Gadgets and technology

Choosing a laptop computer

Choosing a laptop is rather a boring task. You have to choose, compare, and try it yourself before you pay for it. I am not a proffesional critic but I have heard from my friend and did some research from the web on how should we choose a laptop computer. Laptop computer has less removable parts which means there are less hardwares for you to remove and upgrade it. So it is crucial for you to choose the right laptop computer at the very beginning of purchasing.

Since there are less removable or upgradable parts that's mean you have to make a right decision before buyin them. So what are the important aspect in choosing a laptop? The first thing to notice is its processor. Processor of a laptop computer is upgradable but you need to choose the right speed for your use. If you are planning to use the laptop computer for office work purposes you will need a processor around 1.6 ghz and above for better performance. If you are a gamer you will need a processor around 2.0 ghz and above.

Secondly and the most important is the random access memory(ram). A ram determines how fast is your computer when loading a program. Like choosing the processor for your laptop computer you need to decide what will the laptop computer be used for. If you are planning for office work 512 mb of ram is adequate. If you are a gamer you will need a ram of 1 gb and above. With higher ram your application will load faster and less jerky.

A laptop computer comes with a standard graphic chip if no request is asked which is design for common use including office work and surfing the net purposes. If you are a gamer you need to choose a graphic accelerator chip with the ram of at least 64 mb. But a higher graphic accelarator chip means it dissipate alot of heat. You will need a laptop cooler for this. Graphic chip is not usually upgradable so you need to choose the right one when purchasing a laptop computer.

The common hard disk size for a laptop is usually 40 gb but you need to upgrade it if you are planning to use it heavily. Deviding hard disk into partitions is encouraged but make sure that you have enough disk space to do that. It will actualy increase the overall performance of your laptop computer. It will also increase the efficiency of the system. What is more important is that you are able to make a backup disk in case of system break down. When choosing the rom, you can choose the type of rom that you use oftenly. But the best choice of all is that you use a DVD writer rom. It allows you to read almost all disk except floppy disk. It is best for office use and also entertainment use.

The screen size, however is not so important because it depends on each individual needs. My advise is that you choose the typical screen size 1024x768. If you want the computer to be more compact you need to choose a wide screen Laptop which give you a smaller witdth.

Since laptop computer is far more complicated than desktop computer, you need to take a good care of your laptop computer.

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