Laptop Buying Guide For Beginners

I was researching the state of the laptop market recently, and I thought it would be a good idea to document some of my findings. As such, I created a small eBook which may be of interest to anyone thinking of buying a computer – particularly if you’re not familiar with the components and latest technologies contained within…

What To Look For When Buying A Laptop

This pdf is not aimed at musicians, but rather at the general laptop consumer – as such, it may be a bit simplistic for those of you who program your own soft synths and build your machines from the ground up.

However, as an introduction to the most important things to look for in a PC (or in a Mac, for that matter) it may prove useful.

The Laptop Sweet Spot

I have used system specifications from January 2008 to illustrate configuration ‘sweet spots’ on various laptop components, such as processor, memory, graphics card and hard drive. Although the actual capabilities of components will always be increasing, the principles used in ‘sweet spot’ shopping remain the same.

So, don’t take the numbers here as an absolute recommendation – rather, what you need to do is find the point in the product line where you get the most ‘bang for your buck’, just before the rule of diminishing returns kicks in…

Download the Laptop Buying Guide here…