Monday, 30 May 2016

THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING A LAPTOP

Sometimes one may wonder what makes a laptop of almost same size and shape possess different prices. The following things that I am about to list determine the price and quality of a laptop and are also necessary to be evaluated before one purchases a laptop for use.
1. Hard disk size: The size of the hard disk varies and also affects the price at which a system is sold. Laptops come with different sizes of hard disks. The hard disk is the space available for storage on the laptop. The commonest hard disk sizes include 150gigs(gbs), 320 gigs(gbs), 500 gigs, 750 gigs, 1000gigs which is also referred to as 1 terabyte( 1 Tb) and so on.
2. RAM. RAM stand for Random Access Memory. It is actually a place where information is temporary kept while the laptop is working. This means that the higher the RAM of a laptop the faster the laptop. The commonest RAM sizes present in laptops include 1 gig, 2gigs, 4 gigs, 6 gigs etc.
3. Processor type : The processor as the name goes can simply be seen as part of the computer's brain. Different processors are available. The commonest ones are Intel processor and AMD processor. Intel has different brands and they include ; Intel Atom, Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium and Intel Core. Intel Core is the best followed by Pentium before Celeron and atom. Intel processors are preferred to AMD because AMD processors heat up faster. AMD processors are good for gamming purpose since they usually come with higher graphic features.
4. Processor speed. This is self explanatory. A processor speed of 2.0 ghz(giga hertz) cannot be compared to a processor speed of 1.8 ghz. The higher the processor speed the better the device.(Faster)
5.The system architecture: By architecture I am talking about the system having a 64bit architecture or 32 bit architecture. A 64 bit archi system is better and faster. Another good thing about this is that you can always downgrade a 64 bit archi system to 32 bit but using a 32 bit (x86) version of windows but you can possibly move a 32 bit archi type to 64 bit.
6. Webcam :This also affects the price of laptops though almost all systems now come with CAM.
7. Bluetooth: This affects the price of systems. Those with internal Bluetooth are better than those that will need a Bluetooth adapter to work.
8.WLAN : This is called wireless Local Area Network (Wireless LAN )
In summary an average system user will require a system with the following features
Hard disk of 500gbs and above, RAM of 4 gigs and above, Processor speed of 2.0ghz and above, Processor type Intel pentium or core, WLAN, Bluetooth and Webcam and an archi of 64 bits. If you ask me my brand, a maa say "hp" or "dy" when you invert and read from behind. lol

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