For all the advances the PC industry continues to make, buying the right PC is still just too hard.

Mainstream consumers are confronted with many choices and decisions, and not enough straightforward performance tools to guide those decisions. But what would that better guide look like? It would focus its attention on what you care about most, and tell you how well a PC did those things, in plain English. It would tell you about quality of experience, because media playback isn’t really about “faster is better.” But more than anything, this guide should help you make an informed decision about the right PC for what you want to do.