Hey man if you have no clue just say so or dont bother posting(google it GENIUS!)
Was this directed at Truenorth? I think is reply was well written and very helpful. Did he answer your question directly? No, but this is a forum, not Yahoo Answers. In this case, Truenorth was looking beyond your question, and came to the conclusion that it implied you might ask similar disjoint questions in the future. He was trying to save both you and forum members time by giving you a suggestion as to something you can do to find these things out for yourself. personally I commend him for his forward thinking in this instance.
obviously knowing the difference between RAM and HD memory is not a laymans topic lol
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perhaps. Perhaps not. As far as I'm concerned it should be one of the very first things anybody learns about when they start using a computer. More to the point, the question is exactly the type of thing that should be plugged into google to try to find an answer.
Can you ask questions on the forum? Of course. but when you ask a question whose answer could have been found in less then 10 seconds with a search engine query it's somewhat disappointing. If you want opinions on something, like wether it's better to have more hard drive space or RAM, that is a more open-ended question that doesn't always have a definite answer (costs vary, the actual purpose and context can determine how one proceeds, etc).
Secondly, if you're going to reply to those truly helpful posts with a rude recommendation to essentially shut up then <you> may as well not bother posting the question to begin with.
