Friday, April 6, 2012

What I Looked For When I Shopped For My First Netbook

By Helb Mitceal


Notebooks and netbooks have become an indispensable tool for many students. I for one bought a netbook recently because I found going back to my apartment during long breaks to finish assignments on my desktop computer very impractical and inconvenient. At night or during weekends when I have work, having a netbook also allows me to make use of any idle time to study my lessons or complete school-related tasks.

Although there are plenty of budget laptops available, I bought a refurbished netbook instead. This is because I want to make the best use of my earnings from my part-time and summer jobs. By getting a refurbished netbook, I can make the best use of my hard-earned cash, and have enough money to settle rental and tuition fees as well as cover transportation costs and utility bills comfortably. The refurbished netbooks for sale these days usually cost 20% to 30% less than their brand new counterparts. There are also refurbished netbooks that have a 50% price markdown, although these are usually older models.

My computing needs are simple so when I shopped for my netbook I didn't look for models with top-notch specs. I just made sure that the netbook I was going to buy had around 250 GB of storage space, 1 GB of memory, and a CPU with a clock speed of 1.66 GHz. A netbook with such specs can already accommodate the kind of OS and programs I wish to use.

Since I intend to use my netbook for 8 hours a day, at most, I chose a laptop that has a battery which has a long battery life. There are a lot of netbooks in the market that aren't as comfortable to type in because their keys are small and are placed too close together. Hence, when I shopped for refurbished netbooks, I checked if the keyboard configuration was too cramped or not.

I checked out refurbished netbooks for sale both online and offline. However, I opted to purchase from the Internet because there were more models available which generally cost less than those sold in physical stores. By buying from the manufacturer, I also reduced my risk of getting a "lemon." I just made sure that the one I bought was covered by warranty and a return policy.




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