Indeed, an entire publishing industry has been built on giving computer buyers authoritative advice.

Analysts said the stock market collapse might have led to more caution among computer buyers.

For thousands of computer buyers and sellers, frustration over short supplies is growing.

Business customers are far more conservative than price-conscious personal computer buyers.

One of the biggest, and sometimes least important, questions facing a computer buyer is how fast a computer should be.

Nonetheless, surfing the Internet is at the top of the wish list for many new computer buyers.

Also, many experienced computer buyers have learned to wait several months before investing in new technology.

Lower prices and competition work to the benefit of computer buyers.

Over the last two years, he said, the average family income of computer buyers has fallen from $75,000 to less than $50,000.

That would be a boon to both consumers and corporate computer buyers.