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Perhaps you are very familiar with the saying, “a home away from home”. Yes, this is really great, so why not have an office that is away from an office too? A  room or even a  quite corner can be a very perfect place for you for productivity. To have this kind of workspace, perhaps you have to invest in such as a new hardware, or a second computer or a bigger monitor or even a high  quality printer. By the time you’ve got all your  home computer set-up, you need now to connect it to the internet. Here are some computer accessories that you can consider to have for your home computer.

The first one is computer. You may use your computer primarily for word processing and email which require a little power for processing. The type of work you do and your work load will determine whether you need a computer with a lot of brawn or just a little.

The next thing that you would need is a processor. This is the engine that powers your computer. A typical home office Windows PC should have at minimum a 500 MHz processor. A power user would probably prefer 800 MHz or higher. If you know your computing needs are modest, and you want to save some money, an older machine with a slower processor is worth considering.

Another computer accessory that you ought to have is the RAM or the Random access Memory. This RAM is used to hold the operating system, the applications and as well as the data that you are currently running. When the RAM is already full, the computer gradually slows down and it is because it has to retrieve information from the slower hard drive. But when your desktop is full, you have to file and retrieve documents elsewhere, which take more time. If you are a user  who likes to multi task and prefer to have multiple applications running simultaneously, then definitely you should have plenty of memory.

The hard drive is the next thing to be considered, this serve as the computers filling cabinet where all of your applications and data can be permanently stored.  Luckily, a bigger hard drive won't cost you that much extra. Alternately, you could invest in a removable storage drive that comes in different styles.

With a great knowledge of the facts and a firm idea of your work habits, you'll be ready to make sensible choices for your home-made office.

• Lenovo G550 – this notebook has a core duo and or the Intel Pentium dual core processor. It also has a 15.6 inches screen and was released on 2009. It costs for as much as $649.00
• Lenovo ThinkPad T400 - this notebook has a core 2 duo processor and also has 14.1 inches of screen and was released on 2008. It costs for as much as $1, 169.00
• Dell Studio XPS 16 – this notebook has a core 2 duo processor and has a 16 inches display monitor. It was released on 2009. It costs for as much as $1, 542.00.
• Acer Aspire One – this notebook has an Intel Atom processor and has 8.9 inches of display monitor. It was released on 2008.
• Dell Studio 15 – this notebook has a core 2 duo processor and has 15.4 inches of display monitor. It was released on the year 2008. It costs for about $614.00.
• Dell Studio 17 – this notebook computer has a core 2 duo processor and has 17 inches of display monitor. It was released on the year 2008 and costs for about $1, 089.00.
• Asus UL30 – this computer notebook has a core 2 duo processor and also has 13.3 inches of display monitor. It was released on the year 2009.
• Lenovo ThinkPad X200 – this computer notebook has a core 2 duo processor and has 12.2 inches of display monitor. It was released on 2008 and costs for about $1, 509.00.
• HP ProBook 4510s – this notebook computer has a core 2 duo processor and has 15.6 display monitor. It was released on 2009.
• Apple 13 inches MacBook Pro – this notebook computer has a core 2 duo processor and has a 13.3 inches of screen. It was released during the year 2009.
• Toshiba Satellite L500/505 – this notebook has an AMD Athlon and or an XMD Turion X2 and or the Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor. It has 15.6 inches of display monitor and was released on the year 2009.
• HP Mini 5102 - this notebook computer has an Intel Atom processor and has 10.1 inches of display monitor and is freshly released this year, 2010.