How To Choose a Laptop

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How to Choose the Best Laptop Computer Choosing a laptop computer can depend on whether you’re looking for a cheap computer or if you’re looking for the best performance. I will focus on looking for the best computer according to its performance without taking into account its price. There are many factors that can be considered when choosing a laptop, but the most important features to pay attention to are processor speed and amount of RAM, CD-ROM, USB and floppy drives, and hard disk space. The most important feature in any computer is its speed. It can be really annoying when you even have to wait while your laptop begins to process the text you are typing into the word processor. A good option should be around a Pentium Centrino Mobile processor with a clock speed of 2.26 GHz. This model is better than the rest, like Pentium 4, because they can work better with lower speed, which hep them to maintain much more cooler (heat is a computer’s worst enemy). This will help you handle “heavy applications” like multimedia players, because the more speed it has, the faster it will process the data it receives. Another important thing to improve speed is the RAM (Random Access Memory), which will determine how many things you can do at once with your computer. A fast computer should have from 512 – 1024 MB RAM. This is important because the more RAM you have, the more thingks you can do at the same time. It is much better to be able to hear music without stops and use demanding tasks like graphic design programs or games with high quality graphics at the same time, while you are burning a CD-ROM with your favorite videos and printing your class homework. If you have a low amount of RAM, doing this will just leave your computer dead after it begins to get stuck. In order to be able to exchange data, watch movies, and install programs, you will need a good set of CD
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