Is Your Computer Strong Enough For A work From Home Internet Business

 By Tom Worsley 

If you are planning on doing business online with one of the
many work from home based businesses available on
the internet, then you are going to want to make sure your
computer is up to the task. 

Although it is possible to get by with a Pentium 1, at today’s
prices there is no reason to do so. Pentium 4 computers and AMD
equivalent computers have dropped in price enormously. 

I have to admit, I am still using an Intel Celeron 766 Mh
computer but I upgraded the ram to 384 Mb and the hard drive to
80 Gb. Also a high speed internet connection is a must. I am
connected to the internet from 8:00 Am to 2:00 Am (18 Hours)
continuously every day. This means my security including
firewall must be set up properly and working. But that’s another
article for another time. 

Why do you need a powerful computer for your work from home
internet business? Well before I upgraded from my Pentium MMX
233 Mh computer I was spending more time re booting from freeze
ups and cleaning my hard drive than I was actually working at my
internet work from home based business. Yes I started out over 5
years ago using a Pentium MMX 233 with only 160 Mb of RAM and a
3 Gb hard drive, proving that it is possible to build a work
from home internet business on an old slow computer. But why
would you. I upgraded to a used Celeron 766 Mh computer with 256
Mb of RAM for $200 Canadian. And here in Canada you can buy a
Pentium 4 or AMD equivalent for just $400-$500. 

I recommend the following main features when looking for your
work from home internet business computer. 1. Pentium 4 or AMD
Equivalent. 2. 256 Mb of RAM minimum. 512 Mb is better. 3. 80 Gb
hard drive or better 4. Ethernet for high speed internet
connection. Your video card is less important unless you plan to
play games on your work from home business computer. Cheaper
computers come with onboard video which is just fine for
business purposes. 

Try to get at least a 17 inch monitor. Get an LCD monitor if you
can afford it. It will save you all kinds of desk space giving
you more room to work. 

These are my recommendations for your
work from home internet business computer based on my past
experiences with my own work from home internet business. They
are just guidelines only. In fact you could spend thousands of
dollars more than what I have suggested here. Wouldn’t we all
love to have an AMD 64 computer with 2 Gb RAM, dual 200 Gb
raided hard drives and a 21 inch LCD monitor!