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Above is a comparison of data transfer rates for the various types of stor-
age devices you may well come across.

So what do you look for in a new machine?

· Cost verses performance trade off

· Do you have legacy devices to connect?
· Do you want to upgrade in the future

· What are your must haves

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A word of warning – the only version of Windows supported on the 7
generation Intel processors and the AMD Zen range, is Windows 10. Do
not buy the latest if you still want to run Windows 7 or 8.

So considering a basic tower PC from around £300 you will probably get

· Windows 10 64bit home edition

· 4Gb of internal memory
· 500/1000 Gb internal hard drive – solid state or sata

· DVD R/W drive
· Integrated graphics (1920 x 1080 resolution)

If you want something bigger and faster, maybe a games machine or vide-
o/graphics editing around the £1500 upwards mark, then you are looking
at

· 8/16Gb of internal memory