Tuesday, 2 August 2011

A Short Look at Finding a Laptop

By Joseph Robertson


Identifying which laptop to select can be tricky. Looking among the best laptops for college involves investigating several factors. In this piece I will simply suggest 4 different categories to think about.

The Desktop Laptop - This category will enclose your larger laptops - 17-18" diameter.

- Most powerful laptops
- Most flexible re software capacity
- Transportable compared to a desktop

The Standard Laptop - This category is where a standard laptop will be seen - 15-16" diameter screen.

- Here is where the best prices are generally found - depending on build quality
- Good power, but maintaining mobility
- Capable of running most programs.

The Ultralight Laptop - This category is for the super thin and light laptops in the 13-14" diameter size.

- A little more expensive than the Standard Laptops
- Due to the nature of ultra thin laptops, these tend to be of considerably prime quality.
- Able to run the majority of programs - minus more forceful production type programs due to less performance.

The Netbook - These are still laptops, but are quite small and transportable. 8-11" Size.

- Netbooks are Cheap and awfully transportable. They can be had for 1/4 the price of the standard laptop.
- Able to do standard activities such as web surfing, email and word processing.
- Sadly their build quality is kind of cheap - though solid netbooks can be discovered.
- Not in a position to run many programs - the performance of netbooks is actually a bit less than a laptop (therefore the lower price).

These are the basic categories that you'll find laptops organised into. Each category has a range of quality factors and performance that may be found. Price doesn't always mean the laptop is good, but it can be an indicator. The general concept of 'you get what you pay for ' is pretty accurate when it comes to laptops.




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