by: Unknown
collection: strategy
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• tech/hardware
  related:
• "Technology"
• "Hardware"
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How to Choose a Laptop

Metal Body, plastic is cheap and bad.

Screen
This is the part you will be looking all time so get a laptop with good screen.
Brightness (measured in nits) should be above 300-350.
OLED is best option at around 400-600 nits, best blacks & contrast.
Never go for TN panel, they have bad viewing angles. You wont be able to see the screen clearly if you tilt or see from side.
IPS is good for colour accuracy, has bad contrast (blacks)
VA is good for contrast (Blacks)

Refresh Rate is smoothness for screen. 60Hz is minimum, 90Hz is good, 120 or 144Hz is great.

Upgradeable SSD and RAM. Do not go below 16GB RAM as 4-5GB will be used idle giving you much less room.
Battery (Measured in WHr).

For non gaming laptops -

• Less than 55Whr - Bad
• 55-65 - Good
• 65-70 - Great
• 70+ - Excellent

Gaming Laptops should be 80+ WHr.