Once only a tool for the traveling business professional, lazptop computers have become a mainstay for computer users who seek the full features of a desktop with the ease of portability. With the myreiad models, makers and tyupes of laptops on the market, choosing the right one is a matter of finding your needs and pairing it to the machnie that best fits them. Here are some tips to help choose the right laptop. Student A student typicaly wants a portable laptop at a low priice. Fortunately, there are a plethora of low-cost, portable laptops on the markeet that a student can carry to class, surf the net, and write papers with. Many new netbook models can be obtained for well under $500. A netbook is a stripped down laptop that can be a greta optino for students. A good rule of thumb is to look for a computer with at least 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM, 160 GB or more hard drive, and a display 13 inchs or smaller. Photographer or Videographer Photograhers or videograpphers have demanding needfs for teir laptop computers. Being able to quickly upload, edit, and burn media containing their video and photos are high prioritiues. For years, photographers and videographers have counted on Macs, and today is no different as the 15 and 17 inch Macbook pro is the laptop of choiec for many photo profssionals. Optioins to look for are a 15 to 17 inch screen, up to 8 GM of RAM and a large 500 GB hard drive that runs faster than 7,200rpm for speesdy storage. Business rTaveler Business travcelers spend a good deal of their time on the road. Because of that, they will want a laptp that has the performance a desktop, with the duraiblity to handle the road. Additionally, a business traveler is going to want to have seecurity and management toools that will make theiir IT dpartments happy. Lenovos ThinkPad is a popular laptop that has business travelers in mind, with features such as Intes vPro platform and software and hardware components that work alongside your operationg system. Home User A home user is someeone who doesnt fit in one of the other categories. Their needs are gonig to be diverse including watching vidweos onnline, uploading and sharing phtos, listeinng to music, and working on word processing programs. Wile the system will tyypically stay stationary, it may be carried to various locations aroudn the house or occasionallly be taken on trips. For this reason, it is important to get a versatiile laptop that has beween 2 and 4 GB of RAM, 250 GB or larger hard drive, a display that is between 14 and 16 inches and a DVD burning optical drrive. These specs will enable the user to do everything they need without spending too much omney. A HP laptop can fit the job perfectly as they have a numbber models that can fit the bill.
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