget
You should know your budget like a man knows his wife. You should have somehow estimated the kind or number of electronics your budget can take care of.
You should be ready to make good use of that budget.
{} Know what you are buying
What are the electronics you are buying? Watches, iPods, TVs, radios, GPS devices, computers, etc. all of these can be personally owned.
Among the first things to do is to get good knowledge of the electronic you are buying. Get to know their prices, functionalities and features, etc. You can get such information from friends.
The best place to get such information is the Internet. The Internet parades sites of different shops and companies selling electronics there you will get different prices and features and make a quite accurate choice.
{} How about a fairly-used electronic?
You can consider buying a fairly-used electronic depending on your budget. However, you should consider this for all electronics.
For example, I don't advise that people buy a fairly-used laptop. Why? Good because you might not be able to tell about the state of many features in it like the battery strength that diminishes with use, etc. Buy a fairly-used laptop on rare cases where the laptop is proven to be in a very good state.
For some other electronics, a fairly-used might be good, even for a desktop computer. If you are not buying online, you can visit the sales shop/store with a technician to check them out.
You can also buy from friends or relatives who want to sell theirs. With this, you can easily get a good picture of the nature of the electronic before buying. In situations like this, you get a good product at a cheaper price.
{} Friend's Advice
Consider advice from a friend that is quite good with personal electronics. This will help in many areas, especially when it comes to picking the best quality ones that are not too expensive.
{} Consider buying online
The Internet is arguably the best place to buy things like electronics. The simple reason: you are opened to different kinds of that particular electronic, different prices, different services, etc. all from different shops and companies.
SOURCE:-
http://www.helium.com/items/1083853-tips-for-buying-personal-electronics