Most Laptop buyers would buy a New Laptop based on their friends recommendations or through a advertisement, without thinking about the real requirement of their own. You need to first of all make a list of all the hardware configuration based on the following table and find out what kind of Laptop you really need and then go forward with the search for the same. Based on this you can decide the ideal Laptop which you need to buy and invest your money into, and not directly go and buy a Apple Macbook Pro which costs more than 1,00,000Rs and which is not really something you really need.
| Features | Low Configuration | Medium Configuration | High Configuration |
| Price | Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 28,000/- | Rs. 28,000/- to Rs. 40,000/- | Rs. 40,000/- and more |
| Ideal for | Home, Students | Business, Students, Home | Students, Professionals |
| Brands | Compaq, HP, Lenovo, Asus, Acer, HCL, Zenith | Dell, Lenovo, HP, Compaq, Asus, Acer, LG, Samsung, HCL, Zenith | Dell, Sony, HP, Compaq, Toshiba, HCL, Apple |
| Processor | Intel Celeron M, Pentium M, or AMD Turion 64 X2, Intel Core Duo, AMD Athlon | 1.8-GHz to 2.0-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, AMD Athlon | 2.0-GHz to 2.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU |
| RAM | 512MB – 1GB | 1GB – 2GB | 2GB – 4GB |
| Screen Size | 14.1- or 15.4-inch Widescreen | 13.3-inch to 15.4-inch screen | 14.1- to 17-inch screen |
| Hard Disk (HDD) | 60GB to 80GB | 80GB to 160GB | 160GB to 320GB |
| Media | DVD & CD Writer | DVD & CD Writer, Card Reader | DVD & CD Writer, Card Reader |
| Wi-Fi | NO | Yes | Yes |
| Webcam | If required | Yes | Yes |
| Graphic Card | If Required | If Required | If Required |
| Operating System | Windows XP, Vista, Linux | Windows XP, Vista, Linux, Mac OS | Windows XP, Vista, Linux, Mac OS |
| Other Software | MS. Office, Anti-virus, Media Players, Internet Explorer, Messengers, PDF Reader, Winzip, programming & designing tools, Open Office | ||
The price rise is consistent, with the increasing configurations and screen sizes. But in the end, doesn’t it depend on the brand you are buying it from? Apple would always cost higher than Lenovo, isn’t it?