How to buy the Right Laptop | Buying Guide

VandeMataram

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Laptops have become a part and parcel of people’s life as it eases a lot of work and one of the biggest advantages of laptop is that you can sit anywhere and work on it. Owing to the growing demand of laptops, there are several brands available in the market today, which have made buying a laptop harder. Unlike earlier times, when laptops used to be highly expensive, today these laptops are available at a much reasonable price together with advance features and functionalities and this has made buying laptops a daunting task. Here are some tips to help you choose the rightlaptop.

What is the Purpose?


It is very important to know and decide the purpose of buying a laptop. If you are a student or a business professional, a laptop is mainly used for writing, editing, making spreadsheets, presentations and of course for browsing the Web. For this purpose, one should go for a laptop that comes with a good keyboard so that one can type comfortably on it for a long duration. Besides you should look for sturdy design with a sharp display. However, if you are into hard-core gaming that the most important thing that one should consider is its processor along with a display that has high screen resolution as well as powerful speakers. Moreover, a high-quality graphic processor having dedicated memory is also very essential. For those who work as creative professionals, a laptop with dedicated graphics memory, Solid State Drive and a large screen with high resolution is important. However, if it is just for the purpose of browsing the internet, a Chromebook can be a good choice.

Laptop Market Research

Once the purpose of buying a laptop is clear and decided, it is important to carry out a thorough market research. Today every brand, in order to remain in the competition, come up with new laptops that has good features & latest
technology at an affordable rate is enough to confuse the buyers. It is thus, highly imperative to carry out both online and offline market research. To decide upon which is the best one for you, you can read the various laptop reviews that are available on the Internet. This will help you choose the ideal laptop that will serve your purpose.

What is your Budget ?

High-end laptops are usually heavy on pockets and thus, it is advisable not to buy such a laptop that costs more than you budget if a normal laptop is capable of serving your purpose. Deciding on a budget and adhering to that fix budget will help you save time in choosing the right laptop.

Choosing the correct display size

It is important that you choose the right display size. It is essential to buy one that is portable and which you can carry while travelling as well as you should make sure that the size that you have chosen serves the purpose. Depending on the usage, for example if you are a creative professional, you will need a laptop that has a big display for comfortable working and a laptop having a screen size of 17 to 18 inches is ideal for you. If you are buying it for just surfing the Internet, an 11 to 12 inch laptop is a good one. However, for students and business professionals, at normal 15 inch laptop is perfect for you.

Check the keyboard and touchpad

While buying a laptop, one of the important things that you need to check is the type of keyboard and touchpad. A standard keyboard is good one as it allows you to type for long duration without staring your fingers. However, there are several different types of keyboards available and you need to make sure you choose the right one. Furthermore, for navigating through pages on your laptop a touchpad is important, which is the pointer device and thus smooth working of it is essential. So, it is important to choose a laptop with the right keyboard and touchpad.

Processor


The processor or rather the CPU of the laptop is the most essential aspect as this is what facilitates in the performance of the laptop. Depending on the purpose of buying a laptop, you should choose a processor. If you work on editing videos or such other creative work, a more advanced processor is essential. For gaming you should always go for a laptop that is equipped with Intel’s Core i7 processor as it helps in faster and better functioning of the laptop without any delay. Similarly, if you are buying a laptop for day-to-day use, you can buy a Corei3 processor, which is a good one. Moreover, the chipset is also important and a quad-core chip is better than any other.

Random Access Memory - RAM

Random Access Memory of RAM of a laptop is the memory of the laptop that facilitates smooth functioning and higher the RAM, the better is the functioning as well as enables multitasking of applications. If you are buying a high-end laptop then go for one that offers atleast 8 GB RAM.

Laptop Brand

While buying any gadget such as laptops,
mobile phones , etc., choosing the right brand is highly essential. Before buying a laptop in India , it is mandatory that you choose a brand that provides good after-sales service. This is because, if the after-sales service is not good of the brand that you have chosen, you might face a lot of hassle if the laptop needs to be repaired. So, make sure that you carry out an in-depth research before deciding the brand from which you want to buy the laptop.
 
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