What's more important: Processor or RAM?

Q: I would like your opinion as I'm undecided about which of the following two laptops to buy: Toshiba, $579, 6 gigabytes of memory, i5 processor, 750 gigabyte hard drive, 15.6-inch screen, Windows 7; or HP, $479, 4 gigabytes of RAM, i3 processor, 640 gigabyte hard drive, 17.3-inch screen, Windows 7.

My wife and I mainly use the PC for email, some games, some photo downloads, and Microsoft Word and Excel. I would appreciate your opinion as soon as possible.

A: I'd go with the Toshiba but see if I could get an i3 processor instead of i5 and a smaller hard drive. Then I'd use the savings to max out the RAM at 8 GB. That'll make all the difference.

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