Solution:

The best strategy is to purchase a relatively fast machine since it would have a longer usable life and would be able to meet your educational needs for most of your time at Georgia Tech. A good compromise between speed and cost is a processor one or two speeds slower than the fastest. A computer at the low-end of the speed scale will just adequately run the standard software and provide no room for expansion. Since the price of computers keeps coming down, a number of good choices exist in the $1,000 to $2,000 price range. Beyond this price range lie the high-end machines, with multiple processors, high-speed graphics capability, and other such technology. The gain in performance offered by such machines comes at a substantial premium in price, and such an investment is not necessary for most students. If, at some point in the future, a student develops a need for such power, it will probably be much more economical to buy it then.

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