Aside from the decisions you’ll be making about the origin of your hardware and legality of the software, you’re going to want to know how to take a closer look at the computer. A good laptop usually comes with 2Gb of 内存 (memory/RAM), a sizable 硬盘 (hard drive).  Don’t worry too much about that though, as you can always pick up an 移动硬盘 (external drive) or a U盘 (thumb drive).  A popular choice for people considering newer processors would be a 双核处理器 (dual core processor).  If you’re an avid viewer of 视频(video), then a larger 频幕 (screen) will be in your best interest.  Make sure that you’re comfortable using the 键盘 (keyboard) of your new computer.  To integrate your computer with your other devices, check for 蓝牙 (bluetooth) compatibility.  No computer these days is found without a card for 无线网 (wireless internet).

内存 nei4cun2 – memory/RAM
硬盘 ying4pan2 – hard drive
移动硬盘 yi2dong4ying4pan2 – mobile hard drive (external hard drive)
U盘 you1pan2 – thumb drive.  note, the letter “U” is pronounced as you1 here.  The name comes from the common assignment of the drive letter U to thumb drives.
双 shuang1 – pair/dual
核 he2 – core (also nuclear)
处理器 chu4li3qi4 – processor
视频 shi4pin2 – video
频幕 pin2mu4 – screen
键盘 jian4pan2 – keyboard
蓝牙 lan2ya2 – bluetooth
无线网 wu2xian4wang3 – wireless internet