The right specs for the right laptop

There have been quite a number of times when my friends would ask me, “What kind of specs do you look out for when purchasing a laptop?”
One of the first things a person should be asking him/herself when purchasing a laptop are: What are you going to use the laptop for? Gaming? Graphic designs? Programming? Or just plain ol’ text writing?

The cost of the laptop is one very credible attribute anyone could easily based their judgments upon; the more expensive the product is, the better it is, and this applies to almost every electrical appliances sold in the market, including laptops. However, the question is whether a person really needs all the specs provided, which is why anyone looking to buy a laptop should actually adjust their budget with a list of specs that suits their needs the most, and not just purchase the most expensive notebooks.

It’s just like when a person decided to buy street-race cars like Mitsubishi EVOs, Mazda RX-8 and Nissan GT-R, while all the person does was drive a few blocks away to get some food, which is in actual fact is still very much within walking distance.

 Another question that people should ask themselves when buying a laptop is their own personal budget, i.e. whether their given financial position allows them adequate freedom to purchase the product they want.

For gamers and graphic designers, the performance of the VGA/GPU becomes the main issue. While for daily home and office usages, integrated graphic adapters would suffice.

Especially for avid gamers, I would recommend buying a laptop with class 2 VGAs which would ensure the necessary performance that can last for games coming out in the following 1-and-a-half year or so.

To check for which class does your VGA falls under, do visit www.notebookcheck.net and check out the GPU comparison section.