The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide: Optimize Your PCs Power and Extend Its Life (With CD-ROM)
Language: English
Published by Sybex Inc, 2000
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- Title
- The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide: Optimize Your PCs Power and Extend Its Life (With CD-ROM)
- Author
- Minasi, Mark
- Publisher
- Sybex Inc
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0782128009
- ISBN 13
- 9780782128000
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Review
In terms of thud-factor, this Eleventh Edition is taking no prisoners--there are no fewer than 1,575 pages, and just in case you thought that not quite sufficient, author Mark Minasi also appears in one of two included CD-ROMs, explaining how to upgrade and install a variety of common PC components during a 60-minute video. Content-wise, it's already looking like fantastic value for the price.
Look a little closer at the content though, and much of it is really targeted at PC enthusiasts who don't mind a bit of chatty reminiscing--in fact, just about the first 200 pages are entirely devoted to relatively ancient PC history and standards long-gone. Then again, once you've delved into the past, there's still over 1,300 pages of relevant material, detailing every aspect of PC upgrading you can think of.
But as mentioned, the IT industry moves at an often terrifying pace, and despite Minasi's best efforts to casually refer to the latest technologies, various details give away the fact they are taken from forward-projections at the time of writing. This isn't an exclusive criticism of Minasi's book, but one at technical IT bibles in general.
If you are after the latest news and information, head for monthly magazines, or better still, enthusiast's Web sites. If however you are after a comprehensive look at PC hardware, how it works and more importantly, how to fix it, this book is an invaluable reference, and complements regular visits to hardware Web sites. --Gordon Laing
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