What to look for in a laptop

_Me_ —

Laptop on grass

DISLCAIMER: Subject to interpretation, individual use and budget

My checklist to buying a Laptop. 

  1. CPU (i5 or i7 for best performance)
  2. RAM (8GB, nothing lower IMO)
  3. Display Resolution (1920x1080)
  4. Size (14 - 16 inches)
  5. Keyboard (Spaced out, with a number pad. Backlit if you're feeling ambitious)

 

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You — Sat, 19 May 2018 - 18:31

 An AMD Ryzen processor is also a decent option.

It all depends on how end you want to go, but even for a basic laptop, it should be atleast the resolution you stated - 1280x768 etc should never have been acceptable even 10 years ago yet you still find rocey laptops with those screens.

Saying that, I find laptops cramped and prefer using a proper desktop PC with keyboard and mouse.

_Me_ — Sun, 20 May 2018 - 00:57

i3 processor is also decent. Especially for multi-tasking.

There are quite a few good gaming laptops too. 

PCs are good but are slowly being replaced by the real deal.

 

You — Sun, 20 May 2018 - 01:52

IMO you want atleast a 4 core processor.

For mobile i3 processors and some mobile i5 processors, before this generation (starting 8xxx) they are dual core.

So an i3 7200U is dual core, but an I3 8250U is quad core.

In this case I would suggest 4 is better than 2 (but not if you go for a celeron or atom instead of the i3).