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Today's personal computers are so powerful, even jaded industry veterans can hardly believe what they're seeing. It's not just the old story of more power and lower prices--although that story is real. It's that today's computers have capabilities that simply didn't exist a few years ago.

Some quick examples: today's computers let you record music and data rewritable CDs, view DVD movies, play unbelievably realistic 3-D games, edit digital images or video, or print photo-quality pictures. Paired with newly affordable devices like digital cameras and MP3 players, they've become true multimedia and entertainment hubs. Of course, they can rip through conventional tasks like Web surfing or spreadsheet crunching like never before.

Still, buying a PC can be a daunting proposition. You're faced with a multitude of specs to decipher, a wide variety of products to choose from, and above all, the nagging suspicion that no matter what you buy, the frenetic pace of technological advance ensures that something faster or better or cheaper is just around the corner. This guide will help demystify the personal computer and provide the information you need to make a good shopping decision on a new PC.