Laptop Buying Guide

Laptop Buying Guide - The Most Important Factors to Consider
By John Rice

1.Processor: 

Today's laptops support wide range of processors including Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Celeron M, AMD's Turion X2, and so on. For laptops, which feature AMD processors, are both reasonably priced and optimized for reasonable processing speed.

2. Installed Memory:

Besides processor, this is the second major factor, which differentiates the price and efficiency of a laptop and this is the installed memory. Also, you can almost effortlessly upgrade laptop memory anytime later.

It has come to my notice that few retailers brand a laptop model as 'up to 4GB memory capacity', whereas actual memory physically installed in that model may be 1GB only. Laptops with 80GB to 160 GB space is a reasonable choice for all purposes. From my experience, I know, carrying 7 lbs. + weighed laptop is not a very exciting experience in the long run.

3.Battery:

Current laptops utilize lithium ion batteries, with more recent models using the new lithium polymer technology.  Typical battery life for standard laptops is two to five hours for light-duty operations.