Jan 27, 2007

Laptop computers are getting more and more powerful these days. A standard laptop comes with at least a 2GB RAM and a 120GB hard disk. There are so many different varieties of configurations possible depending on the requirement and the paying capacity of the buyer.

Whether you should select Sony, Lenovo, Gateway, Toshiba, Dell, HP or so many other well known brands is a big puzzle for the buyer. Similarly, see below some of the choices that you have to make on configurations:

What type of laptop should I go in for: A budget laptop, a gaming laptop, an ultraportable laptop, a tablet PC or a business laptop?
What should be the screen size for the laptop?
What is the screen resolution that I should have?
What is the best RAM capacity that would be required to run different applications?
What make of CPU, CPU Speed and amount of Cache memory that is needed to cater to my needs?
Do I need an built-in camera in my laptop?
Do I need a DVD-R or a DVD-RW?
What networking should I do: a wired network, a wireless network? Do I need a router? Should the router have an built-in broadband net connectivity or should it be separate?

These are some of the questions that need to be answered before you can think of buying a laptop?

Computer Shopper is a very popular and a highly rated website where you can get answers to these as well as several other queries on computer hardware as well as software downloads.

You can also subscribe to Computer Shopper magazine that is rated among the top computer magazines in the world.