Dell Is Making Some Really Good Computers

 I have used dell computers for years and I have had no trouble. Now I am a computer technician and many people frown on dell computers and remark how bad they are. This is mainly because they build their own computers, so they naturally put down everything else. I have heard some say they can't sell dell computers, because they need to sell more to do this. Well that indicates right away that there is something wrong with their business.
 Dell has many excellent desktops, laptops and tablets, not to mention all the other accessories they sell. Yes the Dell monitors and printers are not bad at all. Remember if you buy a cheaper computer, that is what you get - cheap. So I would try and buy the best dell computer you can. They have a wide variety of excellent gaming computers at dell. Usually the dell computers I repair have the common problems that other computers have. It may be a bad hard drive or some other damage due to how it has been handled.

 So the question comes up should I buy a dell desktop, laptop, tablet or all in one computer ? I would suggest that you look at all the dell computers, look at their specifications and also what can be upgraded in the system. One of the common remarks is that they use junky motherboards. Well that is simply not true. They tend to use good quality Intel Motherboards as well as quality components.
 So take the time and look at the dell computers below and also use the search to look for more dell computers and components.

Is Your SSD Solid State Hard Drive Full ?

 Many people and places building computers these days will install a 120gb ssd or a 250gb ssd drive as the c: boot drive, then they install a 1tb sata hard drive as the data drive. The biggest problem I see as a service technician is that these drives are too small for all the data and information out there. I constantly have to call the customer and explain that their drive is full and they need a bigger ssd drive.
 The first question that comes out of their mouth is why did they install a ssd drive with a small amount of space. Well it basically comes down to money and not what the customer really needs. It is less expensive to install a 120gb ssd or 250gb ssd, then install a 1tb ssd drive. My feeling is in the long run it would be better to go with the 1tb ssd, make a little more money off the sale and have a happy pleased customer that will come back and bring their friends.
 Now how does the cost of a 250gb ssd compare to the 1tb ssd drive ? Well a 250gb ssd samsung drive will cost about $75 to $100. The 1tb samsung ssd will run about $200. The way I look at it is, you won't have to come back and spend $200 on the ssd and maybe $80 or more in labor. Plus the benefit is your not a unhappy customer and your business keeps going, instead of stopping while you wait for your computer to be done while at the service center.
 What you have to remember is that back in the past we had 120gb and then 250gb hard drives. The operating system, system files, programs and data kept getting larger and larger over time, so they designed much larger hard drives to accommodate the needed space. You have to understand that not all programs can be installed on the 2nd data hard drive. The data mapped to the 2nd hard drive, generally does not take up that much space, unless the customer has huge amounts of data.
 Now if your running out of space on that small ssd boot drive, clone it to a new larger 1tb ssd drive with a program like Acronis. You will need the Acronis Software, Sata Cable and a Power Connection. You can do this off your own computer or a computer set up as a data recovery machine. There are also hardware component machines made just for cloning. It's not that difficult to do and if I can, so can you.
 

Save Your Money By Cleaning Your Own Computer

 Many of us as of late suffer from the dreaded computer virus, malware, spyware and adware. Yes these nasty little creatures are all over the internet. It used to be the customer had gone to some disgusting porn site and their computer became infected. Well in today's world of home computers and the internet, these infections are everywhere.
 I have had numerous customers tell me they were on this website or that one, when something popped up and told them they were infected. These low life individuals tell the person to call this number and they will clean up your computer for a very high fee, usually $300 or more. What they actually do is dump some typical programs that are out there free of charge, dump them on your computer and clean up some infections. Then they take your money and run. I always hear that it was Microsoft or lately Hewlett Packard. These two corporations do not do this.
 Okay so what can the everyday home computer user do ? You can download a few free programs that are very easy to use and are very good at cleaning out infections. Here are my favorite 6 below that you can download, install and run form the safe mode with networking.

1. Free Malwarebytes
2. ADWCleaner
3. Roguekiller
4. JRT Junk Removal Tool
5. Super Anti Spyware
6. TDSS Killer

  There are many other excellent free programs to use, but be careful. Always check reviews on the internet for whatever program it is before using.

 If you do not know how to enter the safe mode with networking, watch these youtube videos. 

• Enter safe mode in windows 10
• Enter safe mode in windows 7
• Enter safe mode in windows 8.1 and 8

 If you search youtube, you will find many excellent videos for all subjects.

 Some other things that can be very helpful are cleaning out the junk files or repairing your computer system when things are not working properly. Here are two of the best free programs out there.

1. CCleaner for cleaning out junk
2. Tweaking Repair

My final bit of advise, is to have good up to date antivirus software and back up your system with the back up program in the control panel or carbonite through the cloud.