Computers and requirements
A good way to make a great buying decision is to write down what software programs you want to use. Are there any games you or your kids will run? Especially for games the requirements on your laptop or computer are important as some of them require quite a strong setup to be able to play. The most popular operating system today is Vista, a product from Microsoft. I believe that most, if not all games, you have will probably not run on Vista so you will have to consider that when you are buying a new computer. Of course you can have more than one operating system and if you are a bit computer savvy it is no problem.