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Internal hardware components, cost, image and function


CPU: $100-$1000


The Central Processing Unit (CPU) or the processor is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, and is the primary element carrying out the computer's functions.





Memory:$50-$300


In computing, memory refers to the state information of a computing system, as it is kept active in some physical structure. The term "memory" is used for the information in physical systems which are fast (ie. RAM), as a distinction from physical systems which are slow to access (ie. data storage).





Hard Disk: $100-$400


A hard disk drive[2] (hard disk,[3] hard drive,[4] HDD) is a non-volatile storage device for digital data. It features one or more rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a metal case. Data is encoded magnetically by read/write heads that float on a cushion of air above the platters.



DVD ROM: $20-$200


DVD, also known as Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc, is an optical disc storage media format,

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