Saturday, August 22, 2009

Buying A New Laptop For Those On A Budget

by Mike Gresh

If you are on a budget, purchasing a laptop computer can be a bit confusing. To begin with there are laptops which have different graphics cards, screen sizes, memory, processors, as well as all of the additional extras available.

To make the decision process even more difficult, there are new models constantly being released on the market. However, some of the newest laptop models are quite expensive, putting them out of reach for many people. The good news is that there are some dirt cheap laptops that are more than capable for what most of us want to do. Most of the high cost with laptops comes when you want the latest graphics card, best processor and extras like Blue-ray players.

When a lot of us want to buy a laptop we often search for used computers. However, refurbished models are a good alternative for finding a laptop that is like new. The benefit of buying refurbished is that you know that any faulty parts have been replaced. So you are really getting a brand new laptop for a fraction of the original price. The only pitfall is that you might not be able to find one of the newer models on sale.

No matter what your budget, a good place to begin is by always reading laptop ratings to get an idea of what models and makes are recommended. After you've found a few that you like, if they are out of your budget, search for refurbished models on Google or eBay.

You will find that gaming laptops are quite difficult to find as cheap as say laptops for students. If you are looking to play all of the latest games though, you will need to balance price with components. For instance, a good graphics card is very important for gamers, but will cost more to buy.

There are plenty of laptop makes out there, so it's pretty easy to find a laptop that has the components that you want, and has a design you like. A lot of the top names like HP will even allow you to customize your laptop computer, so you can exchange components that you don't really need for cheaper ones, and vice-versa. This also lets you design your laptop according to budget.

In order to buy a laptop computer that offers value, you should do your research. There are a lot of laptops for sale, so taking note of ratings and reviews is a good place to start.

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