Discuss Factors To Consider When Selecting Computer Hardware And Software?

Power, expandability (to stay current), elec use, RAM (DO NOT FORGET THIS 3 gb for a 32 bit vista, 2 or more for 32 bit xp or mac, and double that for a 64 bit os (6 gb for vista 64bit), and

ram clock speed (higher = better), hard drive space (200gb+ on laptop 500gb+ on desktop), clock speed on a processor (2Ghz or better) pixel fill rate on a gpu (how good pictures and movies look) and speed on network card, then you will want a dvd-rw drive and if you use SD cards or the like (cellphone, dsi, psp, pda,blackberry) then get one with a media card reader and be sure to get plenty of usb 2.0 and a few fire-wire 1387 ports and if it is a desktop then 2 serial ports and a parallel port and be sure that the comp and the screen have the same port to connect to each other if its a laptop then screen size and keyboard layout as well as how glossy the screen is.

ONE LAST THING WHATEVER IT IS DO YOUR RESEARCH FOR PRODUCT REVIEWS AND IF IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR SYSTEM