Tuesday, June 30, 2009

How to Buy a Cheap Laptop

Technorati Tags: ,,

Buying laptops on the cheap is half art and half mathematics. Dont confuse cheap laptops with low quality, but rather associate them with a good bargain. So the question becomes: It is important to remember not to sacrifice quality or functionality for the sake of price.

One of the best ways to ensure you find a cheap laptop is to make sure you do not pay for any laptop features that you do not need or will not use. If you only need a laptop for its word processing capabilities and web browsing then paying for processing power and memory required for gaming could be a waste of money.

If you have the slightest inclination that you could need more memory for your laptop in a few years down the line then it may be worth buying a laptop with expandable functionality. Whilst it would be cheaper to buy a laptop that memory cannot be added to today it could prove to be more expensive in the long run needing to replace your laptop due to running out of memory.

Cheap laptops often do not use the latest technology, which is fine for basic computing needs. However, if you require a laptop for more than internet browsing and word processing then perhaps spending more on a laptop today may push back the need to buy your next laptop by a few years.

Some laptop components such as CPUs and video cards generally cannot be upgraded except for the very highest quality laptops from top tier vendors. The hardware that can be upgraded on a cheap laptop is typically limited to the hard drive(s), memory, and optical disc drive(s).

If one of your laptop needs is gaming, consider a last-generation video chipset or lower-performing variant of a current generation video chipset. Laptops are not generally known for providing the best gaming experiences. One can easily spend thousands of dollars trying to make an innately power efficient laptop compete with a desktop that is not hampered by the same power or thermal limitations.

One does not have to settle for a generic brand to get a decent price. Inexpensive, customized laptops from manufacturers such as Dell, Gateway, and HP can all be ordered online. Better yet, these very same manufacturers tend to sell last generation laptops at significant discounts until they clear their inventory. Most of these companies also offer refurbished models with factory warranties at incredible discounts.

When shopping for cheap laptops it pays to remember: the easiest way to wind up looking at a selection of laptops that are too expensive is to not honestly evaluate ones needs appropriately. The flip side of that is that underestimating ones computing needs will typically result in a selection of unattractive, cheap laptops that live up to their cheap designation in the most negative sense of the word.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Sponsor Links

Fat Loss Program?
Turbulence Training
Best Deal Ever
www.turbulencetraining.com

Your Dog Trained?
Earn $68 per sale
Dog Training Website
www.kingdomofpets.com

Acne Problem?
Acne Free In 3 Days
Natural Cure Training
Http://www.universalmarketingmedia.com/affiliatetrainingsite.html