Although desktops are good, laptops come with the benefit of of mobility with pretty much the same capability that the former offers. If you’re planning to buy one whether for personal or work use, our tips of what features to look for are sure to help you arrive at a smart decision.
1. Usage
So, the first thing to think about is how do you plan on using your laptop? Is it going to be light, average or heavy use? Think of these situations and choose which apply to you.
- Light Usage: This is your basic web surfing, emailing, paying bills online, social networking and photo organizing or sharing.
- Average Usage – Doing tasks on Word or Excel as well as streaming and storing songs and flicks.
- Demanding Usage – Doing work that involves graphic design, editing photos, recording audio or music and producing videos.
If you happen to fall under the C category, you would want to go for a laptop that comes with a processor that’s faster, memory that’s bigger, hard drive that’s larger and of course, a screen that’s got higher resolution.
2. Portability
Consider the size of the laptop’s screen, capacity of built-in storage devices and if whether or not there is a CD or DVD. Note that a blu-ray drive can affect its size and weight.
3. Look and Feel
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If you want to be sure that the laptop’s right for you, try holding, handling and carrying it. Make sure that you feel comfortable with its touchpad or keypad. Check clasps and hinges as they must be sturdy enough to withstand everyday usage. If you can’t check the laptop out personally, research about the brand and read reviews about what people commonly say about it.
4. Better Versatility
Very popular among laptops are the versatile two in one or what they dub as the “hybrid” model. It’s a combination of a touch screen laptop’s power and functionality and a tablet’s convenience and portability.
5. Screen Features
a. Screen Size
The size of the laptop screens go from 11 to 17 inches. If you’re into watching flicks, editing pictures and videos, gaming and viewing your documents side by side on your screen, then you need to get yourself a larger screen. Note though that a screen’s size can affect the laptop’s weight and consumption of power.
b. Resolution
The higher the resolution of a laptop, the better its image quality. With laptops, it affects how much you can fit into the screen of any size. These come in an array of resolutions measured in pixels.
c. Touch Screens
The innovation of touch screens on laptops makes doing tasks more interactive. You can tap to select, hold and drag to move items, swipe to scroll and pinch to zoom, much you would do on a tablet or smartphone. This is presently available Windows laptops and selected Chromebooks.
6. Operating Systems
The main core of your laptop, the OS does the task of managing all your software and hardware which include files, memory and devices connected to it. Even more important, it allows you to have interaction with your laptop and its programs visually. Without it, you’d be looking at jargon codes instead.
Buying a laptop isn’t really confusing, just so long as you know what specifications to look out for. If you need help in doing any of these tips, we, at Compushooter, are just a call away with numbers 480-464-0202. Just tell us what your needs are and our friendly, able technicians will be happy to be of assistance.
