By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2009-05-12 20:09:15 | Word Count: 710
I always cringe when I see people buying laptops in high street stores and know that they are wasting so much money on a laptop with features they will never use. It is pitiful to see sales representatives trying to sell you the most costly laptop you are prepared to buy just to make the heftiest commission they can. Perhaps that's a failure in capitalism but it certainly doesn't mean that you need to fall for their tricks every time.
Selecting the perfect laptop for your requirements need not be hard provided you are aware of some of the fundamental factors effecting laptop performance. First of all let's talk about different brands of laptops. You might notice yourself being sold a Sony laptop over an Acer laptop and end up giving hundreds extra for the Sony even if the laptop's specifications are almost identical. Does this mean you have gotten a faster or more reliable laptop but going for the premium brand? Does it imply that by going with the finest brand you have gotten a faster and more dependable laptop? Unluckily no, congratulations you just spent a few hundred on a brand name. In the laptop world, the components that make up a laptop are made by a hand full of suppliers which are then bought by your laptop brands such as Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Sony etc. and put together only to add a different badge on the case. So next time you are looking to purchase a fresh laptop ignore the brands altogether. Instead, focus on the requirements of the laptop and if feasible try them in the shop before buying.
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Another major downside for a laptop buyers is either buying a laptop which is way too sophisticated for their needs or buying one which is lacking in performance and holds back the buyer from utilising the piece of technology as per their needs. For those of you looking only to use your laptop for surfing the net, chatting with pals, emails, office programs, and watching videos, the low-priced laptops on the market will have more then enough power for these requirements. Simply select a laptop that looks nice, has enough hard drive space for your needs and forget about processor speed or graphics card performance. For those of you looking to play games on your laptop be prepared to pay a bundle for your laptop. The single most important component for a gaming laptop will be the graphics card. Traditionally laptops have poor graphics as manufacturers try to cut overheads hence any gaming laptop will set you back at least £500 or $700. While opting for a gaming laptop you should only take into consideration the kind of graphic card it has. Get the laptop with the most powerful graphic card in your budget and stop thinking about the rest of the requirements as if the graphics card is powerful the rest of the system will be too. Searching the internet for reviews of a particular graphic card that a laptop has is the easiest way to ensure its potency and its levels of performance in games.
My last word of warning will be to watch out for the fashionable little notebooks that are 10 inches or smaller. Typing on these is incredibly difficult as the keyboards are just so small. A lot of do not have a Microsoft Windows operating system you might be used to and thus appear much cheaper but a lot less practical as a result. Lastly, look out for their hard drive size as the inexpensive models have a USB memory stick with 2 - 8 GB space attached to it instead of a hard drive which is inadequate for a normal user. Personally their considerably lower output and identical price tag to inexpensive full sized laptops leaves me puzzled as to why anyone would buy them apart from for their little size making them very handy. According to me, laptops have become more of style statements than workable laptops.
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