Five Requirements For Your Laptop

We receive a lot of calls from people experiencing low performance from their laptops. The questions most asked are, “Why is it running slow?” and “How do I know what laptop to buy?” In this article, I will discuss five important things for the performance of a laptop.

1. Portability - Although a nice display can range from 14” to 17.3”, a question you have to ask yourself is: How will the size of my laptop’s display benefit me? A bigger display is always nice, and you’ll have an easier time looking at the screen from a distance. However, if portability is important to you, then the balance is well set in the 15.6” range. A laptop of that size gives just enough display to have everything you need at a nice resolution without losing the HD ability.

2. Anti-Glare or Non Reflective Displays - Most laptops recently released come with anti-glare or non-reflective coatings on the glass. Tis is very convenient if you use your laptop outside your office. Your current laptop may not have this. The best way to tell is self-testing--if inside light reflects off the screen, you don’t have it.

3. Hard Drives – The next important component is the hard drive or HDD. This is the device that stores your files and programs. People often don’t notice, but harddrives have set read speeds. Most laptop drives come with 5400rpm (revolutions per minute), but you may be able to purchase a more powerful 7200rpm HDD. Although the difference may only be a few seconds, while transferring files, it translates to maybe a minute or two. The amazing thing about choosing a hard drive is that you can choose a 5400rpm hard drive now and worry about upgrading it later. Laptop hard drives are very easily interchangeable.