A Guide To Buying A Laptop: The Most Important Factors To Consider

Are you looking to buy a laptop? How will you know which one is the best for you? Take it easy for we are going to be your helper.

According to a survey, 75% of laptop buyers said they were not satisfied by the laptops they bought. Will you be among the 75%? Don’t be, we are here to help.

When looking for a laptop, these are the things you should be considering:

Purpose

First of all, you should consider what you need the laptop for. Among the purposes include; 

•  Basic tasks – these include checking your emails, web browsing, and creating documents.
• Multitasking – including multiple web pages at once.
• Gaming and content creation – this usage requires to run intensive programs.
• For professionals – such as gamers, editors, engineers.

 

R.A.M

This is the main element that defines the performance of a laptop.

It is determined by the Purpose of the laptop. Random Access Memory (R.A.M) defines how fast or slow your laptop will be.

4GB R.A.M are the most recommended for basic tasks

8GB R.A.M is the most effective for multitasking, light games and content creation.

12+ GB R.A.M are the best for professionals.

 

Battery

Do you want a laptop that shuts down as you use it? I believe not. For this, you should really consider the capacity of the battery (mAh). DO NOT trust the time specified by the manufacturer. The time depends on the programs you run and other factors like screen brightness.

I know you are wondering where you will look for the mAh rating. Worry not. It is located on the battery of the laptop.

The higher the number of mAh the longer the battery will last.

 

Storage

This aspect is highly determined by the purpose of the laptop.

It entails the amount of space the laptop can carry. you should also consider the type of storage to buy.

There are several types of storage. Among them, the most common ones include Hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state drive (SSD).

HDD

SSD

The hard disk drive was the most common drive among users among the past couple of years but is being wiped out by the solid-state drive since the later one is slimmer, quitter and faster than its predecessor the hard disk drive.

If you are considering buying a light and slim machine, the solid-state drive is the best recommendation we could give but it also requires a higher capital investment.

The amount of space on a storage drive range from 256GB, 500GB to terabytes but all depend on the purpose of the laptop.

Budget

As we consider all of the above, we also need to consider that they all come at a cost. Thus, we need to consider your budget.

The better the properties of a laptop, the costlier it is. So, if you are working under a tight budget, you should consider foregoing some properties since they can be upgraded at a later on stage.

Some properties such as R.A.M and storage capacity can be upgraded. You could go with less space and upgrade later. Like for a R.A.M, you could choose to start with a 4gb R.A.M and later upgrade it to your required strength. For storage space, a hard disk is more pocket friendly for you who is under a tight budget.

Modern laptops come with an extra R.A.M port and an SSD port.

 

We believe that you are now more enlightened. This is the end of today’s post. Stay put for more information on laptops.

To cover later: CPU, OS, Screen size, Keyboard, Weight.

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