Below is a What PC buyers guide one can use to assist in deciding the right fit PC/Laptop for them.
PURPOSE |
PRICE RANGE £ |
PROCESSOR |
MEMORY GB |
HARD DRIVE |
GRAPHICS |
DRIVES |
WEB AND EMAIL |
200 – 350 |
Intel Atom 1.6GHz / AMD Vision E Series |
4+ |
350+ GB |
Integrated graphics |
optional |
PHOTOS, SOCIAL NETWORKING |
250 – 400 |
Intel Celeron/ Intel Pentium/ AMD Athlon |
8+ |
500+ GB |
Intel GMA/ ATi Radeon 4250 |
DVD-RW |
HD MOVIES AND ENTERTAINMENT |
300 – 500 |
Intel Core i3/ AMD Vision A4 |
12+ |
1+ TB |
Intel HD graphics/ nVidia GeForce |
DVD-RW |
HD MOVIE EDITING AND CASUAL GAMES |
500 – 700 |
Intel Core i5/ AMD Vision A6 |
12+ |
2+ TB |
nVidia GeForce 3000+ / Ati Radeon 5000+ |
DVD-RW/ Blu-ray |
HIGH END GAMING AND PROFESSIONAL CREATIVITY |
700 – 2000 |
Intel Core i7/ AMD Vision A8 |
16+ |
4+ TB |
Dual GeForce GTX cards / Dual ATi Radeon 6000+ |
Blu-ray rewritable |
Original table above courtesy of What Laptop buyers guide
Processor - The chip that handles all PC (i.e. Desktop or Laptop PC) decisions. Everything a computer does is controlled by the Processor and the slower or faster this is, the slower or faster the the PC will be.
RAM - Random Access Memory is the short term memory the PC uses to quickly access information and programs. The more RAM you have, the faster the PC will run
HDD - The Hard Disk Drive is a physical component inside the PC that stores long term information such as documents or media files.
Resolution - A measurement of the horizontal and vertical pixels displayed that determines the sharpness of the PCs screen.
Optical Drive - Drive (CD, DVD or Blu-ray) used to access information via optics (a laser and a lens)
Graphics Adapter - a PC part that deals with all graphics and outputs them to the monitor. Sometime there is a separate GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), While other times it is build into the main processor.
Super TFT - Thin Film Transistor is a glossy highly reflective coating that is added to the PC screen to add vibrancy and colour, improving video quality.
Sandy Bridge - Code name for the next generation of computer chips manufactured by iNtel. They are broken down into three classes Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7.
HDMI - High Definition Media Interface is a digital connetion that attaches the PC to an HDTV or external display and makes it posible to watch HD content on a second display.
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