10 Things you must know before buying a new Laptop

Laptops have been a revolution since they have made their debuts. They are available in all forms;

portable, light and powerful, all at a price someone is willing to pay for. Buying a laptop can be a

tedious choosing exercise with the range and choices available these days. With more than tens of

brands and hundreds of models, to choose the right one which works for you and also fits your

budget is difficult. Here is a checklist and possible questions you should have in place in order to

filter out all the unnecessary models you will need to look into and finally arrive at deciding the right

one for you.

The first thing to do before buying a laptop is to decide the budget and the purpose. Without these

two primary deciding factors you can never pick the right laptop, and may end up buying something

cheaper which does not meet your requirement or something expensive which may be overkill for

the purpose you have. For example if you are looking to play games on your laptop it will be wise to

take up a laptop which has a dedicated graphics card along with, which will increase the cost of the

laptop. This dedicated graphics card may not be required for someone who is looking for regular

usage of office, email and browsing. The budget will help you narrow down on list models which you

know you cannot spend for. High ranged laptops make give you lucrative features which are

tempting but finally when you are conscious on budget you will quickly get away from the

temptation.

Operating System is another important factor where you need to choose if you want to by a

Windows system or a MAC. The primary difference is the User Interface. While Windows is the most

popular with an amazing application support, MAC is catching up.

Screen Size plays an important role in the form factor of the laptop and the overall weight as well.

Screen sizes from 11” to 18” are available. If you are looking for laptop to a graphical oriented work

it will suit you to take a bigger screen with a higher resolution. Bigger screen laptops consume more

battery and are bulky. For a balanced work a 14” or 15” laptop works best.

Weight of laptop is determined by the screen size and the battery which are generally the heaviest

components. If you are travelling frequently it is advisable to take a lighter laptop.

Speed of the processor is a very important factor because the proposed laptop should be efficient

enough to carry out all the tasks you need to perform without breaking a sweat.

RAM is the amount of memory which is available to the laptop to store data while it is performing its

operations, though the minimum RAM size for laptops nowadays is around 2GB it is advisable to at

least have 4GB for regular usage and more for gaming and other Graphical processing.

Storage is another important factor you can go for hard drive based storage according to the

capacity requirements, if you need a really fast machine you can also opt for an SSD which are

expensive but offer amazing performance.

Battery is what allows you to stay mobile without a power requirement so according to the weight

you can afford you can choose between 4 cell and a 6 cell battery.

Guarantee is the most important criteria and it is advised to take a laptop with a full guarantee and if

possible extend it to a few years so that you can be rest assured.

An Ideal purchase is one which offers blend of all above points and solve your purpose of buying

laptops.