The budget has to be used on the edge, a simple guide for notebook purchase

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"PC will die" you may often see this sentence, and usually comes with a variety of real data to prove this trend, but you will find that whether it is daily office, or multimedia editing, or game entertainment, PC still It is of great value. The current mobile phones, iPads, and Android tablets are still not completely replaced.

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In the PC market, laptops are still the most demanding one. It has the advantages of high portability, mobility, wide application, easy sharing, and convenient after-sales service. It can even cope with some multimedia editing and game entertainment. Many college freshmen and newcomers in the workplace are more willing to choose notebooks.

There are also mobile phone giants in the country that have begun to set foot in the notebook field. Huawei (only referred to as BG Consumer Group) had previously launched the MateBook 2-in-1 Tablet PC; Xiaomi also announced Xiaomi Notebook Air recently. These are enough to show that laptops and similar two-in-one tablets are still promising products.

Huawei MateBook

Millet Notebook Air

However, the purpose of this article is not to analyze this market, but to chat with everyone about the topic of buying notebooks. When many people choose to see a description of a product page, describe their characteristics as a matter of fact, or a notebook computer, what elements do we need to consider?

·How to choose a brand?

Intercepted from Jingdong Mall, this is only part of it

If you are a fan of a brand, then this topic can be ignored. If you haven’t decided yet, then we can talk.

For brand selection, it is largely a choice of product quality, so-called cost-effectiveness, and after-sales service.

In terms of product quality, I respected Asus and Dell. Apple rarely appeared to have problems with Huaping, so it was safe to take it. Lenovo and HP's evaluation in this area has not improved. Of course, this may be due to the fact that it sells more and has a large base. So the problem has also been magnified.

In terms of price/performance ratio, in the famous brands, if Acer recognizes the second, only Shenzhou can recognize the first. The previous description of "so-called" is because the pursuit of this direction tends to make some compromises where you can't see or do not care, and the degree is inversely proportional to the price.

As for after-sales, I think it is just as important as quality. In this regard Asus, Dell, Lenovo, etc. all provide consumers with a very good experience, and maintenance points are also very good; HP’s evaluation is still general; Apple’s words, if you are in the city There are flagship stores, it is still very convenient, as in other places, you can only find authorized maintenance points. Of course, if you are buying on JD.com, Suning and other e-commerce platforms, then these are not a problem.

In addition, there are some brands on the market that are suitable for gamers. For example, aliens and MSIs are all well-known brands and they can be assured of quality. Future humans, Raytheon, radium wave, and Razer (that is, "lights." Companies such as "Razer" and other brands also have a certain reputation in the player group; afterwards, they have emerged new brands such as the mechanical revolution and Xuan Long. Quality and after-sales service still need time to prove.

How high performance do I need?

As a computer, the topic of performance is unavoidable. One is to meet the needs of its own use. The other is that it hopes that it will be “against the old” after 3 or 5 years.

But the question is, how high performance do I need? Or what kind of configuration is needed?

In line with the guiding principle of "buying new, not buying old," I will not mention the previous generation of processors and video cards here.

Taking into account factors such as performance, software optimization, power consumption, and heat, Intel processors are naturally the first choice, and graphics cards have their own advantages.

The parameters of the processor and the graphics card are very complicated. The average user can easily see the faintness. Therefore, I try to say something simple and go straight to the application requirements.

Intel Core Core Processors

If you only need the daily documentation office, web browsing, chat, video and audio, then Celeron and Pentium (N3000 series), Core i3 U series (Core i3-6100U) these processors, with 4GB of memory on it, power consumption Lower, the whole price is also close to the people.

If you want to be able to do some simple pictures, video editing, can use a few years is not outdated, it is recommended to choose a model with a Core i5 U series processor and 8GB of memory.

And if you are a limited budget game player, you can buy products with discrete graphics based on this. With a limited budget, if you choose to use the NVIDIA GeForce 930M, 940MX, or AMD R7 series, you can achieve the "can't be used" effect. You don't have to read the lower level; if you have more requirements, choose the GTX 950M, this generation of performance not bad. As for video memory, DDR3 is still GDDR5, so the better!

Intercepted from Xiaomi official website, to be honest 940MX performance is normal, and GDDR5 has been for many years

Advanced gamers, can choose to carry Core i5/i7 quad-core processor with HQ suffix and GTX 960M or more graphics card, the performance is more powerful, but the price is the whole life is short, in order to heat also need a thicker body. Of course, this kind of notebook can also complete more graphics and video editing applications.

If you are pursuing thin, long battery life and quiet, then the Core M series (6Y30/50/70) is suitable for you. The products equipped with this series of processors all adopt a fanless passive heat dissipation design, though at the expense of performance, but in terms of thickness and Noise is well controlled. If you go out or go on a business trip, it will be a good choice for you.

The memory of many ultra-thin laptops is soldered to the motherboard, which means that they cannot upgrade the memory capacity, and they need to pay more attention to the purchase.

This will not upgrade memory

Yes, there is one more point: Within your budget, try to select a model with 128GB or more solid state disk (SSD), or replace it later, which is very obvious for your daily experience!

·What is the difference in the screen?

On the screen parameters, there are a lot of attention, such as size, resolution, panel type, response time, brightness, color, color gamut, saturation, etc. In addition, the notebook also pays attention to the border width, screen share.

The common size of notebook computers largely determines the size of the body, but now more and more manufacturers have made the border of the B-side (that is, the screen side) narrower, so that it can be installed in a smaller body. On a bigger screen.

Dell is the leader in notebook screen ratio, it is expensive

Currently, notebook screen sizes on the market are mainly 11.6, 12.5, 13.3, 14.0, 15.6, and 17.3 inches. New MacBooks and other products with non-mainstream sizes and resolutions are not described here. There is no special requirement for the user to choose 13.3 or 14.0 inches, pay attention to light to choose smaller, pay attention to the game, video and audio to choose bigger.

1366768 is still the current mainstream resolution. There is no problem if you choose this without special requirements. Nowadays, more and more people are willing to choose 1920×1080 because the screen is more refined and the display content is more. If you are worried about the font and UI is too small, you can rest assured that you can adjust the UI in the display settings in Windows 10. Scale to achieve the desired effect.

Windows 10 related settings options

There are also a few high-end notebooks, the screen resolution has reached 25601440, 32001800 or even 38402160, such as Apple's Apple's Retina screen MacBook Pro, Dell's XPS15, Lenovo Yoga Pro series, etc., there are multimedia editing needs can be purchased, as for gamers More discretion, after all, notebook performance is limited.

The panel type is mainly TN screen and IPS screen at present, a few products such as Dell XPS13/15 already use IGZO screen, Samsung also begins to use PLS screen. Among them, TN screens mostly appear on cheap or “cost-effective” models, but they have gradually been replaced by IPS screens. The latter has performed better in terms of color, brightness, and viewing angle, and the response time has gradually caught up with TN screens. The shadow problem has been improved. Both IGZO and PLS screens have better color performance, and friends with multimedia editing needs can consider it.

By the way, some laptops also support touch screen operations. Although Windows 10 has made many improvements, the experience is still "a lot of room for improvement." If you are not using a 2-in-1 tablet computer, then this function is still a little tasteless. .

How to see the notebook's thermal performance?

Notebook cooling involves many factors such as configuration, internal layout, and heat sink design. It requires specific analysis of specific issues, so at this time you need to refer to the media's evaluation and user evaluation. If so, you can experience it in the store.

· How to choose the appearance?

Premise: The most important thing is that you like it.

My point is that I believe that the appearance of the product can have an impact on users. Exquisite appearance allows you to feel relaxed and happy, how much can improve your quality of life.

Taken from Baidu image, source unknown

If you are a gamer, cool styling can make your game process more passionate, plus cool LED lights are even better.

For the friends who often go out to work, I think the appearance of the laptop is even more important, either to choose the delicate route like the MacBook, or to choose the steady route of the ThinkPad (specific black models), HP ProBook series, in addition to the previous In addition to affecting yourself, when you go out on the job, the other person will not question your taste.

Do I really need to be thin?

The reason for choosing a notebook is because of its portability. Of course, it is a pursuit of thinness. Who doesn't need to?

Frequent exodus will of course take light and thin demands into account. For gamers, notebooks can be made lighter and lighter on the premise of unchanged performance. That is a good thing.

Some friends may worry that the thin and light notebooks will not be squeezed or deformed when crowded in the subway. This everyone can rest assured that the strength of these notebooks, the general compression can still be tolerated, many years ago that appeared in the network of the deformation of the MacBook Air, has long been clarified due to non-human.

If you still don't trust, I think it's better to change the way you travel.

In addition to the laptop itself, what peripherals are needed?

Although the notebook computer comes with a touchpad, the mouse is still a very important interactive tool, I suggest to buy a more comfortable and portable mouse!

What about the keyboard? I think it's better to prepare more in the office and at home, because except for the ThinkPad that was a few years ago, the notebook keyboard feels very general. Whether it's writing documents, chatting or playing games, it's still very tiring to use for a long time.

It's best to buy a laptop stand or stand that can lift the height of your notebook and use it to keep your neck from getting tired. As for the cooling pad, if you have more cooling holes at the bottom of your notebook, you can still have a battle; on the contrary, if the opening is less, the effect is not obvious, and it is not necessary.

There are extra budgets and of course you have to add a monitor!

·The correct way to ask old drivers!

This is an important test center. Please remember all comrades! (take a blackboard)

If you still don't have much assurance, or you don't understand them at all, ask the computer experts around you, or ask for advice on social networking channels.

But please be sure to focus on the following: When you ask questions, make clear your purchase, budget, and other needs so that the old driver can give you the best answer!

One More Thing...

Multimedia editing work, considering the screen, software, stability, I still most use Retina MacBook Pro!


The last thing to say is that after all, notebook computers must be used for a long period of time. Before you buy, you really need to do more homework. And don't just trust the product description or one of the words. Try to use the limited budget on the "blade" to be the king. Of course, I can do my best to give you some reference suggestions. If necessary, I can directly consult privately!

After that, there is a light and thin recommended text. I will release it soon.

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