Do Your Personal Finances Compute

%24 DO YOUR PERSONAL FINANCES COMPUTE? 82% BUT ARE PEOPLE FINANCIALLY SMART WHEN IT COMES TO MANAGING THEIR SLOW COMPUTERS? of people use a computer to manage their personal finances 79% of people feel more secure managing their finances on a computer than on a mobile device HOW MUCH WOULD YOU SPEND ON A NEW COMPUTER? Less than 51% $600 20% $707 Average 10% 0% $500 S1000 $1500 49% More than 7o $600 Dollars Expected to Spend But upgrading your old computer's memory only costs an average of $8-$120 GET A FASTER COMPUTER AND SAVE OVER $500 НOW OFTEN DO COMPUTERS NEED REPLACING? COMPUTER COST OVER TIME Percent of Respondents UPGRADING YOUR COMPUTER'S MEMORY IS BOTH COST EFFECTIVE AND PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE 50% $1,649.62 PERFORMANCE 40% COST PER YEAR COST OVER 7 YEARS 30%. $989.80 $887.08 20% 107. $235.66 $141.48 $115.29 07% SO $0 4-5 NOT SURE Number of years REPLACED EVERY REPLACED EVERY UPGRADED AT 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 3.5 YEARS NEXT GENERATION TIP 75% FINANCES Upgrade your old computer's memory before passing it on AGREE "When I am ready to replace my computer, I plan on giving my old computer to my son/daughter." DO IT YOURSELF Paying a manufacturer to upgrade (RAM) is like paying a technician to replace your TV remote batteries. 56% "It is financially smarter to pay more for the manufacturer to upgrade my computer's RAM than upgrading it myself." AGREE 53% "The thought of opening up your computer to install parts is more stressful than managing your personal finances" AGREE RAM INSTALLATION DIRECTIONS: Unscrew panel Remove old RAM Insert new RAM Screw on panel VISIT CRUCIAL.COM FOR STEP-BY-STEP TUTORIALS ON UPGRADING YOUR COMPUTER'S MEMORY DATA SOURCES: Crucial Survey of over 2,000 people crucial DEVELOPED BY http://www.pcworld.com/ http://www.shopping.hp.com/ N NOWSOURCING .com by Micron http://www.apple.com/mac/compare/ Based on the average order price of a consumer DRAM memory upgrade for North American Crucial.com e-commerce customers in 2013. DRAM memory prices are subject to change due to fluctuations in the market and the resulting impact on commodity pricing. The actual cost of a memory upgrade may vary based on module speed, density, and number of modules ordered. ---------- ||||| ||O||| Percent of U.S. Adults %24