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CertHE Skills for the Workplace
Laptop Buying Guide 2014
Simon Ault
Laptop Buying Guide
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Choosing a Laptop
Main Points to consider:
–Targeted use of device
–Mac or PC
–Portability needed/wanted
–Budget allocated
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Usage Profile
Who?
When?
How often?
Why?
Where?
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Budget
Laptops range in price from
a basic model at the £150 -
250 range up to a desktop
replacement at £3000 or
more.
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Laptop Specifications Part 1
Non-changeable parts
• CPU – Cores, MHz, Brand,
• Screen Size – inches {11 to 18}
• Wireless 802.11 { a , b , g , n , ac }
Changeable items
• Memory – Amount {4GB, 8GB, 16GB}
– Type {DDR 3 or 4 +Speed in MHz {1066 to 3000}
• Disk Drive – very important:1. HDD – Slowest performance, cheapest £/Gigabyte
2. SHDD – HDD for size with small SSD for speed
3. SSD – fastest speed, greatest £/Gigabyte
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Laptop Specifications Part 2
Other items of lesser importance
• Windows {7, 8, 8.1}
{32bit max 4gb ram or 64 bit}
• MS Office {2003, 2007, 2010, 2013}
• Webcam
• Bluetooth
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Portability
• Ultrabooks – least weight, least powerful
• Notebook
• Laptop
• Desktop replacement
• Gaming Laptop – most powerful, heaviest
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Mac vs PC
• Portable Apple macs start at £750 and go
to £2000 with additional available
• Laptop PC’s start at £150 new and go to
£3500+
• Prior experience will affect choice
• Lots of iOS devices?
• No one platform is better than the other
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Known Online Retailers
Apple MacBook – Apple Store
Laptops :
Ebuyer.co.uk : good value laptops at several
price points
Ebay.co.uk:
Lots of options in both new and
used/refurbished to consider, but do be
aware of the seller’s ‘sales pitch’
If in doubt – ask for advice first!”
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Ebay.co.uk
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Ebuyer
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Example of budget laptop
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Example of mid-range laptop
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Examples of high-end business class
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Examples of MacBook Pro
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Examples of MacBook Air
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For further information
Please contact:
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