How to Find the best Notebook for your Needs

If you want to use if for email and just browsing or you need an ultra powerful machine capable of running the latest games or business applications wherever you go to get your computer make sure you get one to suit your needs.

Not the needs of the salesperson and their commission.

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If you end up with the wrong laptop it could mean you will need to replace it sooner than you think, for example if you purchase a heavy laptop and you travel a lot it could simply be too much very quickly, its things like this we need to consider.

Is there such as thing as the best laptop personal computer ?

In my opinion no, it’s a bit like comparing luxury cars with sports cars with 4x4’s everyone wants or needs different things from their vehicle, depending on numerous factors.

This is also true of just about all laptops, what suits one person will not suit another, someone may be looking for something small and portable, and someone else may be looking for something with a larger screen.

Second user laptops can be a great way to find a laptop at a great price, but be prepared to wait as it can take a while to find exactly what you’re looking for, compromising may be a mistake.

In Our notebook buyers guide we cover the following, which can help you to find the laptop personal computer's for all your requirements.

Aesthetics and looks
Amount and type of USB & PCMCIA Ports
Batteries Life
Carrying Case
CPU Type
Cursor Control
Extra Features
Graphics Card Type
Hard Disk Type, Speed and Size
notebook Costs
Laptop weight
Media Drives – CD/DVD
Modems
Network Card types Wireless & Wired
Price
RAM how much is enough
Recovery CDs
Size of display and type
Warranty and Support

Generally the cost is the biggest factor when purchasing a laptop computer , usually the latest and greatest means big bucks, but there are a couple of factors to think of, if we take 3 laptops all with identical hardware specs apart from the screen size, these can be separated into 3 groups, the most expensive will be the laptops with a screen size of under 12 inches, the next most expensive will the laptop with a screen size of over 16 inches, so you’ll get the most for your bucks purchasing a laptop with a screen size of around 14 to 15 inches. Which is why it’s the most common size of laptop screen.

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Looking for a cheap laptop ?
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Desktop vs. laptop computer ?
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What’s the laptop personal computer CPU around ?

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Laptop monitor sizes and types available
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Replacing or repairing your laptops  motherboard
The cost of replacing your laptops motherboard can be crazy, it is one of the most, if not the most expensive piece of hardware in your laptop, much of the time its better to buy a new computer due to this, another way is to purchase a second user mother or maybe even repair your current motherboard

Find the laptop personal computer case for your machine
A good laptop case needs to offer protection against knocks and bangs, but it also needs to be light, and even offer security in terms of not actually advertising that your carrying a laptop around with you

Buying a laptop from an auction can save you loads, but how safe is it?
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Give you laptop the speed it needs
If you can upgrade your laptops processor you could dramatically increase its overall speed, find out what you need to check to see if your computer is suitable for this extreme upgrade, compare our Acer 5051 processor upgrade and judge for yourself.

One of the ways to increase the power of a laptop is to replace the processor, not always the easiest task, we've upgraded an Acer Aspire 5051 from a single core to dual core, the performance difference is major, checkout our upgrade steps here ..

Cooling down your laptop computer
Did you know a hot laptop can actually run between 10 – 70% slower than a cool laptop, not only this but it’s more prone to crashing and freezing.

Need a hand deciding on the right laptop screen
there’s many choices of laptop screen, this includes the size, the type and of course the price which can vary a great deal.

Want a laptop for gaming or other in-depth graphics, 
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Should you What’s best a pc or Macintosh laptop
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Want to upgrade your laptops graphics capabilities
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If you have an old laptop is it worth upgrading or replacing
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