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Hello,
I would like to buy a new lap top. With good memory, power etc. Thin, wireless.
I don't do any wild games or graphics.
Would you recommend an Apple and if so what kind?
Or a Toshiba?
Why or why not?
Thank you in advance.
What's your budget? What's your current tech "ecosystem" look like? If you have an iphone/airport/apple tv/etc, you may as well go with Macbook air if you don't have to constrain to a small budget.
Otherwise we'll need to at least know the budget to hone in on a good recommendation. Maybe an ASUS Zenbook UX301 or a Dell XPS 13.
-You cannot change the processor or video (without addon cards, yuck) so get the best you can afford if you want it to last.
-You CAN increase the memory but be wary, if the laptop has 2 memory slots it's a good chance they'll both be filled and you'll have to replace one or both to increase it. By this I mean if you wanted to add 1GB of memory to the laptop, you probably won't be able to just buy a 1GB RAM stick, you'll have to buy one that will be as large as the old one plus the new desired amount. Also motherboards have limits on how much memory they support, so try finding that out before you go off buying memory (if you ever feel the need)
-An SSD instead of a hard drive makes the laptop feel almost immeasurably faster. I wouldn't buy a laptop without an SSD these days. Having said that, SSDs are much smaller than traditional hard drives, comparing GB/$ spent. If you need lots of space, a large SSD may be out of your price range.
I'm sure others will have similar advice, hopefully they would chime in.
-You cannot change the processor or video (without addon cards, yuck) so get the best you can afford if you want it to last.
-You CAN increase the memory but be wary, if the laptop has 2 memory slots it's a good chance they'll both be filled and you'll have to replace one or both to increase it. By this I mean if you wanted to add 1GB of memory to the laptop, you probably won't be able to just buy a 1GB RAM stick, you'll have to buy one that will be as large as the old one plus the new desired amount. Also motherboards have limits on how much memory they support, so try finding that out before you go off buying memory (if you ever feel the need)
-An SSD instead of a hard drive makes the laptop feel almost immeasurably faster. I wouldn't buy a laptop without an SSD these days. Having said that, SSDs are much smaller than traditional hard drives, comparing GB/$ spent. If you need lots of space, a large SSD may be out of your price range.
I'm sure others will have similar advice, hopefully they would chime in.
If the bold part is a concern, the OP better check before assuming that's true. A lot of laptops have the RAM soldered directly to the motherboard now. The HP Spectre 13 (and the Pro version) and the Macbook Air mentioned elsewhere both have the RAM soldered to the motherboard. It's important to get what you need at the time of purchase.
If the bold part is a concern, the OP better check before assuming that's true. A lot of laptops have the RAM soldered directly to the motherboard now. The HP Spectre 13 (and the Pro version) and the Macbook Air mentioned elsewhere both have the RAM soldered to the motherboard. It's important to get what you need at the time of purchase.
Only ULTRABOOKS are doing this. Not "standard" laptops. Having removable panels adds size so to keep them skinny they take away screwed on doors and such.
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