Tips to Buy a Good Laptop Computer

Laptop is increasingly becoming an object of necessity. New laptops  have not only become powerful but also a lot more cheaper. If you happen to visit your nearby laptop store you might be amazed to see the variety and colors, these portable computing devices are now available in. With so many choices, it may not be easy for you to decide what to buy so, we are giving here important features to look out before buying your new laptop.
Processor
I need not to tell you that the processor is the brain of the laptop. Most of the time it is
difficult to upgrade your processor so try to buy a powerful dual core processor. The dual core processor has been popular off late because of its effectiveness to run multiple applications (multi-tasking) with ease. Although buying a dual core processor is your own decision please try to avoid Celeron or AMD processors when it comes to laptop as they are not a choice but a compromise.
Operating System
Selection of an operating system for your laptop should be based on your requirements. Some people are comfortable with windows operating system while some are with Linux. While Linux is free you have to pay for windows operating system. Your laptop may come with pre-installed operating system but they can be re-installed if you want to change your operating system.
Memory
The amount of memory for your laptop solely depends on the type of work you intend to do on it. For example if you buy the notebook for movie editing, games or graphical work you may require higher amount of RAM. For general purposes 512 MB of memory should serve the purpose. In case of dual core processor please do not consider memory below 1GB.
Hard drive
In case of a  hard drive , give preference to SATA hard-drive over PATA as they are obsolete now. Some new laptops  are soldered with solid-sate hard-drive these days. A hard drive of minimum 80 GB space capacity may be considered to buy.
Graphics Card
Laptops graphics card are used to generate and output images to the LCD display. They are also called video controller or graphics controller. You may consider a mid range graphics card with a minimum 128 MB memory card capacity.
Port
There should be at least 3 USB ports in a laptop. USB ports are very useful considering the wide range of new electronic gadgets that needs to be plugged in to the pc. Besides USB pots there should be at least 1 multimedia format card reader,1 fire wire port and VGA out port. You may select a pc card slot or express card slot for the purpose.