75640-3 The indispensable shopper's guide for every computer user! Don't waste another dime! Whether you're a PC or Mac user, a novice or an expert, The Cheapskate's Guide to Bargain Computing can save you a fortune. Discover 300+ great low-cost sources for hardware, software, peripherals, even Internet services. And learn the insider's buying tips salespeople never tell you...*Save big buying "almost-new" PCs *50-70% software discounts: are you eligible? *The multimillionaire who's giving away free E-mail accounts *"Great deal" strategies for online auctions *Never pay for another floppy diskette! With the Cheapskate's Guide, you'll never be ripped off! Discover...*What you must know about buying mail order *Slippery fine print in PC warranties *Hardware and software upgrades to avoid *12 steps for evaluating a used PC *Tough questions for Internet service providers There's more! 75 top tightwad Web sites. Low-cost repairs you really can do yourself. Why faster CD-ROMs aren't always better. Big savings on printer cartridges. Dirt-cheap 19A A" monitors. $50 home networks. You get a CD-ROM library of the world's best freeware and shareware for Windows 95, 3.x, Mac and DOS...word processors, spreadsheets, PIMs, graphics and Web tools, edutainment-even a Web page linked directly to your best online sources! The Cheapskate's Guide to Bargain Computing: 500 pages stuffed with buying tips, great sources, and more. There's never been anything like it. Don't buy without it!
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Once you buy a computer, it loses value faster than an expensive car or almost any other piece of gearhead machinery. But outside of the mainstream superstores and heavily marketed mail-order houses, there are ways to equip yourself with serious computer hardware and software without throwing away large sums of money. Cheapskate's Guide to Bargain Computing is a good place to start hunting down bargains, from free e-mail accounts and cheap upgrades to money-saving shareware programs that may sufficiently replace a more expensive commercially distributed alternative. The presentation is especially appealing because the authors advocate common sense. If you're upgrading a monitor, for example, you may not want to skimp on a system component that is crucial to how you interact with your machine. Each upgrade and part is considered not only for the bottom-line criteria, but also in respect to the practicality of compromise. The guide includes a CD-ROM with a library of programs to get you started and a valuable set of bookmarks to Web sites that support the frugal-minded computer user.
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Amazon.com General Computing Editor's Recommended Book, 03/01/98: Once you buy a computer, it loses value faster than an expensive car or almost any other piece of gearhead machinery. But outside of the mainstream superstores and heavily marketed mail-order houses, there are ways to equip yourself with serious computer hardware and software without throwing away large sums of money. Cheapskate's Guide to Bargain Computing is a good place to start hunting down bargains, from free e-mail accounts and cheap upgrades to money-saving shareware programs that may sufficiently replace a more expensive commercially distributed alternative. The presentation is especially appealing because the authors advocate common sense. If you're upgrading a monitor, for example, you may not want to skimp on a system component that is crucial to how you interact with your machine. Each upgrade and part is considered not only for the bottom-line criteria, but also in respect to the practicality of compromise. The guide includes a CD-ROM with a library of programs to get you started and a valuable set of bookmarks to Web sites that support the frugal-minded computer user.
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