How to Buy a Laptop notebooks a manual in how to buy and maintenance laptop notebooks

Laptopnotebooks is become a trend today, do you want some? And looking at the vast choice available you are confused.....not to worry....heres some advice.
For "laptopnotebooks" you have three main cpus available - Mobile Pentium 4 (basically a desktop P4 processor), Pentium M (low voltage cpus which enhance battery life and are specially built for laptops) and the Mobile Celeron processor (poor man's P4 cpu). If you are going to do more serious computing, intend travelling frequently and want to run the laptop on its battery, go in for a Pentium M laptop. If you need wireless access go in for a Centrino laptopnotebooks or a Pentium M laptop (u can add wireless technology using a pcmcia card). If you aren't going to move the laptop around much or you want a laptop for games, get a Mobile P4 laptop. Most laptops come with Windows XP which needs at least 256 mb ram to run happily. The more RAM you have, the better your laptop will behave. Try to get a laptop with at least 32 mb video memory. For normal laptop users 40 gb is sufficient. You can easily increase hard drive space by buying an external USB 2.0 hard drive.
Expect 3-5 hours battery life from most laptops. Mobile P4 laptop batteries will last much less. Most laptops offer optical drives - the best value for money today is DVD-ROM + CD-RW drive. If you have lots of money to spend, get a laptop with a rewritable DVD drive.
Don't ignore a floppy drive - most laptops don't have floppy drives any more. Get a laptop with lots of USB ports which will come in handy and will improve the versatility of your laptop. Some "laptopnotebooks" offer card slots where you can read/write to memory cards (as used in cameras).
Most laptop companies offer minimum software - Windows XP and basic stuff. Compaq and Toshiba make excellent laptops so check them out first. I used a Compaq laptop initially but later on moved to Toshiba as I found their laptops better. A laptop is usually a long term buy - forget about upgrading laptops. Make sure you clarify this point before you buy the laptop.



1. Processor
The latest laptop CPUs include Intel's Core Duo and Core 2 Duo processors which outperform older single-core Intel processors (e.g. Pentium M).
2. System memory
The amount of RAM in the laptop is very important. Also remember that you can always add more memory to your existing laptop.
3. Graphics memory
Laptop graphics are another feature you will want to consider. If you intend to play games on the laptop, then look for advanced 3D graphics chips with about 256MB to 512MB of dedicated graphics memory.
4. Screen
Laptop screens have recently become bigger.
5. Battery
Here's another critical factor - laptop battery life. Make sure you try the laptop out - get the feel of typing and navigation before you buy the laptop.
7. Optical drives
I'd usually recommend getting a laptop with a rewritable DVD drive as a minimum.
8. Hard drive
In the laptop hard drive department, what can I say?
9. Weight
Another thing to note is the weight of the laptop.
11. Laptop Shopping Tips
That sure is a long list of features to consider when buying a laptop. For example, for me, if I were buying a laptop, I'd choose (as a minimum) - an Intel Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 160GB of hard drive, a very small screen size and a super long lasting battery. Take good care of your laptop. Don't move the laptop when it is switched on.