Thinking about buying a laptop? Tech companies are constantly competing for your business. Their trendy and catchy ads may entice you, but are they selling a good product? With so many options in the market, it can take time to choose the correct one. Here are some essential features of a good laptop, make sure your next laptop has them.
A Display of At Least 1920 X 1080
There are high-end laptop models with lower resolutions than 1920 x 1080 being sold. In today’s market, those models aren’t good. Some laptops have 1080p on screens that are 16 inches or larger, and you can see the pixels on those. Large pixels will reduce your user-experience.
Two Ports and A Headphone Jack
If you find a laptop with just one port, don’t buy it. Today’s best laptops are being sold with just the standard two USB-C ports and a headphone jack. Laptop companies in the future should have more than two ports to stand out from the competition.
Fans that Work and Aren’t Too Loud
It’s important for your laptop to have fans that cool it down efficiently to prevent overheating. You have to find a balance between a laptop that can handle the pace at which you use the device and its fan power to cool it down. Some laptops have extremely loud fans. If you’re easily distracted, consider finding a softer sounding fan.
Keyboard Backlighting
Keyboard backlighting is important for late-night work and helpful for visually impaired people. Good laptops need it. It’s a lot easier to work on a laptop with backlighting to avoid typos in the dark.
Battery Life of Over Seven Hours for General Use
There’s no longer any excuse for five-hour battery life spans in the laptop category, even at low prices. Only purchase a laptop with a battery life of at least seven hours. You’ll run out of power in no time, especially if you game.
RAM and Storage
For Windows laptops, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is the minimum. A good laptop should not go below the figures above. 128GB laptops will take up a ton of space and leave you with very little capacity if the RAM is low.
