Please HELP me decide what PC I Should BUY

Dear members,

Please help me decide on buying a new PC since i dont know much about computers. I already have a 6 year old toshiba laptop and which is still works fine but has fairly old features (256 mb, usb 1.1, 30 GB, old graphic card, etc). These are the minumum requirements I am looking for in a PC:

512 RAM (if windows vista isn't installed)
30 GB
usb 2.0
a way to connect to TV via HDMI or S-video inputs
at least has windows XP home edition or media center
Famous Brand Like Sony, Dell, Toshiba, HQ,
Price Range $700-$2500

I will be using mainly for selling item on ebay, surfing, downloading vidoes from site like rapidshare and saving to an external HD, watching anime/drama by connecting a TV, and playing MMORPG games like world of craft (but not games that require the latest graphic card etc).

I won't be doing nothing like video/picture editing, burning CD or DVD or anything that require a lot of processing power, transfering files from digital camera or phone, and wireless route or internet connection (but wireless keyboard/mouse is okay)

Please also let me know should I get PC that has windows vista (I have window xp home edition which is just fine for me) and any other feature I should also look for. thank you very much!

 

Do you want another laptop or could this new computer be a desktop? If you look at laptops and desktops with comparable features, the desktops normally cost less. So, at a specific price level, you can expect to get a higher performing system by getting a desktop. Desktops also are much more flexible in terms of future upgrades.

And, whether a laptop or desktop, you can easily find models with 1GB of memory at the lower end of your price range. So, go for at least 1GB.

And, why would you state 30GB as the minimum size hard drive for a new system? You can't even find new systems with hard drives that small. Think in terms of at least 80GB in a laptop and probably twice that size in a desktop, even at the lower end of your price range.