Computer Upgrades and Installation
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Computer Upgrades and Installation
Why Computer Upgrades and Installation service?
As your computer ages, newer programs and operating system updates become more difficult to install and run. It is slow to open programs, storage space becomes limited and generally frustrating. The question is, should you upgrade your computer or replace it? Upgrades will make your computer faster, add more data storage space and even upgrade your graphics for much less than the cost of a new computer, however, you don’t want to put new components in an old system if it’s not going to deliver the speed increase you want. Computer Pros Today’s Computer Upgrade Installation service can help you make an informed decision and we will professionally install it for you.
You can update almost all of the components in a desktop computer and limited, but important, components in a laptop. As an example, replacing an old hard drive with a new Solid State Drive (SSD) in a laptop will make a startling increase in overall performance and it has the benefit of not crashing if you bump the laptop. The kind of update you choose really depends on what kind of improvements you’re looking for.
SSD – Solid State Drive Upgrade
Think about how much time you spend waiting for your computer. You wait for it to boot up. You wait for it to open programs, you wait for it to connect to the network. Think about how much productivity time you lose each year just waiting for the computer to open a program or file.
It’s time to run your computer the way it was intended to run. Your computer has the capability of performing much faster, so why doesn’t it?
If your computer has a hard disk drive, that old style drive is causing the entire computer to run slow. Everything in your computer is constantly waiting for the slow hard drive.
Solid State Drives change the entire experience because there is no more waiting. You will get nearly instantaneous responses, a very fast boot up and a much smoother overall experience.
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Memory Upgrade
Adding memory has been and still is a very popular computer upgrade for a very good reason; More room to work, more room to multitask!
The immediate benefit of upgrading your computer’s memory is better multi-tasking, especially if you use memory-hogging applications like web browsers, Outlook, or Photoshop. Increasing the amount of memory means that you can quickly switch back and forth between the different applications instead of waiting for the operating system to read and write to a page-file on your much slower hard drive.
Additional memory will also increase the life of your hard drive because there is less reading and writing to it.
Additional RAM does not make your PC faster, but it will “feel” faster because it allows you do more things at once.
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Video Card Graphics Upgrade
You don’t have to be a gamer to gain the benefits of a adding a new video card to your computer system.
If your computer does not have a separate video card, then it is using the CPU to process video. The CPU is also busy handling all the other functions of the computer. A video card off-loads the video tasks from the CPU and handles that intense operation itself. This allows your CPU to handle many more tasks.
If you’re not a gamer, the video card does not need to be powerful or cutting-edge.
If you are a gamer, then there is no better upgrade than adding a new, high-performance video card. Some systems will allow you to run two or more video cards.
The benefits are a faster system, smoother game play, more detailed graphics. It takes gaming and 3D rendering to a new level of virtual reality.
Correct selection and installation is necessary to gain the full benefits of a video card upgrade. Like anything else, there’s a right and a wrong way to perform this work. Call us and let one of our experts upgrade your computer today!
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Power Supply Upgrade
A new, more powerful and more efficient Power Supply will not increase your computer’s performance, but in a desktop computer, it is necessary for a video card upgrade and in some circumstances, it will stabilize a flaky computer. It’s not just the necessary power to add performance upgrades, a power supply upgrade also provides crucial reliability to your computer.
Because computer manufacturers want more profit, the power supply quality suffers. Low-end power supplies make for an unreliable or unstable computer, and hence, more prone to failure.
One tell-tale symptom is random discoloration on your screen when your video / graphics runs out of sufficient electrical current.
There are many power supply brands and types which make buying the right one difficult at best. Computer Pros Today can help you make the right decision about a power supply upgrade.
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Fast Wireless Network
Your laptop or desktop may have come with a wireless card that works great with 802.11 N type wireless routers but cannot work with the newer and much faster 802.11 AC type of wireless router. These are commonly referred to as N or AC.
In most cases we can upgrade your wireless adapter to the new AC super speed standard.
What’s the difference?
WiFi is always advertised using theoretical top speeds. N speed theoretically operates at a maximum net data rate from 54 Mbit/s to 600 Mbit/s.
AC speed theoretically operates at a maximum net data rate of 1300 Mbit/s total.
There are many more considerations to be determined such as range, signal quality, security and many more choices.
We strongly recommend hiring a Wi-Fi professional to perform an analysis of your office or home, explain the system,install and test it.
The setup is crucial to proper operation. Computer Pros Today has the correct selection, measurements and installation skills necessary to gain the full benefits of a wireless adapter upgrade. Like anything else, there’s a right and a wrong way to perform this work. Call us and let one of our experts upgrade your wireless connection today!
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Benefits of a Solid State Drive
Super-Speed. Experience PC performance that’s up to 24x faster than a traditional HDD. SSDs complete random operations rapidly. You PC will feel better than new with faster boot up time, quick application launch, and a better overall computing experience.
Superior Multitasking. The increase in speed and response time allows you to run all your essential programs at the same time without sacrificing performance.
Return on Investment. The time you save not waiting on your computer will more than pay back the cost of a Solid State Drive.
Shock and Vibration Proof. Solid State Drives are shock-resistant, designed for continued reliable function in a laptop or notebook computer. If you bump or drop your laptop while it’s running, your hard disk drive will almost certainly fail. SSDs do not. There are no small moving parts that are prone to failure. SSDs are a must for laptops.
Energy Efficient. SSDs are over 90 times more energy efficient than a typical hard drive, which means more battery life from your laptop.
Silent Operation. Tired of hearing the click clack and hum of your hard disk drive? SSDs run silently with no moving parts to eliminate distracting noise
Lasting Performance. Unlike hard disk Drives, SSDs retain like-new performance even after prolonged use.
How much memory do you need?
We believe more memory is always better. If I’m running multiple browser tabs, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and the computer has an Antivirus installed, I want the computer to have room to work.
As a rule of thumb, we do not recommend any less than 8 GB of memory in any modern operating system, like Microsoft Windows 10.
Many of our clients are now insisting on 16 GB of memory for their desktop or laptop.
Correct selection and installation is necessary to gain the full benefits of additional memory. Like anything else, there’s a right and a wrong way to install upgrade memory. Call us and let one of our experts upgrade your computer today!
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