Laptop Buying MISTAKES to Avoid in 2025

If you’re planning to buy a laptop, watch this video till the end. You need to know what features are most important within your budget. There are tons of laptops available in the market at all price ranges. This video will help you figure out what your laptop really needs based on your requirements. First off, if you’re confused about whether to get a desktop, a laptop, or a tablet, here’s what you should know: if you don’t need portability and will mostly work from one place without moving around…

Obviously, you should go with a desktop computer because there you can customize everything as you like. But with a laptop or a tablet, you can’t do all that. If you’re confused between a laptop and a tablet, here’s the thing: if you need to use it a lot and do a lot of typing, you’ll need a keyboard. Sometimes, the keyboard doesn’t connect well with the tablet, which can be a bit distracting. But with a laptop, that’s not an issue.

You can either go with a desktop or a laptop because here you get a built-in keyboard. Obviously, there’s no hassle in connecting it, so you can easily use it. But laptops come in a lot of varieties. What’s your budget? Based on that, you can check out their performance here. First, let’s talk about the display. There are basically three sizes: small, medium, and large. Small size is usually around 13 inches and is meant for normal, basic use.

If you just need to do light browsing, jot down some notes, or use Notepad and stuff, something small and portable is better. If you’re moving around a lot, obviously, you can take this with you. A 13-inch laptop is enough for that. You can use it. But if you’re looking at medium-sized laptops, obviously, those are in higher demand and sell more in the market because with a medium-sized laptop, you can do everything—multitasking, editing, all that.

You’ll find that a large display is mostly needed for heavy gaming or for big video editing tasks. Depending on which of these three suits your requirements, you can choose your display accordingly. But it’s not just about the size of the display. The panel type and brightness also matter a lot. There are many types of panels like IPS, QLED, TA, TFT, and so on. Among all these, the best choice for you would be IPS or QLED. And out of these two, the best is…

Let me tell you, you can go with IPS. That’s because QLEDs are usually brighter. If you want to watch at night or in the dark, you can easily see it here. But it strains your eyes more. That’s not the case with IPS. You can use it easily and comfortably. So, your display should have up to 45% NTSC. It’s always given in percentage. The higher the percentage, the better your NTSC is, and the minimum…

Basically, the more color gamut you have, the less the brightness drops. Because NTSC is a color gamut— the higher the percentage on your display, the more vibrant the colors will be, and the lower the percentage, the duller the colors get. The brightness shouldn’t go below 220 nits. It’s better if it’s above 220 nits. Also, resolution matters for the display. So if you’re still using HD resolution, you should ditch it because by 2025, HD is outdated. You should be looking for a Full HD display.

If you’re using it a lot more—like you need to work more on the display—you’ll need higher brightness and better clarity. Obviously, you can go for 2K or even 4K resolution, which is mostly needed for video editing and gaming. So, you can choose based on that. But Full HD fits within your budget. 2K and 4K come with higher-end budgets. So, depending on your requirements, you can use any of these display types. Now, let’s talk about performance.

When it comes to processors, you generally see two types in the market: Intel and AMD. Both give you pretty similar performance. Intel is more famous because it’s been around for many years and has consistently delivered good performance. So, you could say it’s more about branding. That’s why laptops with Intel processors tend to be a bit more expensive. AMD isn’t as old or popular as Intel yet, but it’s decent and gives you good performance too—pretty much the same. The thing is, AMD’s processors are relatively new, obviously.

Laptops usually come at a slightly lower price range compared to Intel. Right now, Intel offers i3, i5, i7, and i9 variants. You can choose the variant based on your needs. The i3 is mostly preferred for basic use, especially by students. So if you’re a student, you can definitely go for an i3 laptop. You can also use Notepad and do light browsing on it. But it can’t handle heavy software.

If you look here, you can use the basics really well. Right now, with an i5, if you need to run some slightly heavy software, you can do that here. You’ll also be able to multitask. But if you need even heavier software, like for video editing or gaming, you can go for an i7. And if you need to handle really heavy stuff, i9 is the way to go. Generally, i9 is meant for heavy gamers. You can choose one based on your requirements.

Just like Intel has i3, i5, i7, and i9, AMD also has Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7, and Ryzen 9. It’s the same deal—you can choose Ryzen 3, 5, 7, or 9 based on what you need. For Intel, you should go for at least an 11th-generation processor, and for AMD, at least a 7000 series processor. Also, your graphics matter a lot because creativity has really taken off nowadays, and with gaming being so popular, good graphics are important too. If your…

If you’re just using it normally, obviously, you’ll get integrated graphics in the laptop. But if you want to do more gaming, you can check which graphics card a laptop has—like which GPU it’s got. For example, if you’re playing normal or medium-range games, you can go with an NVIDIA GTX 1650 or RTX 3050. But if you want to do high-end gaming, then you should go for an NVIDIA RTX 3060 or 4060. So, when it comes to higher-level gaming…
If you want to do gaming, like serious gaming, you should go for NVDS 4070, 4080, or 4090. These will really help you out with gaming. Now, talking about RAM, there are mainly two types: LPDDR4 and LPDDR5. Sometimes you might also see LPDDR4X and 5X. It depends on what your requirements are, so choose your RAM accordingly. Just so you know, don’t go for 4GB RAM anymore. Whether it’s a smartphone or a laptop, 4GB just isn’t enough these days.

No. You need to look for laptops with at least 8GB of RAM. So obviously, you’ll find laptops with 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, and even up to 64GB RAM here. Now, it matters whether your RAM is LPDDR4 or LPDDR5. You can choose accordingly—both are fine. Generally, LPDDR5 is found in higher-end models, while budget laptops usually come with LPDDR4 RAM. 8GB is enough for students and office work. If you want to do some light gaming or video editing, 16GB will do the job. 32GB…

Obviously, if you want to use something heavier, this is enough for that. And 60GB is enough for everything. There are two types of storage here: HD and SSD. Nowadays, most laptops come with SSDs because they give you faster performance. Apps launch quickly, and the storage is good too. But if you still need more storage, you can buy a hard disk where you can store whatever you need. So, keep all these things in mind.

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