When describing a computer as 'fast' or 'powerful' what are the right adjectives to use Can I use these adjectives respectively, or do I have to use something else for computers?
強力な
速い
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Sign up to join this communityWhen describing a computer as 'fast' or 'powerful' what are the right adjectives to use Can I use these adjectives respectively, or do I have to use something else for computers?
強力な
速い
To my ears, most idiomatic are 速いPC/コンピュータ(fast PC) or 強力なマシン(powerful machine). 強力なコンピュータ will be understood, but less idiomatic (or sounds like describing supercomputers).
Another possibility is ハイスペックな/高スペックな which implies machines with fast CPUs and larger RAM.