Shopping for a new netbook or laptop...


Hoping to get some advice. I'm not very computer savvy. I'm looking for a netbook simply to listen to internet radio and browse the web. I'll hook it up to my 2 channel system via USB cable and external DAC. Borrowed my wife's work laptop today to listen to Pandora. Are there any critical hardware components or performance specs I should be looking for? Will the quality of the computer's sound card have any effect on things? Don't really see myself downloading music files etc, so don't think I need a huge hard drive (but maybe I should). Thanks in advance for your time and input. If something recent on this topic has already been posted, please let me know. I missed it, if so. Thanks again.
ghosthouse

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Thanks to all for your time and input. Some good leads to follow up on. Whether I go PC or MAC, right now I'm just trying to understand if their are minimum processor, RAM and hard drive specs I should observe. Again, my needs are simple: listen to internet radio output to my 2 channel system, read email, surf the web and post to A'gon :-). I do currently have an outboard DAC, Kimber USB cable and fiber optic coax. Thanks Elevick for input on the sound card. Seems like that isn't something to worry about. Also, I'd been leaning towards an HP.

To all the MAC fans out there, I respect your input. Apple must be doing something right to have such an ardent following. Might be a little beyond what I wanted to spend, however.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.