Like it or not, the personal computer has become an undeniably integral part of society today. Many people just simply can’t handle life anymore without having a computer. Whether it is for work and needed for CTP work and for prepress equipment or for fun and used in leisure time the computer is extremely important. There are many specific brands of computer out there and it’s hard for many people to choose just which one is right for them. With so many brands and so many choices, the decision can certainly be hard to make. However, with a little knowledge on the subject it should be fairly simple for the consumer to pick out the right computer.

One well known brand of computer is the Mac. Mac computers come in both laptop and desktop forms, although are probably most popular in laptop form with young people. Mac’s are said to be completely virus free. Many would argue however that this is just because they are less popular, and therefore fewer people want to make viruses for them. Mac would probably not be a very good computer to start with for a person who isn’t very knowledgeable because they are known as being somewhat unfriendly to users. In other words, certain things are hard to find and they just generally aren’t as simple as other computers.

Another popular computer is the Dell. Dell is probably best known by some people by their commercials a few years ago which included a teenage male saying “dude, you’re getting a Dell”. While simple, these ads probably helped them sell many products. Dell is also ranked as one of the largest companies in the Fortune 500 and they employ over eighty thousand people worldwide, quite an impressive sum. Like Mac, Dell is available in both the laptop and desktop form. However, unlike Mac, Dell also makes a wide array of other products such as televisions, printers and servers.

Finally, another very popular kind of computer is the HP. HP stands for Hewlett-Packard, a company that was founded in Palo Alto, California in 1939. HP isalso available in both the laptop and desktop forms. Recent statistics show that HP is the largest personal computer dealer in the world, the most popular with a lead in market share of 3.9% over their big rival Dell. In addition to being the world’s most popular computer, HP is also the fifth biggest software maker in the world, making it a massive company and a force to be reckoned with in the computer world.
Computers are an integral tool of the world. Without them people would not be able to email, search the internet, or be on social networking websites like Facebook. Also without computers, research would bemuch harder for people to do at work and school. In the old days, people had to go to the library and look up books on a topic; now all that is required is a trip to the nearest computer.