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Ruben PCs by Mind Map: Ruben PCs

1. PC Operating Systems

1.1. Ubuntu 11.04

1.1.1. Pros:

1.1.1.1. Improved visuals.

1.1.1.2. Its a stable operating system

1.1.2. Cons:

1.1.2.1. difficult to install Skype or Google Earth by average users in Ubuntu.

1.1.2.2. Learning Curve

1.1.3. http://bit.ly/flNMKJ

1.2. Windows 7 now 64 bit

1.2.1. Pros:

1.2.1.1. Great Multimedia

1.2.1.2. New node

1.2.2. Cons:

1.2.2.1. Windows 7 has not completely resolved driver issues.

1.2.2.2. Can't customize

1.3. Mac OS X

1.3.1. Pros:

1.3.1.1. Very sleek and clean looking

1.3.1.2. Stability

1.3.2. Cons:

1.3.2.1. Harder to find programs for it

1.3.2.2. Hardware

2. Browsers

2.1. Chrome

2.1.1. Pros:

2.1.1.1. It won't crash

2.1.1.2. Really fast

2.1.2. Cons:

2.1.2.1. Google shares data with advertisers

2.1.2.2. History functions are less versatile

2.2. Explorer

2.2.1. Pros:

2.2.1.1. Most compatible

2.2.1.2. Easy to use

2.2.2. Cons:

2.2.2.1. Prone to crashes

2.2.2.2. useless upgrades

2.3. Safari

2.3.1. Pros:

2.3.1.1. Fewer security problems

2.3.1.2. User style sheets

2.3.2. Cons:

2.3.2.1. Poorly organized

2.3.2.2. No middle-click-drag scrolling

2.4. Opera

2.4.1. Pros:

2.4.1.1. Tabbed browsing

2.4.1.2. Pop-up blocking

2.4.2. Cons:

2.4.2.1. Small market share

2.4.2.2. GUI can easily become overwhelming and cluttered

2.5. FireFox

2.5.1. Pros:

2.5.1.1. Useful extensions available

2.5.1.2. smartNavigation

2.5.2. Cons:

2.5.2.1. further development has ceased, security/bug fixes only

2.5.2.2. Released as a version 1.0 product

3. Hardware

3.1. Processor

3.1.1. Intel Core i series

3.1.1.1. Dual Core

3.1.1.2. Quad Core

3.1.2. AMD

3.1.2.1. A4 Dual Processor

3.1.2.2. A6;A8: Quad Core Processors

3.2. RAM 2G Min.

3.3. HardDrive

3.3.1. Solid State

3.3.2. Optical Drive

3.3.3. 250G - 1TB

3.4. Networking

3.4.1. 802.11 a,b,g,n,e

3.4.2. 4G

3.4.3. Ethernet 1000G