More Questions re Purchasing An Inexpensive Laptop
I shop. I see quad-core HP units with 1.7 GHz processors. There are Intel then AMD processors. I realize the more expensive the processor the more likely it is to be faster.
But the low end laptops are awash in variety of CPU types.
This is going to be the last laptop I will ever buy. I am at that age.
Should I just ignore all the hype and assume one processor will work just as fast as the other brand?
I am NOT multi-tasking. I am surfing the internet maybe with 3 or four sites open at the greatest load.
I found out too late the bargain 1.0 GHz C-50 HP with 2Gb RAM Compaq I purchased in 2011, was a real dog. Now I see 1.7 GHz models. Is that speed still too slow for reasonable performance? Most of the low-end jobs have 2Gb RAM. I've never loaded a hard disc with more than 80 GB of data.
Also are all WiFi receiver gizmos the same as far as sensitivity? No "One type will give three bars of power while another is lucky to get one"?
Slowly I absorb and learn this stuff. Thank you.
But the low end laptops are awash in variety of CPU types.
This is going to be the last laptop I will ever buy. I am at that age.
Should I just ignore all the hype and assume one processor will work just as fast as the other brand?
I am NOT multi-tasking. I am surfing the internet maybe with 3 or four sites open at the greatest load.
I found out too late the bargain 1.0 GHz C-50 HP with 2Gb RAM Compaq I purchased in 2011, was a real dog. Now I see 1.7 GHz models. Is that speed still too slow for reasonable performance? Most of the low-end jobs have 2Gb RAM. I've never loaded a hard disc with more than 80 GB of data.
Also are all WiFi receiver gizmos the same as far as sensitivity? No "One type will give three bars of power while another is lucky to get one"?
Slowly I absorb and learn this stuff. Thank you.
