Key Specifications for an Internet Computer

[augenwink]

I would like opinions on two buying issues: 1) two computers, one to be used exclusively for internet; 2) what specifications/features are important for the internet-only computer and which can be slighted/ignored? Thanks, Larry.

[bill2006]

Depends what you want, games, video, etc.
Check pricing, a lot of pc's come loaded at very low prices. www.tigerdirect.com which has a lot of info.

good luck

[augenwink]

Bill2006, Thanks for your response. I use the internet mainly for text searches and to display/print/download whatever content (graphics/video?) embeddied in the hits. I was just not sure which specs would be key and which I could minimize/ignore. Speed I suppose would be one not to compromise but there again I am not sure which speed specs would be the ones to focus on. Processors are another issue. I probably would not chose a Celeron or Sempron for a workhorse computer but would they work perfectly well for the forseeable future as an internet machine? Thanks for the link. I'll check out TigerDirect. Larry.

[bill2006]

here's something else that you might find useful, posted by VodaHost http://www.vodahost.com/vodatalk/per...n-experts.html

[augenwink]

Bill2006, Thanks for following up with the link to specs/features from the angle of the upgrade issue. Clever thinking and helpful info. Larry.