Brief Diamond Buying Guide For The Techies.

Don't sweat it. Buying a diamond is a lot easier than buying a laptop. You don't need to worry about the service support, the reliability of the product, or where it was made. Your goal, however, is to make her happy, not you. Its not going to be cheap, so some research is required. Do spend more time shopping for it then do you would with a laptop. There is really no turning back. Hopefully.

The three "C's" of a diamond. Which is more important, carat, color, or clarity? That is similar to someone asking you what's more important, the CPU, RAM or HDD? Your answer would be, "they all are." Two of the 3 just won't cut it. Think of carat as the CPU speed, color as the amount of RAM and clarity as your harddrive capacity. There is no point of having a 3.0ghz pentium (2005), 1gb RAM and a 2gb HDD. You can try to convince yourself that spec works just fine for your needs. Well, this "laptop" will be her conversation piece, not serve your need. She'll want to show off this "laptop" to her friends and whether you like it or not, the "laptop" will reflex who you are. Its true, those three components don't define the laptop and its no difference with an engagement ring. There are more to it then the three C's.

The CPU, RAM and HDD will be the main components of your laptop. How is this easier than a laptop? For one thing, you won't need to call up tech support. You don't need to install, configure or troubleshoot any software. She'll be the one to take care of the hardware. The harddrive won't crash, cpu won't overheat and the ram won't die on you. Product reliability is out the window. Who cares if it was made it Japan or Taiwan? Diamonds are all natural. All you need to think about is the right specification or combination that will make her happy without breaking your wallet.

Its the balance of the three that makes it powerful and interesting to her. Once you have decided what you want, shop around and do more shopping. If you still are not sure what to look for in a diamond or which is more of a priority? All you have to do is ask your buddy about his computer. Without a doubt, he'll brag about the speed of his CPU. If he has an awesome RAM, he'll include that and might even add the size of his harddrive. So yes, the carat is all there is to talk about since its the most visible. Color and clarity are minor issue. If you decide to skim on the size, but sure to up the color and clarity. See, its not too bad. At least you don't need to worry about getting an upgrade...or do you?