| Whether you have a vintage laptop already and are | | | | 3. How much ram and memory do you need? |
| looking to upgrade, have been using a desktop | | | | Depending on what you're doing with your laptop you |
| computer for the past few years or have never | | | | will need a certain amount of memory/ ram. Each |
| owned one of these 'new fangled' machines you may | | | | computer comes with a certain amount of memory on |
| be looking for the most informative and useful guide to | | | | their hard drive. Most laptops come with around 60-80 |
| help teach you how to buy a laptop- well you've found | | | | GB of hard drive room, which should be more than |
| it! Below is a useful guide to buying a laptop and | | | | enough for just a casual internet user. The more |
| figuring out exactly what is right for you: | | | | programs and software you plan on having on your |
| Let's break it down: | | | | device the more hard drive you should seek out. |
| 1. Decide whether a laptop is correct for you or not. | | | | 4. Develop a budget. This is step number four on this |
| Many people head out searching for a laptop when | | | | list but it might as well be number one because price is |
| what they really should be looking or is a desktop. | | | | often the deal breaker for many laptop shoppers. |
| Why does it matter that much? Laptops tend to be | | | | Laptops can run anywhere from a couple hundred to |
| much pricier then desktops and they don't usually have | | | | several thousand so you'll have to have a set budget |
| as many features/ benefits. Laptops are great for the | | | | before you set out to buy one. You can buy |
| student or the business person who needs portability | | | | refurbished computers for quite a bit less then new |
| and wireless connections in several different places | | | | (refurbished are computers that are built from parts of |
| (school, the office, coffee shops, ECT). Before you | | | | various makes and models) but it is advised to buy a |
| continue, decide whether you need a laptop or a | | | | new laptop for quality and warranty reasons. |
| desktop because if you need a desktop you'll end up | | | | 5. Go out and buy it! There are many different places |
| spending far less money! | | | | you can purchases a laptop from, including popular |
| 2. What size is right for you? Size is the number one | | | | retailers such as Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Circuit City. |
| consideration for many consumers, even more so then | | | | One place you should avoid shopping is on the internet. |
| features. Computers come in various sizes, just like | | | | Many consumer sites, such as EBay and Amazon sell |
| anything else. Many people like smaller computers | | | | laptops but once again, when you buy used or online |
| because they allow for increased portability while | | | | computers you can never be absolutely sure of what |
| others like the bigger screens or widescreens for | | | | you're getting. |
| watching DVD's or surfing the net. Figure out what | | | | Now you have just learned how to buy a laptop- |
| size you are looking for. | | | | happy shopping! |