What to consider when buying yourself a laptop!

NUMERO UNO: The ports. You should make sure that laptop has lots of USB ports for devices such as printer because in our course this is vital as we use it a lot for our projects, flash drive, etc. If your laptop does not come with many USB ports, you will need an USB hub.

NUMERO DOS: CD/DVD. Most of laptops come with a CD writer DVD reader drive. If you want to copy DVDs, you will need a DVD writer drive. At this time the maximum speed for burning a DVD is 16X. This could be useful if you are passing things on to your fellow classmates!

NUMERO TRES:The hard drive. The speed of hard drive is measured in rpm or Rotations per Minute. Try to find a laptop that has 4200rpm or 5400rpm. A laptop with 40 Gigabytes is sufficient for an average person. Also try aim to get one with microsoft office which contains all the vitals for assignments, this is a must!!!!

NUMERO CUATRO: The memory. Your laptop should have at least 1 GB of memory. However, you can get a notebook with 512 MB and work with Windows XP. You should avoid a laptop with only 256 MB of memory. Also you can get attachments which allows you to obtain more memory for your lovely new laptop!

NUMERO CINCO: The processor. You can choose between Intel and AMD. At the moment, Intel has the best processor for a laptop called the Core 2 Duo. The speed of processors is measured in Gigahertz. The bigger the number, the faster the processor is. There are also Dual-Core processors. It means they can process two things at the same time. As a result, the power of the processor is doubled. I have intel and it does me grand!

NUMERO SIES: Size. You should chose one suitable to you, a nice size is a 15inch screen. Its not to big and not too small. Also if you're into the colour aspect, dell have an excellent range of colour, i have a yellow one :)

NUMER SIETE: The warranty. Each laptop computer should come with one year warranty from the manufacturer covering only defective equipment. You can also get an extended warranty covering any accidents you may have. I think this is vital because you never know when some stands on your laptop!

NUMERO OCHO: The brand. Average brand of laptop is Dell, HP, Gateway, Acer and Compaq. The better brand of laptops is Sony, Toshiba, Alienware and IBM-Lenovo. If your into the technology dealy you should go with an apple, they're the best also for creative types.