I'm in USA, and my desktop has 1.5ghz, 768ram and 20gb drive. My laptop is 2ghz 512mb and 30gb drive.
I reckon that I get more accomplished with my systems than most people. Outside of gaming, if you are not a hardcore gamer, why waste money trying to have the latest system? :-) Most people just browse the web, email, view pictures/movies, play music, word process and a few other things. Just curious. I was going to send my cousin back home my old laptop 500mhz and he told me to nevermind. Ah well, I will bring it for myself when I get back home.