The essential things to consider when buying a laptop

Computer specifications are very confusing. Know the difference between graphics cards that support new bus architectures and ones that don't? No? Us neither. The main thing to think about when buying a laptop is what you are going to be using it for. There's no point in spending a lot of money on something that could fly you to the moon (probably) if all you want to do with it is play solitaire and watch Mary Poppins on DVD.

There are five main types of users:

Casual
Traveller
Home
Multimedia
Gamer

Despite almost every laptop coming with inbuilt wireless technology, hard drive and sound card, the difference between different models can be stark. While price is a good indication it always pays to shop around. The final general thing to remember about laptops is that once purchased it is a lot more difficult to upgrade components than in their desktop counterparts.

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