The choice of laptop

The user's needs are the most important factor to consider when buying a laptop because these needs will be the sole purpose of the purchase anyway. If you only need word processing and internet connection, a netbook or notebook will suffice but if you need faster computing speed and high RAM and ROM, you may need a laptop with higher specs. If this is your first time buying a laptop, here are some of the things written in the brochure and what they all mean to you, the consumer.

Battery life and durability
This is where many laptops in the past failed; in improving battery life because mobility depends largely in the ability of a device to work without the constant need for a socket. The battery performance itself changes all the time depending on how battery draining the tasks are and how the user uses and charges the battery. Another aspect of laptop battery that you should check on laptop reviews is its rate of depreciation in performance because some batteries lose its maximum capacity faster than others.

Weight and size of the Laptop you are gunning for
If you are buying a laptop, the size matter very much because smaller laptops usually have limited specs but the ones with better specs usually have awful mobility because they are too heavy and bulky. Your needs will be the one that will dictate which sizes to buy because a laptop that is effective for a student may not be very effective for an accountant or an engineer in the field. The weight must be minimized because they that's what hurts you back and the screen size should be maximized to prevent eye strain.

The CPU
The processor tells your laptop's computing power which determines how well your laptop performs in speed. Look at the sticker on what type of processor a laptop has on the lower right part of the keyboard. You could research online about the performance of these processors but generally speaking, the processors in very small laptops like netbooks are intel Atom and larger laptops have stronger processors.

The Many Types of Memory
The memory is next to the processor in importance because it also determines performance of the laptop. If you are a gamer, you should consider the discreet graphics memory which is a separate graphics memory in the best laptops which is required in any game .

CD drives
Netbooks and other smaller laptops don't have optical drives which can be very practical in storing files and installing apps. If you don't really use the CD drives, you can go for the smaller netbooks. This can be found in some of the larger laptops like desktop alternatives.

by Carls Henderick

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