The Detroit News. Aside from knowing whether your recipient is on a Macintosh or PC, knowledge of the speed of the processor, the operating system, and available physical connections is important. The same goes for digital cameras, which are cool beyond belief these days.
Computer drives are another potential pitfall.
Most modern PCs use an interface known as IDE for their hard drives. Software, too, can be troublesome. The Visor is a good unit on its own, and I would almost always recommend it as a gift. But that wireless Internet module is likely useless outside of a major metropolitan area. Give the gift to your niece at Ferris State University and it may never be used if there are no systems in Big Rapids that can communicate with it.