[00:04.60]My computer has been acting up on me. It's a pretty old model, and I need to replace it. 
我的电脑出毛病了。它的型号很老了，我需要换一台了。
[00:14.18]So I decided to call up my friend Kevin to ask for his two cents. 
所以我打电话给我的朋友凯文听听他的意见。
[00:21.00]Kevin is a computer whiz. 
凯文是一个电脑高手。
[00:24.78]He knows PC really well since he worked on them for years, but in his heart of hearts, he is a big Mac fan. 
他很了解电脑，因为他研究电脑很多年了，但是他心里面是一个苹果电脑迷。
[00:36.86]So, I thought he would be good person to ask.
所以我觉得问他很合适。
[00:41.65]I have always used a PC. I do mostly word processing so I don't need anything fancy. 
我一直用的是个人电脑。我大部分时间是做文本处理，所以我不需要很俏的功能。
[00:52.20]But, I see people I know doing cool things with photos and video, 
但是我看到我认识的人用照片和视频做很酷的事情，
[01:00.56]so I'd like to take a crack at some new programs in the future.
所以以后我想尝试一些新的项目。
[01:06.78]Well, I called up Kevin to tell him what I needed. 
嗯，我打电话给凯文，告诉他我的需要。
[01:12.67]He immediately started throwing out specs: "You need at least a 2 Gigahertz processor and 1 Gig of memory, and make sure it has a writable DVD drive." 
他直接就开始说起来：“你需要至少2GHz的处理器，还有1G的内存，并且要有DVD光驱。”
[01:29.63]"Whoa," I said. "All of that is way over my head. Let's back up for a a minute." 
我说：“哇哦，你说的什么啊，我们倒回去再说一遍吧。”
[01:38.53]Then he laughed and said he had gotten carried away . 
然后他笑了说他说的太快了。
[01:43.20]"Okay," he said. "Let's start at the beginning. Now, the processor determines how easily and how fast you can use the programs on your computer. Got that?" I said that I did. Then he continued, 
他说：“好，我们从头开始，听着，处理器决定你能多快多容易的使用你电脑上的程序，明白了吗？”我说明白了。然后他继续说：
[02:03.78]"How much RAM memory you have is very important, too. 
“内存大小也很重要。
[02:08.64]Your computer will go faster the more you have. So, I recommend getting at least 1 Gigabyte of RAM memory." 
你的电脑内存越大运行越快。因此我推荐至少1G的内存。”
[02:20.23]"I think I'm following you so far, " I said. "Great," he said. 
我说：“到目前为止我跟上你的节奏了。”他说，很好，
[02:26.12]Another thing you want is a drive that handles both CDs and DVDs. 
你还需要能读取CD和DVD的光驱。
[02:33.66]Some drives can just read DVDs and some can record onto blank ones. 
有些光驱只能读DVD，有些还能刻录空盘。
[02:41.57]If you want to burn your own videos, you'll want a writable DVD drive.
如果你想烧录自己的视频的话，你需要一个可写的DVD光驱。
[02:48.64]Remember though, that's just the computer itself. 
但是，记住这只是计算机本身。
[02:53.36]Don't forget that you'll need a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, and speakers."
别忘了你还需要显示器，键盘，鼠标和扬声器。
[03:04.16]"OK," I said. "I think I've got all that. Now, here's the burning question: Mac or PC?"
我说：“好，我觉得我都有了。现在，最纠结的问题，是选苹果电脑还是微软的呢？”
[03:15.39]He said: "Now that's a whole different thing. Do you have a couple of hours?"
他说：“现在是完全另一回事儿了。你有几小时时间吗？”