Best Tips For Buying New Laptops For Everyone -- [ MUST READ ]

Laptops are getting more powerful and thinner each day.

Often people search for best laptops within their price range and they all they get is sponsored laptop recommendations. These paid reviews often glorify overpriced Apple Macbooks and does not do justice to other
brands out there, e.g. Haier, Lenovo, Hp,   Dell and Asus. But I am not
going to debate which laptop is best or recommended for purchase in this Year.

Instead, I will give you important
tips and checklist for buying a good laptop that will immensely help you with your Laptop purchase.

•• Processor Architecture
The currently used high performance Processor microarchitecture by Intel is Broadwell series. Also, new
architecture is coming early 2016 its called Skylake processors. Every new processor series promises improved GPU, CPU performance bundled with awesome battery life.
So look for a laptop with newer CPU.
Intel Broadwell starts with 5xxx on processor model no.
Intel Skylake series starts with 6xxx.

•• Battery Life
A decent laptop must have at least 2+ hours of battery life on a full charge. If it fails to deliver such usage time on battery, it’s
time to skip that laptop.

•• Keyboard, Mouse and Webcam
Placement of input devices is very crucial.
Take note of the followings:

 Keyboards’ keys are properly placed, there has to be a little distance between them.
The touchpad should be in the middle and should not interfere when you’re typing.
Webcam must be placed in center, if its on the left-right, you’ll have a hard time adjusting with it.

•• Long Charger Cable
Pretty much self explanatory. Power brick must have long
cable so you don’t have to stay near power socket all the
time just to charge your laptop.

•• Avoid Graphic Card Unless Required
Graphic cards (GPU) are very power hungry and they can put a negative impact on the battery life or your machine.
Also, the video card performance reduces as your laptop ages. It is best to avoid GPU unless you have real use for it
(e.g. gaming, video editing). Intel is doing a great job with the new processors, the Broadwell, Skylake series CPU’s
already have good dedicated graphics (Iris Pro) processors
built-in.

•• Heating Issues
It’s best not to overlook heat factor. Overheating can cause laptop to malfunction, it can also reduce its battery life. If the laptop gets heat up even on low usage, avoid it at all cost because it can cause permanent burns on your Lap.

•• Good number of USB ports
I have this laptop with just 2 usb slots which is a pain. I have to use USB extension to connect additional devices.
So make sure you get laptop with at least 3 to 4 usb ports.

•• Built-in Operating System
Windows 10 is now a default standard for all coming Laptops. It means drivers and software utilities will be that operating system. But what if you want to run a program that only runs on Windows 7 or 8.1? Always check backward driver and OS compatibility on manufacturer’s
website.

•• Headphone and Mic Jack
Many laptops these days come with single dual-purpose 3.5mm audio jack that supports both Headphone/Mic input.
I would suggest you to avoid it and get a machine with separate for Mic and Headphone slot.




•• Expensive is not always better.
This is not a case when buying a notebook. Many laptop manufacturers add premium price, addons such as extended warranty, software bundles which you’re not going to ever use. Avoid that.

•• Screen size
The screen size should be big enough at least 15 inches. Because looking at small screen for long hours can affect your eye sight and cause eye strain.

•• SD Card reader.
It is great to a have a built-in SD card reader. You don’t
have to connect your camera through a data cable. So keep
an eye on it.

•• RAM and Storage
If you are planning to use your laptop for web browsing,
movies and a little bit of Photoshop, 4 GB ram is enough. If
you going use memory intensive applications such as CAD,
get a RAM upgrade. For Hard drive, you can get 500 GB or 1
TB, it totally depends on you. If you want speedy storage,
get Solid State Drive (SSD).

•• HDMI, Ethernet and other ports
Make sure the laptop you are going to buy has all support for all these ports. HDMI will let you connect your Laptop to
your TV for watching movies and sharing media. Ethernet (LAN) is good for transferring huge files to router or media
server.




•• WiFi and Bluetooth.
They are standard for every machine nowadays. But if you
have a dual band gigabit router installed at your house then
double check if your Laptop supports gigabit WiFi.

I hope my tips will helps you in your next Laptop purchase. If there is any contributions,  please kindly make use of comments box below.

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