#10 tips before buying a laptop

#10 TIPS BEFORE BUYING A LAPTOP

BY MAXIN FRANCIS

1.

!

Purpose is the King

,

Before buying a laptop

.

you should fix

your purpose

If your purpose is just academic and

,

entertainment

all you need is a laptop

.

with normal specifications

-

This will be more budget friendly

.

as well

You will have to look for one with a slightly better specifications to

.

handle official matters

2.

Processor

'

The rule is you can t expect good

'

performance if your device s

.

processor is weak

'

Even if you don t go for the fifth

,

generation processor

you shall

not

compromise for anything below the

.

third or fourth generation processors

3.

Graphics Card

Intel iris graphics or HD series graphics not only reduce the power consumption but also

.

prevent laptops from overheating High quality Nvidia Geforce GT graphics cards have own processors and ram and are best for performing

3

.

D graphics works

4.

RAM

You cannot expect a laptop with better processor to perform well unless it has got sufficient Random Access Memory

,

In laptops

2

(

).

RAM

RAM normally starts with

GB and goes upto

8

.

GB or more

5.

Display

It is not the size of the display that

,

matters

.

but performance

,

Laptops with HD

Full HD or QHD quality

.

screens are available in the market These will offer your eyes a better

.

experience

6.

Screen Size

You need to buy a laptop with

.

sufficiently large screen

It does not mean that you need to buy anything over

16

or

17

. 13", 14" .

inches

screens are also sufficiently large

These sizes remain the best if you will be carrying around your laptop

,

frequently as weight increases in

.

proportion to the size

7.

Speaker

&

Music System You may be buying the laptop for

.

education purpose

It does not mean that you will never

.

play music or videos on your device

So make sure that your device delivers

.

good quality sound and video

So check out the speakers and music

.

system before buying your laptop

8.

/

,

CD DVD Drive

USB Slots Various external storage devices are

.

available in the market now

You can store

up to one TB or more data on these

.

devices

'

That s good but this shall not tempt you to

.

buy a laptop with low storage capacity A minimum storage of

.

for laptops

500

GB is preferred

9.

Operating System

Operating System

(

)

OS

also has to be

.

chosen according to the purpose

,

For those doing a lot of video editing

,

gaming

,

stuffs

designing and other similar

Windows OS remains a better

.

option

10.

Keypad

Choose laptops with keypads that

.

perfectly fit your hands

,

Before buying

see how smooth your

.

hands get on keypad

Remember most of your works on

.

laptop are dependent on the keypad

,

So

'

pay attention to the keypad s

!..

quality

Well, be it watching movies, surfing on internet or chatting on Facebook, a smartphone can help you with virtually everything these days.

But when it comes to drafting a 20-page business proposal or 20-page business proposal or preparing a presentation, we still need our good old friend, laptop.

In short, however 'smart' your handsets are going to be, they won't be able to replace laptops.

#TEN TIPS BEFORE BUYING A LAPTOP