Crucial Study Finds that Computers Cause Stress
A survey by Crucial revealed that most of us are unhappy with our computers, and consider them as source of stress.
Several years ago, when I was holding a dinner table speech about some new technology, a friend reminded me that computers simply solve problems we otherwise would not have, and that computers create problems that they do not solve. A whopping 94 percent of survey respondents said that they experienced computer performance problems causing stress. 52 percent of respondents said they are unhappy with the performance of their PC.
The level of stress was greater than that experienced when choosing what to wear (47 percent), traffic jams (27 percent), going through airport security (21 percent), dealing with finances (19 percent), filing taxes (18 percent), managing their overall health (14 percent), and arguing with their spouse (13 percent). Crucial's debate ties into a discussion in the industry how much performance the average user really needs. However, most of the time, this debate focuses on the GPU and not on the memory.

"Crucial study" made me think of a well-researched, peer-reviewed study with a very convincing conclusion.
When reading the article, I found that the study is the complete opposite of what I originally thought it would be.
Also, stress over choosing what to wear? Seriously? Seriously? I don't think I can take the survey seriously, the respondents seem to be whiny drama queens.
Also, stress over choosing what to wear? Seriously? Seriously? I don't think I can take the survey seriously, the respondents seem to be whiny drama queens.
"Crucial study" made me think of a well-researched, peer-reviewed study with a very convincing conclusion.
When reading the article, I found that the study is the complete opposite of what I originally thought it would be.
Thankfully the place I'm at now just gave me a $1,800 HP laptop with a Core I7, Nvidia workstation GPU and 8 gigs of memory - no more stress.
Spend a little extra money and get a decent system. Get an SSD, a decent CPU and a $150 video card.
Well, spending a fortune for them is considered to be stressful by some.
Back in 2010 or so, I recall seeing a company still using Windows NT 4.0. Small surprise that almost all of the employees were unhappy.
At my school, all of the teachers got new laptops. Many of them picked the Macbook Pro, only to realize that a good portion of the education software were not compatible with the OS.
As for our computer labs, about a quarter of our computers are either in the repair shop, malfunctioning (purple-tinted or fuzzy monitors, or can't boot), or are partially dissembled and lying around in the labs. Also, they're all P4 computers, and the internet connection and servers suck as well.
An average consumer doesn't need a $150 GPU. They're fooled into buying computers based on:
# of cores
Amount of RAM
Price
Then they download everything that says DOWNLOAD and they get upset when it gets slow. The average consumer just needs an i3, SSD, 4GB of RAM, and an 6450.
Good for you, just to show the other side I know quite a few people who can't stand their Macs and have constant problems with them, most of them gave up on Apple and switched to a PC and are happy.
Even a good integrated graphics is enough... my work PC is an i5-2400 with 8GB of RAM and no dedicated GPU and it never stresses me. On the other hand, tiny netbooks that every fool out there buys and then brings to us to fix DO stress me out. You get what you pay for, people, stop buying into the "ultraportable/ultracheap" BS, your nerves are not worth it.
Schedule for today: Finish the report due today, start a video conference with the clients, and work on the Power Point presentation that needs to be ready in three hours.
Your computer today: Window's Data Execution Protection has shut down MS Word, MS Power Point, and the software that runs the video conferencing. The tech department is currently busy with a major server crash.