Buy Laptops within your Budgets

There are a so many laptops in the market today and it is hard to look for one that suit us the best. Many reviews and websites would recommend expensive laptops which we cannot afford. Now, what specs and features do we really need in a laptop? Do we really need the expensive intel i7, i5 and high Graphic Cards (GPUs)? Do you really need the expensive specs and features?

I noticed that many buyers would usually want to buy the expensive processors despite the fact that they really do not need it. For example, a friend of mine bought an intel i5 laptop but she does not really play games nor surf the net. She just use it to encode and print documents. Now, what is the moral lesson? Do not buy high end laptops because it has turbo boost or other features if you do not really need them. Buy laptops according to your need.

1. Buy laptops according to your need- This is my first tip, before thinking of buying a new laptop, ask your self this question first:  For what purpose will I buy a new laptop? Is it for gaming, surfing, or simply encoding and making school or office presentation? Your purpose for buying a new laptop will help you determine the specs that you need.

If you will use your laptop to make reports: such as using the document, spreadsheet, powerpoint, and you need to surf the net for a few hours, a low spec laptop is sufficient. When I say low spec, it means buying laptop with processors which are not intel i3, i5, i7quad core or AMD Quad cores. Processors such as Intel pentium dual core and AMD E series with 1.5 to 2 frequency is sufficient. You will not be needing the so-called multi threading and hyperthreadings. Dual core processors like pentium and e series are fast enough and can handle your activity. My sister's intel pentium dual core with 1.8 frequency is fast enough. It can download and upload songs and files fast, and I can browse the internet without lagging. I can also play simple games such as plants versus zombies, zuma, crystal legacy, and all other simple games. You do not need any dedicated video cards or high end graphic cards.
Thus, if you are not a gamer or a multitasker, you do not need to buy expensive laptops. Laptop below P20,000 and P15,000 ($450 or $300) is enough for you.

If you love demanding games like cabal, dragon nest, lineage, or other MMORPG games, you will need a high end laptop with a nice video card. I used to play dragon nest and cabal with my destroyed toshiba i5 with HD 3000 graphics. The graphics is good enough for me, its clear and it does not lag except when our internet connection is so slow. I think if you really want to play these games you really do not need a high end, super expensive GPU because what is really important in these online games is the fact that it does not lag or it does not ping. For me its alright as long as you can see your character, terrain, enemy, and the other characters clearly. If you really want a high def display, buy a desktop not a laptop. I read many post in the internet that gamers prefer AMD because of their GPU. They say that intel's HD graphics is not good enough, well HD 3000 is good enough for dragon nest and big fish games in its high setting. I do not care if I cannot see the lines and ribs of a leaf or the tiny details in the hair of the monster that I am slaying, as long as I level up and become strong. So, my best tips for gamers, if you have to choose between nice graphics or fast processing- go for processing. Seeing a  non HD game is better than waiting for it to load for a long time. So, I recomment intel i5, i7, or i3 (if you have no budget) all of them have HD 3000. You can buy a lot of laptops below P25,000 ($581) which are good for gaming. Take note that these Prices are brand new, if you want second hands then you can buy laptops below P20,000 whith i5 processors. Of course it is different in the United States, they can buy gaming laptops for $300 or less.

For those who does multitasking works which require them to open multiple tabs and applications, buy i7 laptops or quad core laptops to avoid pinging and to avoid the tabs from closing by itself. Quad cores will make the changing of one window to another faster. When I say multiple tabs, I refer to those who opens more than 25 windows at a time. Choose those with turbo boost and hyper threading, never mind the graphic cards except if you do photoshops and photo editing which requires an HD display.

2. Check the RAM- Now that you know what kind of processor you want to use: whether mild, medium, or high speed, you also need to know what RAM to use. For mild users, those who do not multitask or play high end games, 2 GB Ram is enough. In fact, a 1 GB DDR2 is sufficient already if you will only encode and print documents. For gamers, 3 GB RAM is enough (I'm sure), I played bought Cabal online and Dragon nest at the same time with 3gb Ram and with intel i5 second generation. There was no problem swithching windows. They say that the more RAM, the better, yes ofcourse it is but if you are in a tight budget, you do need extra RAM. Multi taskers and gamers can be happy with a 4 GB RAM, as long as you have a fast processor like i3 to i7. Buy higher RAM if your processor has a low frequency to balance its speed.

3. Hard Disk Memory- If you have no other computer at home and you do a lot of documents, choose 500 and above GB HDD. If your laptop is just a back up  or you just need it so that you can bring it in school, HDD with 320 GB and below is enough.

4. Durability - Before buying a laptop, check the product reviews in the internet. There might be some defects like heating when used for gaming or like the battery is not long lasting.

5. Battery- If you are using your laptop in the office, you only need a 4 cell battery since your laptop is always plugged. If you love to stay in public places to use their free wifi choose those with 6 cell battery. But it would be best to buy a router or apply to internet plans for your  home.