Computers & Laptops : What Should You Look for When Buying a Computer?

When buying a computer, look for a large display screen, a large hard drive, an up-to-date processor, lots of RAM space and a quick display video card. Look for updated characteristics when shopping for a computer with information from a certified computer technician in this free video on computers.

Expert: Jonathan Ayres
Bio: Jonathan Ayres has more than 25 years of computer industry experience with all types of computer hardware and operating systems.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• computers
• laptops
• laptop computers
• computer hardware
• hard drives
• wireless Internet
• personal computers
• Macintosh

[foxatfire]

Key features: AMD quad-core A8-3800 accelerated processor; 8GB DDR3 memory; 1.5TB hard drive; Windows 7 Home Premium; built-in wireless networking; 20" widescreen LED monitor included.... I found this on best buy for under 700 dollars. i have no clue how much RAM this desktop is. im wondering if this is a good computer?

[basbas63]

Ok to understand a bit more about the speed of the pc:

RAM is the workspace for the CPU, see like 1GB like a not to big shed, and something like 4GB a big work room, repairing one bike goes as fast in that shed as in a big work room.. but repairing 10 of them will go faster in a big work room, and see the processor cores as the amount of people that do the job.more people make work go faster. so does more processor cores.

[stanislav576]

yeh it depends on what you want a PC for some people only want for gaming some for business

[takatoekoe]

i just need one who can run WoW smoothly

[jx14aby]

thanks

[somecallmejohn117]

you should not always get the largest display possible, always keep in mind how far away you will be sitting. You should see about how far away you will be sitting away and go to a store to see what size is comfortable for you.

[mastermoneymentor]

i put one up on amazon com for $275

its a compaq cq5107c which has a

2.5 ghz dual core amd athlon x2 7550 processor

comes with nvidia geforce 6150se video card

6 usb, 6 in 1 card reader, windows 7 ultimate installed

ps2 for mouse and keyboard, headphone, microphones, line in jacks with realtek HD audio. The best cheap CPU, Good for moderate gaming and HD movies. Check it out at amazon com

[as858duty919]

i'm in 5th class and i know all this :D:D xD

[Jacomputersworld]

Great video. Yes lots of RAM space is key to surfing the internet faster especially when watching videos on YouTube. Having a large hard drive is great but I think having more RAM is more important.

[MAKtacticsHD]

@MastaHuey lol