PC SELECTION

Four factors to take care while selecting your brand new laptop are

1. Performance
2. Portability
3. Screen Size
4. Thickness

1. Performance

Performance is a concern for most people in the hunt for a new laptop. But the fact is that most users are not aware of what should be the performance needed. If you go behind performance, you will end up in expensive laptops. But the fact is that, you may not be using its full potential in its lifetime.

Here are some common tasks that will benefit greatly from more powerful hardware.

• Audio/Video de/encoding and editing
• Photo editing
• Programming
• Editing large spreadsheets, documents and PDFs
• Games

Some people don't frequently perform any of these tasks, and if that sounds like you, a basic laptop should suffice.

Users who want a computer that can handle several of these workloads at least several times a week, on the other hand, should start thinking about the benefits of an Intel Core i5 or i7.

2. Portability

Battery life is a commonly quoted statistic that holds just as much weight as a computer's performance. Usually the systems are capable of providing 80 % of the battery backup as promised by the manufacturer. But for intensive workloads such as gaming it could drop to 40-50 %. But the good news is that there are many laptops which will retain the battery for up to 5 hours with ease. Some ultra-books can even achieve up to 13 hours.

3. Screen Size

Display size of laptop varies from 10.1" to 18.4". The size of the display naturally determines the size of the rest of the laptop, which in turn determines what that laptop can do.

Let's break down laptops into categories based on their display:

• 10.1" - Netbook. Extremely portable, but difficult for people with large hands. The small size of the chassis limits hardware to CPUs with poor performance.
• 11-12.9" - Small ultraportable. Still easy to carry, and easier to use. Faster hardware can fit, but there are still limitations on performance.
• 13-14.1" - Large ultraportable. Easily fits in all but the smallest bags, but difficult to use on an airplane and most forms of public transport. CPU performance can be excellent, but GPU performance iGIMs often lacking.
• 14.2-17" - Mainstream laptop. Somewhat portable, but it won't fit in some bags. Performance is solid and some models offer excellent GPUs. A good all-rounder.
• 17" or more - Desktop replacement. Won't fit in all but the largest backpacks. The best mobile hardware will fit, including high-performance GPUs. Most gaming laptops and high-end multimedia laptops are in this category.

4. Thickness

Products with a thick profile are considered outdated or unattractive, and sometimes ignored entirely. Now a day’s Ultra-books which has a thin profile has become trendy. Thin laptops are attractive, weighs less, portable. But thick laptop on the other hand can fit in high performance hardware inside. It also has better cooling mechanism and better battery backup.