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Title: Buying a Computer for Dummies, 2004 Edition by Dan Gookin ISBN: 0-7645-4077-7 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 21 July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent but necessarily incomplete
Comment: Okay, this is a little tough to explain. This is an EXCELLENT guide for people who need to buy a new home computer or laptop. But it by itself will not be enough to guide those people through the process smoothly.
There are two considerable strengths to this guide. First of all, it demystifies all the jargon and obscure terminology, and does a commendable job doing it. Second, Dan Gookin's advice to think about SOFTWARE primarily and not HARDWARE or PRICE when one is buying is worth its weight in gold. (The fact that brand names are scarcely used in this book is a strength and not a weakness, I believe, and fits in with Mr. Gookin's approach.) And for people who think "For Dummies" guides have too much clowning around, there is very little of it here, and it is not intrusive.
Having said all of these nice things, the book is occasionally minimal on key information. It could be argued that to make this guide complete, the author would have had to have written an 800-page book. In any case, this book alone won't get you through the computer-buying process comfortably. You should supplement the book with a friend who is moderately or heavily tech savvy.
In short, this is a great beginning and I honestly think it would be foolish for a computer beginner to buy a new machine without having read this very price-friendly work. But that reading will have to be supplemented by a friend or work colleague in the know about personal computers.
Rating: 5
Summary: Demystifying the Sacred Computer
Comment: Having looked at others, I have to agree that I found Dan Gookin's book to be by far the most helpful in preparing me to buy a computer for the first time. Sure, he didn't mention brand names, but there's plenty of information available from many sources to make that decision after you understand the basics, which he rightly concentrates on. As for Gookin's humor, that is a matter of taste, but I see no contradiction in being humorous, even silly, while at the same time being very serious and knowledgable about this subject. His humor helped put me at ease in a topic that is often scary for the beginner. We need awe and reverence, but they belong to God.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Asset for the Average Buyer
Comment: The book is well written without becoming too overbearing. As with many "For Dummies" books, there is the correct amount of levity and quite a bit of useful information. I found the info to be up to date (at least today!) in what is perhaps the fastest changing environment that ever existed. If you need a quick education ,deciding what to buy, this is your guide.
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Title: PCs for Dummies, Ninth Edition by Dan Gookin ISBN: 0764540742 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 19 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Troubleshooting Your PC for Dummies by Dan Gookin ISBN: 0764516698 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 12 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Windows XP for Dummies by Andy Rathbone ISBN: 0764508938 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: PCs for Dummies by Dan Gookin ISBN: 0764508385 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: PC's for Dummies Quick Reference by Dan Gookin, Sandra Hardin Gookin ISBN: 0764507222 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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