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Buying a new laptop is a lot like buying a new car or even more intimately, like picking out a new spouse. The only major difference between the two is that it is considerably cheaper to get a new laptop, and unlike a spouse, you have more options.

There are several options to look at when purchasing a new laptop. Okay, realistically, there probably thirty or forty when you get into configurations and techno mumbo-jumbo that only the IT guys like to talk about. For the sake of the everyman we are only going to look at the three that really apply to you; size, what it does and the cost. Everything else is just a light.

Screen size has a direct impact on virtually every other part of your laptop. From little baby mini-cuties to the big honkin’ laptop mommas, you’ve got a lot to chose from. The thing that the screen size directly impacts has to be the keyboard size. When you consider that the keyboard has to fit under the screen this is a no brainer. Those minis are kind of cool, but the chances of getting a number pad under there that a full grown man over 150 lbs will be able to use, is a slim thing.

Another size factor is weight. Some people don’t mind weight one way or another. To others, the difference between 5 lbs and 8 lbs is the difference between a hernia. This might sound kind of silly, but it is often a factor with purchases. If it weren’t then the subject would never be brought up in reviews.

Functionality is probably what you should be looking at in a laptop. If 90% of the processes you are going to be running are going to be running are going to be documents and things of that nature, you don’t need the huge, big daddy quad processor. If you are a gamer then you will never get any of what you need out of a $500 machine with a low end duo core processor. Them’s just facts Junior.

Whatever you do though, make sure you can upgrade the RAM at a later date. This will make a big difference later on as your machine ages a bit. Adding RAM will increase the length of time you can use your laptop. Remember these words Grasshopper, you will want to upgrade one day. RAM is cheaper than a whole new machine.

The range in price for a new laptop is astounding! From $500 to $7,000 or better astounding. The thing to do for sure is to comparative shop. Recently I saw a model in a retail store that was a full $300 more expensive than the same model online. We all know where I got mine from. So definitely keep your eyes open. Another final tip is to realize sometimes you might be better off with a smaller screen and more computing power than a larger screen and not as much.

When shopping, you inclination is to get faster than what you will need to begin with figuring that technology will catch up and pass your machine. This type of forward thinking is pretty smart, but remember though, technology in laptops has pretty much slowed some. It’s still progressing, but not as rapidly as it once was. This means that the next new leap in technology will render whatever you get pretty much not as cool as it once was. (I hate the word obsolete.) The point is to get what you need now and worry about the future when it gets here.

Zeeman Haus enjoys writing articles online on a variety of subjects. You can check out his latest website on HP Laptop Deals which provides Deals and Reviews on HP Pavilion, HP G60+ and more.