Laptops for Students

Buying a laptop can be a difficult task. You need to make sure the money goes into the right place and you are able to get the best out of it. Students nowadays need laptops more than ever for school assignments or even for personal use. The bottom lin

Students nowadays need laptops more than textbooks. The vast amount of things they can do in laptops makes it one of the vital gadgets in their lives. But with the rising expenses for tuition, books and other daily needs, students find it hard to demand for a laptop that can give them everything. The reality is that not all students have the financial strength to purchase the best laptop in the market: most of them have to depend on a tight budget. 

It might be safe to say that buying a laptop depends entirely on your budget. No matter what you want, you can only buy the one you can afford. But it definitely isn't an easy decision. With numerous laptop models available in the market, choosing the right laptop isn't quite an easy decision.  This article will take you through three segments of laptops: low budget (NRs.0-50,000); midrange (NRs. 50,000 -1,00,000), and high-end laptops (1 Lakh and above) that are presently available in the market. 

There are hundreds of different laptops in the market available under the ‘low budget’ segment . So what good is a laptop under this price? If your daily tasks mainly include document typing, reading and the occasional movie watching, this segment is where you should be looking. Laptops under this price usually offer intel i3’s and a 4GB RAM. Some may even offer the i5 processor but that is a rare case. Some laptops in the higher ranges of this segment offer 1TB storage capacity. So you can pile up all you want! The Lenovo Ideapad 320 stands out in this segment as a notable laptop that provides a decent performance. Priced at NRs. 44,000, the Lenovo Ideapad consists of a 6th Gen Core i3 processor with 4GB RAM and a 1TB storage capacity. With a 14 inch HD panel display, it is the best pick for the price! Other various options include the Acer E series, Dell latitude series, HP probook etc. 

If your requirements go beyond typing and reading, you need to look for something more powerful. From this segment onwards, you can expect your laptops to have graphic cards and operators that are suitable for SSD upgrades. This tier serves as the panel for the soft-core gamers and video-editors. Laptops in this range offer anything above Intel i3 to i7. But the best fit for a laptop in this range is considered to be an i5. While getting a laptop in this rage, you have to focus on the all-round build of the device. Having an i7 processor but lacking a graphics card will not quite serve your purpose. Thus, make sure you have all the components that suit your needs. Under this segment Dell G3 is an exceptional choice. From Dells gaming 

Build, the G3  offers the 8th gen core i5-8300H processor , 8GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics card and an optional storage choice (HDD or SSD). Priced at Rs, 1,00,000 this is a powerful device that would serve as the perfect choice within this budget. Other notable models for this segment include the Lenovo Ideapad 320, Acer Aspire E5, HP Pavilion power etc.

The final tier, which is the top segment for laptops, are for those with high budget capacities. Laptops under this segment provide extreme power. Although a laptop beyond the 1 lakh range seems like what a student should not be using, eachperson has his or her own desires and is free to spend according to his/her ability. Thus this segments brings you laptops with the latest processors, graphics cards and the best storage and battery capacities. The lower range laptops of around 1 lakh offer Intel core i7 with RAM equal and above 8 GB with Nvidia graphics card and SSD storages. This segment also includes Apple MacBook, which is an extravagant device, with excellent build and attractive persona. MacBook Air, a powerful device priced at 1,68,000, offers Intel 8th Gen 1.6Ghz core i5 processor, 8 GB ram, Intel UHD graphics 617 and 128GB SSD storage. This laptop is best used for video/music editing and other casual uses. Apart from MacBook are other high-end variants. Acer brings you Predator Helios 300 which is a powerful device designed for optimal gaming performance. Priced at NRs 1,65,000, Predator offers an Intel 8th Core i7-8750H processor, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1060 and a 256GB SSD storage. Other notable models in this segment are; Dell XPS, Asus ROG, Dell Alienware, Apple MacBook Pro, HP Omen etc. 

Choosing a laptop is tricky decisions and it is easy to say that the choice entirely depends on the budget. But to get the best out of your money, you need to conduct an in-depth analysis of the device and you need to make sure that your requirements do not surpass what it can provide. If you follow these general steps ahead of your purchase, you will avoid you the stress and anger that may result from occasional system freeze and expensive repair costs.