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General tips for choosing a laptop.
A little further on we will go through the pros and cons of each type, but for now we will give general tips on choosing a laptop that more or less relate to any model.
1. By hardware: look towards quad-core processors and 8 GB of RAM. Dual-cores, even with multithreading, still cope with everyday tasks, but without enthusiasm. Powerful 6 and 8-core Core i7 cores are needed more for games and heavy tasks, in everyday scenarios such as surfing the net, they will not be of much use. At the same time, a powerful processor will consume more energy and drain the battery faster. Well, with RAM, the situation is such that 4 GB is still enough, but with difficulty. And today or tomorrow, saving three kopecks for memory will turn into brakes and the inability to open several tabs in the browser.
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2. SSD is no longer a luxury. With it, the system works much faster than with a conventional HDD, and thanks to cloud services and streaming, giant volumes for storing photos, music and movies are not particularly relevant now. If you need more storage, then a laptop with a small SSD for the system and a capacious HDD for games, archives and everything else will be ideal.
3. Screen size. Here everything is individual and it will definitely not work to advise. Just remember that a model with a 17-inch screen is not particularly worn in a bag (and it's harder to find a bag), and it's not so convenient to play and watch movies on 13 inches.
4. Cooling system. This moment is often lost in the background of everything else. And in vain. As practice shows, an inefficient cooling system can drink blood. For example, a thin, beautiful, powerful and in every way cool laptop can warm up like a frying pan, which will cause the processor to overheat and reset frequencies, the iron will become unusable faster, and the knees will be covered with a layer of tan. Therefore, before buying, we advise you to read reviews (for example, in our section) and pay attention to heating. Although, modern hardware has become colder and more energy efficient, so problems with laptop overheating are not as relevant now as 3 - 4 years ago.
5. Video card. If you are buying a laptop with an eye on new games, then choose a model with a discrete graphics card of the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti level and higher, depending on the budget. Laptops with GeForce GTX of the ninth or even earlier series are better avoided - today or tomorrow you will find a shortage of FPS and brakes. And to watch movies or surf the net, an integrated card or a weak GeForce MX 150 model is enough.
6. Wi-Fi 5. Now Wi-Fi points are everywhere, but a side effect of such a ubiquitous presence is a drop in the quality and speed of communication. Roughly speaking, wireless routers jam each other. The solution may be to switch to the 5-gigahertz Wi-Fi band, known as 802.11ac. Moreover, there are already plenty of routers with Wi-Fi 5 and they are not necessarily expensive.
7. Brand. As in the case of new sneakers, toilet water or racing cars, the popularity of the brand can significantly affect the final price of the laptop. For example, Apple always aims at the premium segment and its laptops are expensive, and on the contrary, you can find a relatively cheap and high-quality model from a conditional Acer. There are no axioms here, so we recommend starting from personal preferences and evaluating specific models.