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. Hardware
2.1. Processor
2.1.1. Intel Core i series
2.1.1.1. Dual Core
2.1.1.2. Quad Core
2.1.2. AMD
2.1.2.1. A4 Dual Processor
2.1.2.2. A6;A8: Quad Core Processors
2.2. RAM 2G Min.
2.3. HardDrive
2.3.1. Solid State
2.3.2. Optical Drive
2.3.3. 250G - 1TB
2.4. Networking
2.4.1. 802.11 a,b,g,n,e
2.4.2. 4G
2.4.3. Ethernet 1000G
3. Browsers
3.1. Chrome
3.1.1. Pros:
3.1.1.1. It won't crash
3.1.1.2. Really fast
3.1.2. Cons:
3.1.2.1. Google shares data with advertisers
3.1.2.2. History functions are less versatile
3.2. Explorer
3.2.1. Pros:
3.2.1.1. Most compatible
3.2.1.2. Easy to use
3.2.2. Cons:
3.2.2.1. Prone to crashes
3.2.2.2. useless upgrades
3.3. Safari
3.3.1. Pros:
3.3.1.1. Fewer security problems
3.3.1.2. User style sheets
3.3.2. Cons:
3.3.2.1. Poorly organized
3.3.2.2. No middle-click-drag scrolling
3.4. Opera
3.4.1. Pros:
3.4.1.1. Tabbed browsing
3.4.1.2. Pop-up blocking
3.4.2. Cons:
3.4.2.1. Small market share
3.4.2.2. GUI can easily become overwhelming and cluttered
3.5. FireFox
3.5.1. Pros:
3.5.1.1. Useful extensions available
3.5.1.2. smartNavigation
3.5.2. Cons:
3.5.2.1. further development has ceased, security/bug fixes only
3.5.2.2. Released as a version 1.0 product