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This PC World Buying Guide aims to take the complexity out of buying a PC by providing the information that will help make your final decision.

Are you one of the many thousands of people who are predicted to buy a notebook (laptop) this year? If yes, then this PC World buying guide is for you.

There are three integral components to a desktop PC that can 'make or break' your system: the motherboard, the memory and the central processing unit, or CPU.

Everyone needs a good monitor to get the most out of a PC. But which monitor you need depends on several factors - what applications you use, how much room you have on your desk, how much screen space you need to comfortably view your programs, and of course how much you want to spend. From standard issue 19in to 27in monsters, here's how to sort out what you need.

Print, scan or copy, consumer and home office needs call for many different solutions, that's why God made multi-function devices.

To get the most out of your high end notebooks you'll need a variety of accessories.

All that precious data on your computer has to be stored somewhere.

Whatever you're doing on your PC, its taking up valuable space in your system's memory.

This Scanners Buying Guide will help you wade through the jargon that plagues this essential technology and show you how to pick the right scanner for your needs.

This buying guide will help you decipher information about inkjet printers and make your choice an easier one.

To help you in your decision making process, we present some of the issues and questions you should be considering when choosing a laser printer.