You'll find the best deals on machines that have yesterday's top performers. Only graphics professionals or scientists need to have the cutting-edge speed. A processor can access items stored in cache very quickly, more quickly than in any other form of work space. The processor uses the cache to store the most frequently requested instructions and data. The larger the cache, the more likely it is that a specific action you want to perform is in the cache, and the faster the notebook will run as a whole.
More cache is always better.
Most notebooks have at least 1.6GB, and it can go up to 15GB or more. Make sure the weight, size, feel and power of the machine are right for you. You'll be carrying your laptop around a lot. Also, try out the keyboard and pointing device to make sure they're comfortable. The screen or display, or Liquid Crystal Display, or LCD, of a notebook, is an important element of the notebook.