Popular Computer Upgrades

The most popular upgrades fall into one or more of the following categories:

• Feature upgrades add capabilities to your PC, such as DVD burning, video capture, or wireless networking.
• Reliability upgrades are targeted at reducing the likelihood, frequency, and severity of hardware failures.
• Performance upgrades speed up your system.
• Quiet upgrades reduce the noise level of your system.
• Convenience upgrades make it easier to do things you want to do.
• Data safety upgrades reduce the likelihood that your bdata will be corrupted or lost.

Table 1-1 lists the 20 most popular PC upgrades by type, cost, and difficulty, ordered from least to most expensive.

Table 1-1: The top 20 upgrades

The actual cost of an upgrade obviously varies by the specific component you choose, but we've provided approximate ranges, as follows:

$: 0-$50

$$: $50-$125

$$$: $125-$250

$$$$: $250+

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