There's never been a better -- or more confusing -- time to buy a computer. That's because computers are remarkably inexpensive, the selection is broad and varied, and an assortment of advances has ...

Shopping for back to school used to mean a trip to Target to buy notepads, binders, pencils, erasers and a “Spongebob Squarepants” pencil box. Now it means a visit to Best Buy, Office Max or clicking ...

You`ve seen the ads: clones of the popular IBM PC selling for as little as $500. Maybe, you say to yourself, it`s finally time to take the personal computer plunge. You`ve wanted a computer to do a ...

There’s no such thing as a “Best Gaming PC”, but rather a lot of options for ‘optimal,’ and budget plays a big role in what kind of PC we’re talking about building. Here we’re going to look at the ...

It’s a confusing time for computer buyers, and that makes this annual spring buyer’s guide to desktop computers harder to write than usual. Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system is in its last ...

The last time I browsed the selection of desktops in a computer store, I came down with a case of instant deja vu. Each time I'd spot a thoughtful feature on one company's PC -- say, both USB and ...

Apple said on Monday it had expanded a program that provides parts and training to independent repair shops to cover its Mac computers. The Apple-1 Computer motherboard was in the first batch of ...

In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, if someone wanted to buy a personal computer, they had to make a trip down to a local computer store to physically check out what was available. Once there, ...