Tuesday 2 August 2011

A Short Look at Finding a Laptop

By Joseph Robertson


Deciding which laptop to chose can be tough. Searching among the best laptops for college involves analyzing 1 or 2 factors. In this article I'll simply suggest 4 different classes to consider.

The Desktop Laptop - This category will encompass your more sizable laptops - 17-18" diameter.

- Most powerful laptops
- Most versatile in terms of software capability
- Portable compared with a desktop

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

- This is where the keenest prices are often found - dependent on build quality
- Good power, but retaining 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 tiny and portable. 8-11" Size.

- Netbooks are Cheap and very compact. They can be had for 1/4 the price of the standard laptop.
- In a position to do standard activities such as web-surfing, email and word processing.
- Sadly their build quality is quite poor - though solid netbooks can be purchased.
- Not able to run many programs - the performance of netbooks is quite a bit less than a laptop (hence the lower price).

These are the basic classes that you will find laptops organized into. Each class has a selection of quality factors and performance that can be found. Price does not always mean the laptop is good, it can be an indicator. The general idea of 'you get what you pay for ' is pretty correct when it comes to laptops.




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