What is the best laptop to buy for home in 2022

As salesmen of computer equipment stores say, the best laptop is the one that you don't want to throw out the window. That is, a mobile device should always please the owner according to several criteria at once:

 

• Have normal performance. To make programs work quickly and comfortably.
• Be comfortable. On a table, in a chair, on a couch or on the floor. Lightness and compactness are a priority.
• Serve for at least 5 years. Better yet, 10 years.

 

And it is not necessary to buy a gaming laptop or take a gadget from the Premium segment for this. Even in the budget class there are always solutions. They just need to be found.

 

What is the best laptop to buy for home in 2022

 

Oddly enough, but the brand decides a lot here. Notebooks of brands Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, MSI and Gigabyte have high reliability. At least in service centers, new equipment is rare. However, you will have to pay extra for the brand. It's worth it. It is better to buy a laptop from a well-known manufacturer at the expense of ergonomics or performance. How to get the ultimate power and compactness from a little-known manufacturer.

Under the normal performance of a laptop, it is customary to understand:

 

• System response time to user actions. This is the launch of the program, switching between applications, the lack of video or sound braking.
• Working with large amounts of information. In particular, the ability to open multiple documents or more than 20 bookmarks in the browser. As an option, editing photos in a graphic editor.
• The ability to run a resource-intensive game. Or play at least on the minimum quality settings.

 

The processor and RAM are responsible for performance. Therefore, the emphasis is always on these 2 components. In the budget or mid-price segment, it is better to give preference to Core i3 or Core i5 processors (this is Intel). And Ryzen 5 or 7 processors (that's AMD). The amount of RAM must be at least 8 GB. Better - 16 GB. This is a guarantee of productivity for 5 years ahead. Moreover, laptops with 8 and 16 GB of RAM have a slight run-up in price, which is convenient.

 

As for the permanent memory (ROM), definitely, it must be an SSD disk with a capacity of at least 250 GB. Ideally - 1 TB to store movies, for example. Ideally, for $ 800-1000 you can buy a cool laptop with high performance on Intel Core i5, 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of ROM. 5% is enough for 100 years ahead.

Laptop ergonomics and nice features

 

The price of a laptop, in addition to the brand, depends on two components - the processor and the screen. This is not about gaming devices, where a discrete graphics card is still taken into account. We figured out the performance, now the screen (display):

 

• Diagonal. Chosen for convenience. Classic - 15.6 inches. If the laptop will be used in bed, then it is better to look at the 14 or 13 inch versions.
• Screen resolution. It is advisable to take FullHD (1920x1080 dpi). This video will be full screen, no black bars. Plus, application windows will be displayed more comfortably on the screen. There are also laptops with 2K, 3K and 4K screens, but there the price goes up.
• Matrix type. TN, VA, IPS or OLED. The first option does not shine with color reproduction, and OLED has a space price. Therefore, it is better to focus on the remaining 2 types.
• The presence of a sensor. A cool feature for those who don't have a tablet. A laptop-transformer is very convenient, especially for creative people. But. It is necessary to take into account the Windows operating system (not Android). Not all programs are designed to work with multitouch.

 

The material of the laptop case affects the ease of use. Budget solutions are mostly made of plastic. But there are inexpensive copies with a case made of aircraft-grade aluminum. In addition to strength, they increase heat dissipation from system components. Accordingly, during long-term operation they will maintain the desired performance. After all, with strong heating, the processor automatically lowers the frequency of the cores. And this is the actual braking of the entire system.

Wireless interfaces in the form of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and a webcam are not discussed, as they are in all models. Mobile Internet 4G or 5G - for an amateur. So is the keyboard backlight. But the presence of the port HDMI welcome. For work, you can connect a large monitor or TV to your laptop. It's cool and convenient.