As you begin to search for a new $300, $400 or $500 Windows based laptop there are a few things you want to look for:

You are going to want at least duel-core processor ether from AMD of from Intel.

I have no real preference between AMD or Intel other than price. You get more bang for your buck with AMD but with laptops, performance will be about the same on all fronts with a laptop in our price range. » Read more: Looking for a new laptop?

One of the biggest problems facing computer users today, besides viruses, is hardware failures – specifically Hard Drive failures. Hard drives (HD) are the one point of failure of a computer that can have the greatest impact because when a hard drive fails you can lose all of you data.

This data can include the documents – business documents, school homework and/or papers, personal tax information, etc. – photos, operating system – Windows and Apple, etc. » Read more: Ways to Identify Failing Parts in your Computer