SIGNS OF A GOOD LAPTOP - PC GUIDE

Finding the best laptop for you has never been easy peasy. If you are looking for the best notebook brand in the world or the best value gaming laptops then this article is for you. We have covered every important component of the best laptop. For the best processor and powerful performance laptop, you should go through the post to know all about the technical aspects of your upcoming machine.

SIGNS OF A GOOD LAPTOP - PC GUIDE


RAM should be a minimum of 8 GB or a maximum of 16 GB. If the RAM is 8 GB, then it should be in one slot and if one slot is empty, 8 GB can be purchased separately, that is, the RAM can be increased later.

Hard disk i.e., memory should be SSD while HDD is three times slow and uses more battery so only SSD is better for work.

The higher the generation the more modern i.e., 5th is better than 4th generation and 6th is better than 5th. The latest so far is the 13th generation Intel CPUs in 2023. There are 4 series of processors such as Intel Core i3, i5, i7 and i9. While Intel Core i9 is the overall best CPU in 2023.

If you do perform some graphical work. A minimum 2GB graphic card is also required.


HOW TO CHECK THE BATTERY?

The battery should be of lithium cells. Also, check the mAh of the laptop battery. If you buy a used laptop, then check how much mAh battery is left.

Open the Windows Start button, search and open CMD in Administrator mode or run as Administrator. Once the command prompt is opened.

Then type; powercfg /batteryreport /output C:\battery_report.html and press the Enter key.

That is, you must write the path and then click enter to save the battery report. Your battery report is saved on Drive C, open it, and see the battery information. This report shows how old the battery was when the laptop was manufactured plus How much battery capacity is left to be used?
powercfgbatteryreportoutput c battery-report



HOW TO CHECK THE DISPLAY?

In Second hand used laptops, most of the deception is in the display. That is, a local one is replaced or repaired after extracting the original display, so the question is how to check whether the display installed is original or replaced.

If you are looking to buy a used laptop, then this information is for you. While selling old laptops, shopkeepers put such a vinyl or sticker-based wallpaper that is attentive and appealing to consumers watching it. It is slightly visible, but it is pasted on the laptop body and screen so that the damage is not visible or cannot be seen.

After that, fill in the brightness of the laptop. You have to open the notepad and spread it on the whole screen, and then the whole screen will turn white. In this way, if there is any pixel damage on the screen or there is pressure on the screen from someplace, black marks will be seen from there.

Secondly, search for the laptop you want to buy on the internet and check its specifications to see which display the desired laptop has, whether it is LCD or LED. If it is LCD, the display is not visible when viewing the screen from the side, this is a sign of LCD. In comparison, LED is a much better display.


ARE THERE ANY BUTTONS DAMAGED?

Go to Google search and search for software, namely, Keyboard Tester. It has around 1MB setup size, download it from the webpage and install it on your laptop or PC. Open the Keyboard tester and press the laptop buttons one by one.

All working keyboard buttons will turn green on the screen after every press. Those buttons which you are trying to press multiple times but do not turn the screen button green means that that specific button is damaged or not working.


HOW TO CHECK THE PROCESSOR?

To know about the model and type of your CPU, you need to download and install the CPUZ from the internet. Open the application and it will display all the relevant information about installed CPU wattage, cores, and cache memory. The number listed in front of the name column in this CPU information will tell you the generation.

Intel Core i3; If three more digits are written after that, the processor is the first-generation CPU. And if there are four digits, there are second or later generations; For example, Intel core i3 803. That is, if three digits come after i3, it means the first generation.

In Intel core i3 2304, i3 is followed by four digits, so this is the second generation. Similarly
  • Intel Core i3 (3)405 for third generation.
  • Intel Core i3 (4)505 for the fourth generation.
These two examples also have four digits, but in the first example, the starting digit is 3, so it is the third generation. In the second example, the starting digit is 4, so the fourth generation. *Remember that round brackets have been added to explain the first digit.

And CPU Z will also give you RAM information and graphic card information. If the laptop does not have a graphics card or video card, then the information will not be visible.


HOW TO CHECK HARD DISKS WHEN BUYING A USED LAPTOP?

Download and install Hard Disk Sentinel and then open this application. Health And Performance of the hard disk or SSD will be displayed. If there is a problem with the hard disk, health and performance levels are not 100 per cent. A note is also written below, if the hard disk is fine, it is told if there is a problem i.e., bad sector, then it is written in the note.
hard disk sentinel

Temperature option: In the temperature option of the same software, you can find the temperature of the hard disk.

Smart option: For all other hard disk tests you can see it in the smart option. The smart option should have a test value of 0. The value is not 0 if the hard disk is repaired i.e., bad sectors have been removed by the mechanic.

Information option: In this option, you can see what type of hard drive you have. Whether it is SSD or HDD etc.?

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