Choosing a computer

Retailer appliance stores offer a range of budget tablet, mini note books and laptops to choose from along side expensive laptops. Traditional hard drives are electromagnetic mechanical devices that have a reputation of being slow and temperamental. They are fast becoming obsolete in favor of more stable and faster sold state hard drive technology.

Solid state technology is essentially huge memory flash drive big enough to be a hard drive. While traditional hard drives are still available the technology are now down graded to fire sale model line ups available. If you observe a cheep one that looks expensive bond to be a traditional hard drive model.

Random Access Memory (RAM) is an important consideration as it is our real time processing memory. A single bit of memory is one byte. The standard metric system prefix k- killo- for a thousand, M- mega- for a million, G- Giga- for a billion and T- Terra- for a trillion bytes. About 4Gb of RAM with is adequate for real time word processing programs and school homework processing. Any more is just wasted.

When programs run short of the real time memory (rtm) computers borrow from hard drives. High memory demand programs such as HD, (High definition) video gaming and video editing and creation programs need a lot of rtm(RAM if you like) to spare, up to several gigabytes.

By comparison to solid state technology program with traditional hard drives are distracted by constantly borrowing memory from them has become known as slow and temperamental handling such programs . Choosing a computer is based on  memory rtm RAM  demands. If you are working with high memory demand programs the highest RAM available is the best bet.

Sold state hard drive technology is now favored by consumers and manufactures alike. Having no electromechanical parts rtm response is fast and stable. Eventually traditional had drives will be a thing of the past. The most expensive laptops and tablets are those with a maximum RAM and solid state hard drive memory.

Another important detail is the processing speed. 1 Hertz is the unite of 1 byte per second. Gighertz is considered the standard adequate minimum. High processing frequency and rtm of RAM avialble  can handle high memory drain programs without becoming temperamentally slow. Inadequate  rtm programs are distracted borrowing from the hard drive slowing them down.

Specifying your productivity information to sales personal can guide you to the computing power you only need.  4Gb, of RAM, a 100Gb of hard drive and a processing frequency of a GHz for minor memory drain programs such as basic word processing  and school homework projects is all the power you need.

By contrasts 16Gb or more of RAM, a few Terabyte solid state hare drive and up to 10Ghz of processing frequency that demand high rtm memory demand programs like home theater movie making projects, are available in these power solid state hard drive laptops.

A word of note. The portability of modern computers allows lots of flexibility transport carrying in shoulder bags including riding motorcycles and bicycles. Computers are faster and stable in dry whether conditions.

Most bags are not weather proof. Units are often not protected from damp moisture. In wet whether there is a constant dampness in the air that help keep performance down. Using the absorbent characteristics of paper towels in transport packing specially when using the computer to keep condensation to a minimum can help performance in wet whether transport. Exposed to the elements
in motor cycle and cycling transport use a whether proof transport system

The modern trend is mobile smart phone swipe and tap technology. Retailer stores include same lap top models that don't. What looks like only the click pad with no right and left pad buttons is actually a part of the latest trends avoiding the problem of grit settling down between the left and right clicking pads gaps getting into the electronics. The left and right clicking is available in the single pad. Separate left and right clicking pads are a thing of the past.