Selecting a new work device is a personal choice, there are factors a lot of buyers focus on. Sizing, screen type, track pad feel or material, keyboard type. All of these peripheral factors that go into choosing the perfect laptop to complete your work on.
We want to dig specifically into what you should consider when it comes to the specs of your work laptop. What you do and how you do it will greatly affect whether a laptop is the right choice for you, from smaller footprint lower cost models that work perfectly for light duty to robust, graphic and memory intense models that can handle high use scenarios such as graphic design or multi-tasking.
Here are the five things we consider most important when it comes to the use of your laptop for work.
- Battery Life. Battery life may not be as important if you intend to dock your computer at a desk and leave it there primarily. If you need your laptop on the go, however battery life is hugely important and what’s available varies widely. One thing to remember is that higher specs usually correlate to less battery life, so if your job is light duty but on the go it may be better to look for a lighter, less powerful laptop.
- RAM/Memory. No matter what we recommend at least 16 GBs in your laptop (or the ability to upgrade). This is because Windows itself uses quite a bit of memory, so if you opt for less memory in your work laptop you may find it struggles to keep up. 8 GBs might be okay for very, very light usage but for heavy users 16 or 32 GBs is preferable.
- Storage. Again, because Windows does use up some of the storage available for its installation we want to look for more capacity if possible. For light users 500 GBs is fine, but for most users we would recommend at least 1 TB.
- Video Card. When you think video cards you might think gaming, but a good video card is also used by your computer for certain processes, especially graphically intense one. If video editing or graphic design is part of your workflow, we suggest looking for a work laptop with a better video card even if it’s a laptop that’s marketing is aimed at gamers. As a bonus these laptops will usually have a better quality screen as well.
- CPU. We can’t overlook the CPU quality In the laptop buying process. More CPU power means more capacity to run programs or have a lot of tabs open in your browser.
Of course, if you’re buying for many users within your organization, it can be difficult to customize your buying to specific users. At Valley Techlogic we’re able to make recommendations for laptops that will meet the needs of your workforce while also keeping budget in mind.
Through Valley Techlogic’s procurement services we can help you buy new equipment for your office through our vendors with more choices than are usually offered through their brick-and-mortar presence. We have relationships with Dell, Lenovo, HP and more that we can use to your advantage.
Valley Techlogic also offers installation services if you need help setting up your new equipment and getting it ready for your employees.
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