Sunday, June 21, 2009

What You Need To Know Before Buying A Laptop For Home Use


By Michael Tan

If you are deciding what kind of laptop to buy for yourself, it is important to take into consideration what use it will be for. Laptops that are great for use in the office may not be the most ideal to use for the home. So before you purchase a laptop that you will be using daily at your own home, it is best to take into consideration the following things.

Screen Size: There are many different screen sizes available, from the tiny 9" laptops to the massive 21" ones. You need to decide which laptop you need for your home. The suggested size is 15" as this is big enough to watch movies on and small enough to move around the house.

Connectivity: Make sure you get a laptop that has wireless capabilities and Bluetooth installed in it. You will probably be moving this laptop all over the house, and having these two capabilities will make easier to connect it to other machines in the house.

Memory: To operate at its maximum capacity, you will need a laptop that has a big amount of RAM. It is recommended to have a RAM of 1.502GB. With this amount, you will be able to store all the movies and the music you love.

Storage: For home laptop you should consider a big storage space. You will expect many files to be stored in this laptop, files like your wedding pictures or videos, movies, music and many others. It is best to get a laptop with either 320GB hard drive or 400GB hard drive.

After taking into consideration the above factors, you can now take into consideration the different laptop brands that are top in providing you with the best features.

Dell: It is one of the big names in the laptop industry with an excellent track record. The best laptop for home use in Dell's product line should be the Dell Studio. The Dell Studio has a 17?screen version perfect for home use. And you will not worry about the other specs because in their website they let customize the laptop. You choose what video card, RAM and hard drive to use.

HP: HP offers the HP Pavilion, which is its best product for home use. It comes with a built in webcam, as well as a pleasant overall look, with a great amount of memory and storage. It is more compact and better designed; however, you will not be able to customize as much as you can with Dell computers.

Acer: Acer is known to make more affordable laptops and excellent customer care. Their 15?screened laptop is great for use at home.

Apple: Apple's Macbook is a great laptop to have if you are an Apple lover. The machines are very efficient, and work very well with IPods and other Apple products.

Before making a major decision in life you always have to do enough research to make the most rational decision there is and this would also be true in buying a home laptop. You now have enough pointers above, use it and you will never go wrong.

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