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Configuring Your Laptop

Mindy Hamilton
For a laptop to perform well it must be configured for optimal usage. Configuring your laptop will depend on what you desire to do with your laptop.

A student’s laptop should have a minimum RAM of at least 512mb. Keep in mind that RAM is also one of the easiest things to add to your laptop yourself. You can buy extra RAM more inexpensively than what the manufacturer will charge you. The display should be a decent resolution. By going and looking at notebooks yourself you will be able to determine what resolution you like best. It is different for everyone. The higher the resolution the sharper the picture will be. Higher resolution also means more desktop space. Students who are using their notebook computers do not need additional video cards, the integrated card that comes with the notebook will do just fine. The CPU is vital to all around performance of the laptop. When purchasing you should spend as much money on it as you can since this is the one thing that is harder to upgrade once the laptop is completed.

Business people are going to want a light weight laptop that functions well and has enough RAM to be fast. Be sure to buy a laptop that has enough CPU functionality for what you are trying to do. If you are simply checking email and preparing documents you don’t need a giant CPU. If you are trying to run spreadsheets and prepare or edit with PowerPoint you are going to need more RAM and a large CPU.

Gamers will want the best of the best for their laptops. The RAM should be at least 1.5 GB. This will allow the notebook to function at the high speeds needed for gaming. The CPU should also be the best. Pentium M chips that contain the Dothan core chipset have the highest performance per clock cycle which will allow the gamer to play the games they desire. Gamers will also need to an improved video card. One with at least 64 MB of video RAM will work for light gaming.

Hard drives are important no matter what you do with your notebook computer. You will want to be sure to get the size hard drive that is best for you. Most people would be fine with a 60 GB hard drive that runs at 7200RPM. More serious gamers and people who like to download videos are going to need the 100 GB hard drive that runs at 4200 RPM

Configuring your laptop for best performance is going to depend on your needs and on how much you can spend. A laptop that is configured for your needs will last you for years.




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