Computer Deals & Free SoftwareThere are two options for buying a computer: online or via a store
Often
online can be much cheaper than buying from a store as you often need
to subsidise the store. But going to a store can give you piece of mind
that you can take it directly back to the store if you have any
problems with it.
Find some of the best deals on computers & electronics at the following websites:
PriceSpy Finds the cheapest prices in New Zealand for computer hardware from smaller retailers
Apple MacsAt Apple Store you can buy direct & also get an educational discount, check it out:
Windows ComputersThere are numerous different makes of computer. The most popular brand is Dell who often offer competitive prices:
Dell for
Home Computers Dell for
Small Businesses
Free Software & Free Ebooks
Office programs
There is now alternatives available instead of your expensive Microsoft Office Software that is available free for download on the net compared to up to $600+ for full version of Microsoft Office!
Open Office
Is the most widely used free office like program with built in word processor, spreadsheet, presentation , database & design software.
Version 2.4.1 is the best version to download as it is the most tested version.
PHOTO MANIPULATION
Gimp.org provides a great free image manipulation program, instead of having to buy expensive Adobe Photoshop!
Good sites to find other free software include
Download.com Has numerous programs to download some freeware (free), Shareware (costs money) or demo (if you want to try before you buy)
If you used to liked an old version of a computer program better than the larger new version you can often download it from:
Oldapps.comPRINTERS
The most important thing when buying printers is checking out the cost of the ink.
The printer may be sold off cheaply but this price can soon be overshadowed by the ink refills.
Canon & HP frequently offer the cheapest prices for inkjet and sometimes it can cost up to 8 times more to print a photo on one printer than the other.
Lexmark frequently have more expensive cartridges but sell their printers very cheap to encourage you to buy them.
Free eBooks for your iPhone or PDA There
are now numerous books that can be downloaded for free online for your
iPod touch, iPhone's or other PDAs or home computer.Ebooks are great as
when they are on your PDA it means you can carry round hundreds of
books store with only the weight of your PDA to carry in your pocket.
There
are numerous sites that offer free downloads but also some that you
have to pay for. As these are online it doesn't matter where they are
based so you can get books from UK, USA anywhere especially fi they are
free.
Always check that the site is reputable before
downloading anything from them. We have heard of problems where some
sites have been a scam. The software that you need, to download the
ebook, is a virus and they can abuse your credit card if entered. One
culprit we have heard about is marketbill.com but this is from a forum
report.
Otherwise here are a list of the more reputable sites:
Stanza (Very popular app for iPhone & iPod touch)
Allows you to download numerous free books and even more that you have to pay for.
Check it out in the App Store
Project GuthenbergHas over 30,000 free ebooks to read in numerous different formats. Can be found on Stanza as well.
Book DepositoryOffers over 11,000 free titles. Based in UK but
Google BooksHas numerous titles to offer, some are free, some only abstract.