For surfing and typing and such, the slowest processor available will be
plenty fast. You probably could get away with 256 MB or ram, but look
at the prices to decide. Nothing you've listed requires any high-end 3d
rendering or anything, so get the base video. If you decide you might
want to watch DVDs etc., you might want to look for one with a hardware
decoder, but it's probably not necessary.
--Ben
Won Lee wrote:
> That's the thing, I'm not sure what my needs translate into. I figured 512
> MEGs of ram, 40 gigs (it's the smallest), and get an external HD if I
> really need one (but I don't think I will since I can just connect my
> laptop to my lan. The thing that I'm really in the dark about is the video
> card and the processors. The laptop will travel with my every day - but it
> will be in a car so I don't care too much.
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