The acquisition of a laptop is a rather difficult task at the present time, and this issue must be approached with no less importance than the acquisition of any other high-tech equipment.
Necessary
Computer store, salesperson - consultant
Instructions
Step 1
Decide initially or ask the question: "What exactly is a laptop for?" The choice of this or that laptop and, accordingly, its cost will depend on your goals. The technical characteristics of laptops are currently very diverse and are divided into approximately two types: for office work or for computer games and multimedia.
Step 2
If you need a laptop to work in the office or on the Internet, then pay attention to such a factor as ease of use. Laptops with a display diagonal of 17 and 15.4 inches are suitable for both office work and computer games. But if you are constantly traveling or driving around the city, then laptop mobility is essential. Here you should pay attention to the display diagonal of 10 or 12 inches. After that, you should pay attention to the screen resolution - the number of pixels that make up it. In modern laptops, the resolution ranges from 1024x600 to 1920x1080 pixels. The higher the resolution of the matrix, the better the picture you get on the screen. For office work, too high a resolution is not necessary, so you can choose a screen resolution of medium or below average.
Step 3
The central processing unit of a laptop is its heart. The processor performs basic calculations in the system and is the main executor of all programs. The main characteristics of a processor are the number of cores, clock speed, cache size and bus speed. The number of cores in modern laptop lines can be different and varies from one to four. The advent of multi-core processors has dramatically increased the performance of laptops. Therefore, when using a laptop for office work, you can choose laptops with single-core or dual-core processors. When using a laptop for computer games, multimedia or designing computer graphics, it is worth taking 4 - core processors. At the moment, there are mainly processors from two companies - Intel and AMD. Intel is a world leader and therefore produces innovative processors every time they have a high price tag. AMD, on the contrary, positions itself as a company that produces more economical and inexpensive processors, but nevertheless resorts to very non-standard solutions.
Step 4
A video card is a device that forms an image and transfers it to the screen. Currently, two types of video cards are used - discrete and integrated. They differ significantly in their capabilities and energy consumption. The integrated system is built into the laptop motherboard and uses the resources of the processor, RAM and data transmission channels. Therefore, it is not very efficient, but energy efficient. The discrete graphics card has its own processor, which is optimized for processing graphics information, and a separate high-speed RAM (video memory). It is due to this that the discrete video card has higher performance and higher power consumption. Therefore, when choosing a laptop, pay attention to this parameter. The integrated one is perfect for working in the office or on the road, giving you a longer laptop runtime. Discrete is suitable for computer games and graphic design.
Step 5
Laptop battery life is an important factor when choosing a laptop and is determined by various factors - battery capacity, energy efficiency of components, computer performance, operating modes, screen brightness, and the operation of additional devices. All of these things need to be considered if you want a laptop with maximum battery life.
Step 6
The hard disk is the simplest element of a computer and is designed to store a large amount of information, graphics, videos and programs. There are currently two types of hard drives - magnetic disk (HDD) and flash drive (SSD). An HDD is a series of rotating disks that store information in the form of magnetized cells and are read by a special head. Such a drive is very sensitive to external influences and requires additional protection and precautions. The SSD is based on flash memory technology similar to that used in USB drives. Such devices are characterized by higher speed and resistance to mechanical stress and damage.
Step 7
RAM is designed to store instructions and data while the processor is running. Therefore, if you need high performance from your laptop, do not skimp on RAM. If you take a laptop with a powerful processor, but a small amount of RAM, you will not get the desired performance result.
