What do you mainly look at when buying a laptop?Although there will be some performance differences between laptops and desktops, there are still many office users and designers who choose to buy laptops as their main machines. Laptops may not be as portable as tablets, but the advantages of laptops are still very obvious when dealing with some large documents or design tasks. So what do you mainly look at when buying a laptop? As a person who used a laptop to edit, Xiaobian shared with you the experience of buying a notebook.
What do you mainly look at when buying a laptop? Look at the demand
(1) the notebook configuration requirements, that is, use.
Buying a notebook computer mainly depends on the purpose, what is the best notebook, and a notebook suitable for many people is the best, so when buying a notebook computer, you must first know what you will use it for in the future.
If it’s just ordinary internet access and office work, it’s almost unnecessary to consider the computer configuration, and just holding a laptop can meet the needs of ordinary internet access and office work.
If it is audio-visual entertainment, it pays more attention to high definition and video decoding, so the relatively new second-generation SNB integrated graphics platform is a good choice.
3. If it is used for professional drawing, then the focus is on professional drawing graphics card, so choosing a notebook will have certain requirements for graphics card, and the integrated graphics card book may not be suitable.
2. If you are a mainstream game or a user who needs video rendering, you will have higher requirements for the comprehensive performance of computer notebooks, such as computer cpu, graphics card and memory, and multi-core discrete graphics card is more important.
The requirements listed above are gradually increasing from low configuration to high configuration, so the later the budget, the higher it will be, but here we will involve budget and practical issues.
② Are there any special requirements for notebooks, such as Bluetooth, HDMI (High Definition Output Interface), eSATA, fingerprint encryption, etc. In fact, this non-essential condition depends on personal hobbies.
③ What is the budget for purchasing a laptop?
Undeniably, the budget for purchasing notebooks is a part that players pay close attention to, and the budget is also closely related to the use of computers. For example, notebooks with general configuration that can meet the needs of office and ordinary Internet access can be bought with a budget below 3,000. According to different brands, their prices will be different, but basically there will be a trend. At present, the overall performance is good, and the price budget of dual-core brand notebooks will be around 4,000 yuan. According to different brands, the price will be around 4,000 yuan.
For example, the price of an i3 notebook with Shenzhou brand is about 3,500 yuan, but the price of the same configuration on the more famous Lenovo brand may reach 4,000 yuan or higher, so the purchase of notebooks here is also related to the brand. Although different brands have the same configuration, there are differences in workmanship, so the purchase of notebooks is based on the user’s use and the budget is related to the brand.
What do you mainly look at when buying a laptop? Look at the configuration.
The first consideration when buying a laptop is the size of the laptop. Whether to buy a small size or a large size, Xiaobian has the following suggestions:
Notebooks 13 inches and below are mostly used for mobile office, so they can basically meet the daily document processing in performance. However, with the dual pursuit of small size and high performance by consumers, many manufacturers have launched small size and high performance notebooks. Such as MacBook Pro and SurfaceBook.
14-inch is considered by most people to be a balance of mobility and performance, with good cost performance and performance, good look and feel, and not too heavy and too big, which is suitable for most people and the mainstream choice. If it is a game book, you may have to pay attention to heat dissipation. It is recommended by people who want mobility and performance.
15 inches, poor mobility, generally focusing on screen enjoyment and game performance, and the cost performance is generally good. It should be better than the 14-inch one if the heat dissipation is not cut corners. Recommended by people who often stay at home to play games or watch movies and rarely take them out.
17 inches and above, poor mobility, the recommender is the same as above.
Another thing to consider is that the battery life of notebook computers is generally inversely proportional to the screen size, and of course it depends on the specific hardware configuration and settings; In addition, we can change the battery, so we can choose it flexibly, and ordinary household users don’t have to pay too much attention to it. After all, household notebook computers generally use mains electricity and won’t use notebook batteries, but for mobile office friends, we need to pay attention to the endurance of notebook computers.
The special functional requirements of notebooks, I mean Bluetooth, HDMI, eSATA and other functions that are not available on every computer. Bluetooth has a lot of notebooks with reserved positions, so you can open and add a module yourself with strong hands-on ability, while HDMI and eSATA seem to have no way to add them. Some people need to use Bluetooth to link printers or mobile phones, use HDMI to play high-definition TV, use eSATA interface to connect high-speed mobile hard disks, and use fingerprints to encrypt notebooks. If you have special requirements in these areas (I have said or others), you should pay attention to them when buying a book.
After determining the configuration of the notebook you want, you should start to compare the workmanship and performance of various brands and models, and the brand is in a relatively backward position here. I don’t value the brand so much, not to say that I ignore the workmanship. In fact, the workmanship is very important. But now most of the notebooks are entrusted by Taiwan Province enterprises (some big brands also have their own local factories, usually high-end products), and all the components are almost the same brand, and some even let the manufacturers do the design work.
Although the quality of finished products of different brands from the same factory is different, the internal quality of finished products of the same consumption positioning level is basically not much different except for external parts such as shells. Therefore, I think that under the premise of good design function and no defects (referring to firmness, heat dissipation, functions of various components, etc.), if external factors such as appearance and mold fineness can reach the bottom line of personal acceptance, even second-line brands are still worth considering, and the price of first-line brands is expensive, and the cost performance is not excellent. Of course, it is better to go directly to the first line.
Brand here is also an important place for after-sales service, such as how many years of warranty, free or paid, and how long the specific parts will be guaranteed, such as screen, door-to-door service or repair service, under what circumstances, and how long the period is, etc. These also require personal efforts and comparison. Here, we are not advised to buy brands that are completely unknown, too close to the cottage, and the quality is not assured.
The important performance of a notebook related to work is heat dissipation, especially for a game book with strong performance. When the performance of the graphics card is enhanced, it will inevitably lead to the improvement of the overall heat, so we should pay more attention to the heat dissipation performance. After all, notebooks are made of various electronic components with solder, and too high a temperature is definitely not good for stability and life. I’m afraid the heat dissipation performance can’t be concluded from the manufacturer’s parameters or the promoters’ introduction. The best way is to look at the evaluation and comments of netizens online, but it should be noted that there are many online gunmen. I suggest you go to JD.COM Mall to look at the transaction evaluation, which is more reliable.
In addition, in addition to the differences in hardware, notebooks also have the differences between their own systems and software. Some are pre-installed with Win7, some are Linux, and some are bare-metal Dos systems. It is best to choose according to your own situation. In fact, this is generally easier to solve, and stores will generally install the latest system for you.
Summarize what to buy a laptop: look at the demand, look at the configuration, look at the face value and look at your own savings. Whether you are working in the morning or eating chicken at night, what kind of laptop you choose to buy is mainly based on your own needs. Then choose the notebook computer that meets the requirements from the configuration, and it is not difficult to find the one you like.
