
Students' Guide to
Business
Computing
The major problem is that it
is
not really hardware performance that
bothers the average user, but the speed of response as they perceive it.
This relates to various pieces of software, as well as hardware. Any
objective tests are of limited value, because they can never precisely
emulate the live situation.
The best solution for most prospective purchasers is to make a
relatively subjective assessment. Reviews in computer magazines can
often be useful, but the best means of assessment is to talk to current
users.
If they manage to support a workload similar to yours, then the
computer will probably do