I am looking into buying one of the EEE Pc’s but I really don’t know alot about computers.
The one I am looking at says 1GB of memory if using windows XP and 160 GB of storage?
I have no idea what that means can you explain it?
Here is the site http://eeepc.asus.com/global/1000h.htm
On A Computer What Is The Difference Between Memory And Storage?
June 26th, 2009
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That’s pretty good if it’s one of the new small ones by Asus.
The 1GB refers to RAM which is where the programs that run have to execute out of. It’s therefore fast access. Probably for Vista, you’d want to add 1GB more, but for now it’s a good start. See if you like the responsiveness. You should ask if you can add more later.
The 160 GB refers to the “HDD or Hard Disk Drive” which is the space availible to store files, pictures, and add new programs. 160 is plenty for a moderate amount of music, pics etc. You should ask the possibility of installing another larger HDD in the future if you think you’ll be a music / vid / pic fanatic
Memory is a temporary storage location that can be accessed by the computer thousands of times faster than a hard drive. A hard drive is your main storage location.
For instance, let’s say you’re playing a video game, and it takes 5 seconds (exaggerated) for a rectangle shape to load on your screen from the hard drive. So, the computer takes 5 seconds to load it into memory, which loads in let’s say, half a second, and the rectangle is drawn a several times in the game you play.
Memory can also be seen as a type of temporary recall… using the rectangle exampe, it can more quickly be “remembered” from your RAM as opposed to your hard drive, which is the 160 GB you’re talking about.
A friendly suggestion… upgrade to 2 GB memory, its cheap, and anyone can do it themselves, as long as you buy the right type. Newegg is a great site to help you find the right kind, and they have good deals. That’ll help your computer do, well, everything better.
Memoy is temporary storage=when u are doing tasks and running programs on your pc is stores what you are doing in the memory so it can retrieve and access it fast.
When u restart or turn off ure pc the memory gets flushed erased.
Storage 160Gig= refers to the size of the hard drive.
Every single thing gets stored on the drive and does not get erased even if u turn off the pc at the wall, unless u format the drive or have a serious error the drive will keep everything as it is.
Programs,Operating System,folders with your films,pictures,music etc.
anything you put on or install on to the Pc will be stored and remain there untill you delete or uninstall them
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This would be stored on the hard drive (the 160 gb one) this would not put a dent in the amount of free space. Office is only around 500 mb to install. There is about 1000 mb in one gb so take 160 x1000 for a rough estimate. Take that + your windows xp install (about 5 gb) and you still have tons of memory to spare where you can put your music and pictures.
Storage is where you keep your files (pictures, music, etc) this is what the 160 gb is used for.
The ram or “memory” is where you computer puts files that it needs quick accesses to. This is the area of your computer where running programs are stored along with part of your operating system.
This will give you a good idea of what ram does for your computer:http://computer.howstuffworks.com/questi…
in short, Ram is where you computer puts files it needs very quick access to. The more you have the more things you can keep in this fast memory.
The two terms can be used interchangeably but memory is typically associated with ram and storage with flash and hard drives.
Another difference between the two is ram is volatile storage and hard drive s are non-volatile. Volatile storage loses its data when the power is removed, non-volatile storage keeps its data without power. So you can’t store data in ram when you turn of your computer but you can with the hard drive.
Memory is the RAM and storage is Hard Drive. though you can store things in memory, such as a usb memory stick.
the 1GB is the memory of the computer, and the 160GB is the hard drive, where you would install your OS like XP or Vista, etc.
The laptop you refer to in the link is useless – Sorry! At the bottom of the page, I see ASUS, which appears to be an Asus related product. Asus does make notebook, though not top brands, and those listed on the page look like their new testers!
Save your money and buy DELL, or HP, or Toshiba, or Compaq, or ACER! Go to Dell.com and take a look at their selection. They have great notebooks and excellent prices, and for the last 5 years they have been voted number one in customer service worldwide!
Dell: http://www.dell.com/
HP: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shoppi...
Compaq: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/country/index….
Toshiba: http://toshiba.com/tai/
IBM/Lanovo: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.w...
Acer: http://acer.com/products/notebook/index….