What the heck does that mean??

[telon2222]

I am looking to buy my first computer, a laptop, I have moderate expereince with computers, but I have no clue what the majority of the like 5,000 different specs means? Could you guys help me with this or is there a website that lists each spec for a computer and explains what it means? Thank you for your help.

 

[Mrpilot007]

Lets start by answering these two questions first.

What is the primary use of the computer going to be for? Then we can determine a speed that will suit your needs.

How much do you have to spend in your budget? or how much can you spend?

We can explain technical stuff after we have a pc to work with.

 

[aGreenAgent]

Just paste in here thing that you don't understand and we'll explain

 

[telon2222]

a laptop, for home and on the road use, business trips, surfing the net, email, minor work stuff and streaming

 

[Calin]

I would think that you really don't need a fast processor. A gigahertz Pentium M would be enough (add to that the small size and small weight). If you want to look at movies, you might want to have a bigger screen than the typical Pentium M would have.
As a limit, I say: 256 RAM (but extensible to at least 512), Pentium M 1GHz or AthlonXP 1700+ or Pentium4 2GHz+, HDD 40GB (more is better, upgrading hard drives is harder on laptops). Better choose a laptop with a screen/keyboard you like, and go from there.