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The good news is that in this territory, you can get a piece of hardware which will give you impressively nippy performance levels without
making too big a dent in your wallet.And the key, as ever, when you have a fairly tightly-defined budget, is to know what to focus on in
terms of components and features, so you can pick the right model for your needs
That said, there are exceptions to this rule, and at any rate, you can certainly get something capable of dealing with a spot of casual
to sit straight-on to the screen to get the best picture)
should still shoot for a 1080p screen ideally, although its exact nature may not be as important.Otherwise, you may just be looking for a
For general Windows usage, which may involve quite a lot of typing and clicking, a good keyboard with a decent typing action will be
important, as will a responsive (and ideally fairly spacious) touchpad.But in terms of the actual hardware inside, what should you be aiming
engine of your laptop, and you should avoid skimping in these areas lest you pay the price in terms of hampered performance.With the
For example, there are plenty of laptops with Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processors in this price range
memory, shoot for 8GB of RAM
opposed to a hard drive (or slower eMMC flash storage)
sizeable enough solid-state drive
correct decision.Having an SSD will make a really noticeable difference in terms of the overall performance of your laptop, though
need more storage space as a greater priority
another option is a Chromebook
These generally run with a lesser spec than Windows machines, because the operating system they use (Chrome OS) is less demanding
the one from last year that has an Intel Core i5-7300HQ processor
1050 is a tasty find in this price bracket, to be honest, although you should still see notebooks with the likes of the GeForce GT 940MX on
board, which will allow you to play casual games like Fortnite at middling settings with a solid level of smoothness (and indeed older
games, too).Sales and dealsThat Dell laptop also illustrates another point well worth bearing in mind: that scouring the net for notebooks
with substantial discounts (which may be older models, but still perfectly viable machines) is a very worthwhile pursuit (we can help there
with our article that details the latest cheap laptop deals).Equally, you can wait for big sale events where there are always plenty of
bargains to be had, such as Black Friday or Amazon Prime Day
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