Thread: How to Buy a Laptop

Below are some of the important points to remember and consider when buying a laptop.

Regarding memory you require 2GB or more than this, as anything will slow the speed down. However if you require more than 3GB for your laptop then its suggested that you upgrade your laptop to a 64 bit OS.

If you think that you will spend a lot of time away and then its also recommended that you purchase a higher capacity supplementary battery at the time of purchasing the laptop.

The bigger the screen the better it is, although on a basic term a 13.3 inch wide screen is useful and ideal, but it is always good to compare the laptops with different screen sizes at least for screen sizes between 13.3 to 14.1 inches.

The hard drive capacity should be 160GB, but if you can spend the extra then go for a larger hard drive as for future it will work out best.

Having as many USB ports is important, as today you have many products which can easily be connected to the laptop using a USB cable, the laptop you choose should at least have 2 USB ports.

160GB too little na ?? The HDD costs are not that much now. So, go min for a 320GB instead

ya 320 is good and check of IEEE port, USB ports, external video port, bluetooth, WiFi etc... coz my friend just took a lap recently compaq pressario 7200 series it doesnt have bluetooth

hi friends. i need to buy a laptop. i wanna run my auto cad, 3D max and tribon software.

i found some configuration on net from .
System Requirements(from cad)
Intel core 2 duo processor, 2 GHz or higher
2 GB RAM or greater
1,280 x 1,024 32-bit color video display adapter (true color) 128 MB or greater, Microsoft® Direct3D® capable graphics.


Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor 2.16GHz/ 800 FSB/ 2MB Cache or more.
Integrated Intel(R) Graphics or nvidia. more than 128 MB.
2 GB RAM. capacity up to 4GB.
Hard Disk: 160 GB SATA or 250.
SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
13.3" to 14.1" display.
2mp cam.
Wifi,Bluetooth.
card reader.

can u suggest better models of laptop with this configuration..

i have my Genuine Windows Vista(R) Business SP1 Edition 32 bit (English)
Genuine Windows XP(sp2)(R)

ur budget ?

35 to 40k