Tips To Choose A Cheap Laptop/ Notebook Computer

Cheap is synonymous with poor quality, but it doesn’t have to be so. There are plenty of deals to be had, especially if you are willing to buy a computer that is more down-to-earth than the most cutting edge, overpriced technology.

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Old does not equal bad.
Older models are not to be looked down upon, especially as they have been well tested and you are sure to know what you are getting into before buying. Just because it doesn’t have 37 cores, and 93.2MB of XYZ, doesn’t mean it won’t be up to the tasks you want it for.

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For web browsing, editing documents, putting together presentations, checking email and the like choose something which is Centrino or Centrino Duo Mobile based. With either of these you are on the right track.

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Systemax laptop with 15 inch wide screen display. You can customize nearly all the specifications to get exactly the laptop you need.

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512MB of RAM will do, 1GB is better, but not completely necessary. I recommend at least 512MB for Windows XP and 1GB for Windows Vista.

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Get a hard drive with 40GB or more. Also get a DVD writer, then any data you need to store safely or need to move to free up space can be burnt to a DVD.

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Get a wide screen monitor if possible. Laptop screens are smaller, extra width makes a more roomy desktop environment. 15 inches and up make for more comfortable viewing, but take up space, get smaller for greater portability.

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USB 2.0, firewire, built-in audio (in/out/mic) are must-haves, all laptops should have them.

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Get a power supply, and an extra battery if you plan to be away from power for a long time (think long plane trips).

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New laptop or notebook computers will set you back from $1000 upwards and from $600

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How To Increase The Battery Runtime

Here are easy tips for current saving, which allow significantly longer battery runtimes.

How to avoid unnecessary load of processor and video card
Deactivate all unnecessary programs, which run in the background. Also small tools in the task bar often need some percent of performance.
Reduce the display brightness

Reduce they the screen brightness as low as still a pleasant working is possible. Good modern displays show a brightness of over 150cd/m². If one does not use the laptop outside in fresh air or direct sunshine the brightness can be shifted back to 100cd/m². This can save some watts. With the last tested mobile computer we could measure a difference of 10 watts between minimum and maximum brightness!

Enable current saving functions
Modern mobile video cards got special current savings functions implemented. So one can limit the performance, but also restrain the current need. Powerful graphic cards like Nvidia go 7800gtx or ATI Radeon Mobiliy X800 need very much power.
ATI calls the current savings functions "Powerplay" and increases the battery runtime with the setting "optimal battery life" (about 4 watts of savings with a ATI X700). With NVidia graphics cards the same function is called "Powermizer".

Disable WLAN and Bluetooth
If you do not need integrated functions such as Wireless LAN, Bluetooth or infrared, turn these functions off (best by existing hardware switches) for current saving.

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