WHAT TO LOOK WHEN BUYING A LAPTOP: THE BEST LAPTOP BUYING GUIDE OF 2018

Before buying a laptop first decide for which purpose you want a laptop

1. FOR STUDENT / CHILDREN

2. FOR GAMING PURPOSE

3. FOR HACKING

4. EDITING PURPOSE (PHOTO & VIDEO EDITING)

5. TO WATCH MOVIES OR FOR STORAGE PURPOSE

6. FOR BUSINESS PURPOSE (TYPING, RETAIL SHOP, STORING CLIENTS DATA etc..)

WHAT ARE THE SPECIFICATION OF A GOOD LAPTOP?

1. SCREEN SIZE

A Good laptop should have a bigger screen size. 15.6 inch is the ideal screen size of modern laptops.

You should buy a laptop which has a bigger screen size (for example- 15.6 inch )
15.6 inch is good for gaming & video editing.
If you don't want to buy a bigger screen then buy a laptop whose screen varies from 12-14 inches.
Most common laptop screen size is 15.6inch.
If you are buying a laptop for study purpose then choose a smaller screen size like 13 or 14 inches.

2. SCREEN TYPE/ DISPLAY TYPE

It is necessary to buy a laptop which has a good display type.

LIST OF THE DISPLAY TYPES & WHICH IS THE BEST DISPLAY TYPE FOR LAPTOP & MOBILE

Most common display type is HD or FULL HD display type.
You should buy a laptop which has HD display type or better display type than HD display.
Many laptop manufacturers provide added features like an ANTI-GLARE screen to displays.
You should prefer that laptop which provides added features with displays.
IF YOU ARE BUYING LAPTOP FOR GAMING, VIDEO EDITING, PHOTO EDITING WATCHING VIDEO PURPOSE THEN YOU SHOULD CHOOSE A LAPTOP WHICH HAS BETTER DISPLAY TYPES. (HD or better than it)

3. TOUCH SCREEN

The touchscreen is on trend. You should buy a laptop which has a touchscreen because it is super easy to navigate. Touchscreen laptops are lightweight & easy to handle.

Most of the modern windows laptops are touchscreen laptops.

4. 2 IN 1/ CONVERTIBLE/ HYBRID

Who doesn't like a folded laptop that rotates 360 degrees?

2-IN-1 laptops can be used as tablets

convertible/ hybrid laptops also can be used as a tablet whenever necessary.

IF YOU CARRY LAPTOP EVERYWHERE THEN YOU SHOULD CHOOSE A 2-in-1 LAPTOP.

5. SCREEN RESOLUTION & ppi (pixels per inch)

1920х1080 is the best resolution for the latest laptops. (More resolution is better)
PPI (pixel per inch) is generally hidden by windows laptop manufacturers.
MAC laptops have a clear description of their PPI value of the screen.
More PPI means better screen visibility. If you are buying a laptop for reading purpose then you should buy a laptop which has More than 200PPI.
For gaming & watching videos PPI must be more than 400.

6. PROCESSOR

The processor in a laptop will help you to perform tasks faster. If you want to play a game on a laptop then you should buy a laptop which has a better & high performing processor for a smooth gaming experience.

Most of the laptop CPU contains AMD processor, Intel processor or NVIDIA processor.

WHICH IS THE BEST AMONG NVDIA, INTEL & AMD? (AMD vs NVIDIA vs INTEL)

2. LIST OF ALL PROCESSORS OF AMD , WHICH IS LATEST PROCESSOR & WHICH IS THE BEST FOR WHICH TYPES OF LAPTOP?

3.LIST OF ALL PROCESSORS OF INTEL, WHICH IS THE LATEST PROCESSOR & WHICH IS THE BEST FOR WHICH TYPE OF LAPTOP?

4. LIST OF ALL PROCESSORS OF NVDIA, WHICH IS THE LATEST & WHICH IS THE BEST FOR WHICH TYPE OF LAPTOP?

Intel processors are good for gaming purposes. But AMD processors are faster than Intel processor.
You cannot find a good processor at a cheap price. You have to spend at least 600$ to get a laptop which has better processing speed.
Processor speed more means better (for example 1.58GHz processor is better than 1.5GHz processor)

7.OPERATING SYSTEM

Operating systems examples are WINDOWS, LINUX, MAC, BOSE etc.

Windows operating system is expensive than MAC or LINUX.
MAC is more secure. If you want to buy a LAPTOP FOR BUSINESS PURPOSE THEN YOU SHOULD CHOOSE A MAC OPERATING SYSTEM.
LINUX is completely free & more secure than WINDOWS.
If you are buying WINDOWS based laptop then buy a laptop which has a pre-installed latest version of WINDOWS.

8. BATTERY LIFE

Laptops are badly famous for their poor battery life. Laptop battery never lasts long.

Never buy any laptop that provides a battery life of less than 4hr.
Li-ion is the common battery type present in the laptop.
Laptop manufacturing companies never tell about the battery capacity of the laptop. They only tell about the battery life of the laptop.

9. COOLING

Laptops become hot faster than mobiles.
You need to install an external cooler for your laptop if you are going to use laptop heavily.
Buy a laptop which has a cooler in the left or right edge of the laptop. The wrong position of air cooler can blast your laptop.
So buy a laptop which has an air cooler at the perfect place.

10. SOUND SYSTEM/ SPEAKER

Cheap laptops are worst when it comes sound quality.
If you want to watch the video, listen to loud music etc then you should buy an expensive laptop. especially MAC laptops have good sound quality.

11. KEYBOARD

If your laptop is not touch screen based then you should buy a good laptop which has the best quality keyboard.

Your keyboard must contain LED LIGHT SYSTEM.
LED light system will help you during the night time.
Many laptop keyboard stop working within one year of buying you should avoid these types of laptop. Before buying a laptop never forget to read user reviews to confirm it.
It will be way better if the keyboard has a LED light system for CAPS LOCK, SOUND, BRIGHTNESS etc.
Keep in mind the keyboard should be medium sized ( big & small sized keyboard will cause more typing difficulty)

12.RAM /DDR SDRAM (DOUBLE DATA RATE SYNCHRONOUS DYNAMIC RANDOM MEMORY ACCESS)

DDR RAM is much faster than normal RAM.
It consumes less battery & has better processing speed than normal RAM.
Currently, DDR4 RAM (DOUBLE DATA RATE 4th GENERATION RAM) is common in laptops.
DDR2 is better than DDR1 & DD4 is better than DD1, DD2 & DD3 (more means better)
DD5 is coming soon to the market ( I will update soon)
Your RAM should be 4GB if you want to buy a laptop for normal usage.
If you want to buy a laptop for heavy work like creating an android app, playing games, hacking purpose, video, photo editing purpose then you should BUY 8GB RAM LAPTOP.

What is the difference between RAM & DDR SDRAM & DDR vs DDR2 vs DDR3 vs DDR4 vs DDR5 (which is the best)

13. HARD DRIVE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HDD & SSD HARD DRIVE & WHY SSD IS BETTER THAN HDD?

all modern laptop Hard drive should be more than 1TB (at least 1TB)
Between HDD & SSD HARD DRIVE SSD is better than HDD.
SSD hard drive is more expensive than HDD if you buying for normal purpose then choose HDD. But if you want for rough usage then choose SSD.

14. USB TYPE

Your laptop should contain at least 3 USB (1 USB 2.0 & 2 USB 3.0)

15. LATEST WIFI & BLUETOOTH VERSIONS

Latest wifi version in the laptop is AC (B/G/N are older versions)

Always buy a laptop which has the latest versions of internet protocols for better internet speed.

Latest Bluetooth version is 5.0 (will be updated soon). Buy a laptop which has the latest version of Bluetooth.

16. 32 bit, 64bit or 86 bit

86 bit is better than both 32 & 64 but you should buy a 64bit instead of 32 or 86 bit if you are buying a windows laptop.

17. WEIGHT OF THE LAPTOP

Your laptop should be lightweight for easy carrying. Lightweight laptops last longer than heavy weighted laptops.

18. GRAPHICS CARD

When it comes graphics card NVIDIA tops the position. NVIDIA graphics cards are best for gaming & heavy usage.

If you want to buy a laptop only for gaming purpose then you should buy a laptop which has a better performing graphics card.

COMMENT IF YOU STILL NEED HELP TO BUY THE BEST LAPTOP.