For first time buyers of personal computers out there, there is but one problem with the purchasing; information. Although it is possible to do prior research before the purchase, with the dizzying amount of information available, it is nigh impossible to sort out the useful ones from the bad ones. And the sheer effort of research is sometimes daunting. But there is a way to determine what you need at the moment; it boils down to use.

How you use your PC and what you intend to accomplish with it best determines the kind of PC you should get. There are some advantages that you can enjoy when you buy a custom built PC over a PC that has already been prefabricated. When you say custom built, it means that the PC was made to cater to your exact computing needs. Below are some scenarios to better illustrate this:
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Are you looking for your next lightweight laptop? Although there are many you could choose from, the ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU17-BU 10.1-Inch netbook should be on your list. This affordable lightweight giant is attractive, powerful and the perfect gift.

Inspired by the beauty in nature, the Asus Eee Pc Seashell netbook draws on the beauty of sea shells in its exterior design. The lightweight notebook’s pearlescent shell, quite engaging in blue, is impressive on its own. Its smooth lines and sleek curves will draw you and anyone who sees it in.

What’s inside the Asus Eee Pc Seashell netbook is just as impressive as what’s outside. Included with the system is an Intel Atom CPU running the Windows. It has memory upgradeable to 2GB and plenty of hard drive space. But unlike other tiny laptops, it includes Hybrid storage. Hybrid storage is a combination of online and internal storage. With it, you can access information anywhere that you can access the web. Speaking of the internet, it of course comes with wifi, Bluetooth, and a webcam.
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The most important thing to keep in mind when shopping for a desktop PC is your budget. There are many types of desktop PCs to choose from for different price points, so if you haven’t had a price point in mind, it might be very hard to choose the computer that’s right for you. Whether you are building your own PC from scratch or purchasing a pre-built system out of the box, it is important to have a budget in place.

Budget desktop PCs offer the biggest bang for your buck, especially if you don’t plan on doing anything other than check emails and surf the web. Starting at $300, these machines are very affordable for those on a tight budget. These types of desktop PC normally have the lowest priced processors, smaller hard drives and only about 1 to 2GB of system memory, plus you’ll have to buy a monitor separately in some cases. Despite all of this, you will have a bargain system that should serve you well for quite some time.

At the $500 mark, you’ll have the mainstream desktop PCs. These machines are pretty much the middle-of-the-road in terms of specs and features. You’ll get more system memory, bigger hard drives and faster processors than budget desktop PCs, but you won’t have as many features as more expensive machines. These desktop PCs are for those who want to take on light multimedia tasks or just want a machine that has more oomph than the average budget PC.
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Relatively new computer devices emerging in late 2007, early 2008, netbooks are storming markets with attractive pricing, competing with their laptop and notebook forefathers. Used mainly to surf the web and perform small computer functions, consumers now have the option to have a dulled down laptop that will meet their computing needs at a fraction of the cost.

The netbook philosophy is to utilize the Internet applications such as presentations, spreadsheets, word processing, and even storage, as hard drives have just recently increased up to 250 GB from 160 GB. As these are actually larger hard drives for netbooks, some are even justified to come with solid-state drives that are fast and small, but usually do not exceed 32 GB. Netbooks are not powerhouse machines, but are portals to internet-based applications and products.

As storage space remains predominantly low on netbooks, so does memory and processing speeds. Processors are, on average, at about 1.6 GHz. Additionally, a traditional netbook provides about 1 GB of memory, while 512 MB is not uncommon. After all, these machines are not designed to run much more than an Internet browser, which ultimately keeps cost down.
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