Buying a Laptop in 2026? WATCH THIS FIRST! 🔥 Don't Buy the WRONG Laptop | Complete Buying Guide — Transcript

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1. 0:00Before purchasing a laptop, it is very
2. 0:02important to first look at your usage.
3. 0:05That is why I have divided the usage
4. 0:06into three categories. The first one is
5. 0:08basic users. If you need to attend
6. 0:10online classes, use MS Office, consume
7. 0:11multimedia, do light coding, or browse
8. 0:13the web, then you fall into the basic
9. 0:15users category. The second category is
10. 0:18for professional users, which includes
11. 0:19designers and content creators who need
12. 0:21to do 4K editing, want performance, but
13. 0:23at the same time, the device should be
14. 0:25lightweight and slim. So, you come
15. 0:27under the second category, and the
16. 0:29third category is for hardcore users.
17. 0:31If you need to do streaming, play
18. 0:33triple-A games, do 4K or 8K editing, or
19. 0:35do AI/ML and 3D rendering, then you
20. 0:37fall into the third category. By the
21. 0:39way, comment below on which category
22. 0:40you fall into and also tell me your
23. 0:42usage so that I can recommend a laptop
24. 0:44according to your needs. Category
25. 0:45checked. After that, step two is to
26. 0:47look at the processor or CPU. Because
27. 0:49many people purchase laptops by looking
28. 0:50at the design, display, features, and
29. 0:52offers. But they ignore the processor
30. 0:54or CPU. Because of which, problems in
31. 0:56the future are guaranteed. There are
32. 0:57currently five types of processors in
33. 0:59the market. The first is Intel, second
34. 1:02is AMD, Apple, Snapdragon, and NVIDIA
35. 1:03has recently launched its processor. No
36. 1:06laptops have hit the market with those
37. 1:08processors yet. Intel and AMD work on
38. 1:11the x86 architecture. Apple, Snapdragon
39. 1:13, and NVIDIA work on the ARM
40. 1:15architecture. Apple's processors are
41. 1:17very easy to understand. The series has
42. 1:19now reached from M1 up to M4. The newer
43. 1:22the series and the newer the laptop you
44. 1:23get, the better performance you will
45. 1:25receive. If I talk about Snapdragon
46. 1:27laptops, there are compatibility issues
47. 1:29here. Meaning, some apps do not work
48. 1:31well here. The real confusion comes
49. 1:34with Intel and AMD because their naming
50. 1:36is so confusing. Before 2024, Intel's
51. 1:39naming was i3, i5, i7, and i9. After
52. 1:412024, they have divided their
53. 1:42processors into two categories. One is
54. 1:44the normal category where Core 3, Core
55. 1:465, and Core 7 come, and the second is
56. 1:48the top tier where you will find Ultra
57. 1:50Core 5, Ultra Core 7, and Ultra Core 9
58. 1:52processors. These are AI-powered
59. 1:54processors where you get an NPU. You
60. 1:57can measure this in TOPS. The higher
61. 1:59the TOPS, the better the AI performance
62. 2:01will be. First, let’s understand the
63. 2:02naming. And with the new naming, you
64. 2:04might have seen Ultra 5 125H, 225H.
65. 2:07Here, the first digit indicates the
66. 2:09series. The second digit indicates the
67. 2:11generation, and the two digits after
68. 2:12that indicate the performance. The same
69. 2:14logic applies to Ryzen as well. In
70. 2:16Ryzen too, you will find Ryzen 3, Ryzen
71. 2:185, Ryzen 7, and Ryzen 9. Here also, the
72. 2:20first digit indicates the series. The
73. 2:21rest indicate the performance. Along
74. 2:23with performance, you must have seen U,
75. 2:25P, V, H, HS, and HX. These suffixes
76. 2:28indicate the performance and efficiency
77. 2:30of that processor if U, P, or V is
78. 2:32written. It means the battery backup in
79. 2:33that laptop will be very good. But
80. 2:35performance will be slightly lower
81. 2:37compared to H, HS, and HX, where you
82. 2:39will get better performance cores. You
83. 2:41will get fewer efficient cores, which
84. 2:42results in better performance but
85. 2:44slightly lower battery backup. Also, if
86. 2:47you are confused between AMD and Intel,
87. 2:48AMD offers better single-core
88. 2:50performance, which is best for gamers,
89. 2:52while Intel has better multi-core
90. 2:53performance, so if you need to do
91. 2:55editing, 3D rendering, or run parallel
92. 2:57apps, you can go with Intel processors.
93. 2:59At the same time, if you are a basic
94. 3:01user, you can opt for laptops with U, P
95. 3:03, or V processors. And if you are a
96. 3:05professional or a hardcore user, you
97. 3:07should go with H, HS, or HX processors.
98. 3:10Also, brother, according to your usage,
99. 3:11I have tagged some great laptops in the
100. 3:13product section below. And if you are
101. 3:15liking the video so far, please like
102. 3:16the video and subscribe to the channel.
103. 3:17After that, brother, step three is to
104. 3:20select the GPU or graphics card. The
105. 3:22GPU is just as important as the CPU.
106. 3:25And graphics cards come in two types.
107. 3:26The first is integrated and the second
108. 3:28is dedicated. Integrated is available
109. 3:30in Intel as well. You will also find it
110. 3:31in AMD. If you are a basic user, then
111. 3:33an integrated GPU will be more than
112. 3:35enough for you. But if you fall into
113. 3:37the professional or hardcore category,
114. 3:39you should go with a dedicated graphics
115. 3:40card. Here too, you get NVIDIA and AMD.
116. 3:42Personally, I would suggest NVIDIA
117. 3:44graphics cards to you. NVIDIA graphics
118. 3:46cards also have series running like 20,
119. 3:4830, 40, 50. Personally, I would suggest
120. 3:50that you go with at least a 30-series
121. 3:51graphics card. First, let's understand
122. 3:53the naming. Look, if RTX 3070 is
123. 3:56written, then the first two digits, 30,
124. 3:58indicate the series and the remaining
125. 4:00two digits indicate the tier. Along
126. 4:02with that, you must have also noticed
127. 4:03VRAM in graphics cards. 4GB, 6GB, 8GB,
128. 4:06the more VRAM there is, the better your
129. 4:084K or 8K timeline is going to be. Your
130. 4:11laptop will be able to handle things
131. 4:13better and gaming can be much better.
132. 4:15So, the VRAM should also be higher.
133. 4:16Along with that, the third thing to
134. 4:17check is the TGP. You must have seen 60
135. 4:20watts, 75 watts, 100 watts here. The
136. 4:22higher the TGP here, the better the
137. 4:24performance you are going to get. But
138. 4:25at the same time, the battery will also
139. 4:27drain just as quickly. Power
140. 4:28consumption will also be just as high.
141. 4:30Otherwise, if you fall into the
142. 4:31professional category, you should go
143. 4:33with at least a 30-series graphics card
144. 4:35. Like the 3050 or 3060. And if you
145. 4:37fall into the hardcore category, then
146. 4:39you should go with at least a 40 or 50
147. 4:41series graphics card. Anyway, the
148. 4:42graphics card concept is clear. After
149. 4:44that, let's talk about RAM. Most people
150. 4:46don't pay that much attention to RAM
151. 4:48and consider 8GB to be enough. But look
152. 4:50friends, if you use it heavily in the
153. 4:52future, you will need some extra RAM.
154. 4:55Nowadays, the apps and Chrome tabs also
155. 4:57consume quite a lot of RAM. So, I would
156. 5:00personally suggest that you consider a
157. 5:02minimum of 16GB of RAM. Yes, if you are
158. 5:04a basic user, then 8GB of RAM will also
159. 5:06work. Along with that, also check if
160. 5:08the RAM can be upgraded or not because
161. 5:10currently, prices are high and we at
162. 5:12least keep a laptop for 3-4 years. If
163. 5:15you need more RAM after 2 years, there
164. 5:17should be an option to upgrade, and
165. 5:19here too, look at the generations of
166. 5:21RAM, from generation 1 to generation 5.
167. 5:23Personally, I would suggest that
168. 5:25generation 4 or generation 5 would be
169. 5:27very good. Along with that, you must
170. 5:29have seen LPDDR and DDR in RAM. LPDDR
171. 5:32RAM is soldered onto the motherboard,
172. 5:34so you cannot upgrade it in the future.
173. 5:37Also, check the MHz in RAM; the higher
174. 5:39the MHz, the better the performance
175. 5:40will be, and in the future, you will
176. 5:42have to install RAM with the same MHz
177. 5:44when upgrading. After that, brother,
178. 5:46step five is to look at the storage. In
179. 5:47storage, there are three types: first
180. 5:49is HDD, second is SATA, and the third
181. 5:51is NVMe. The HDD has mostly disappeared
182. 5:54from laptops nowadays. SATA SSDs still
183. 5:57come in very basic laptops, but I
184. 5:59personally suggest you avoid them and
185. 6:02go for NVMe. There are five generations
186. 6:05of it, and you should personally
187. 6:07consider generation four or five
188. 6:08because the better the generation you
189. 6:10choose, the faster the app opening and
190. 6:12boot-up will be. After that, brother,
191. 6:14step six is the display, which is just
192. 6:16as important. In displays, you see four
193. 6:19types: TN, VA, IPS, and OLED. You
194. 6:22should completely avoid TN and VA
195. 6:23displays, as they are found in very
196. 6:25basic laptops. You will get a good
197. 6:26contrast ratio here. But, brother, the
198. 6:28viewing angles won't be that great. I
199. 6:30recommend at least an IPS display,
200. 6:32which comes in many laptops nowadays,
201. 6:34where you get accurate colors and don't
202. 6:37face the pixel burn-in issue (which
203. 6:39happens in OLED). However, if your
204. 6:42budget is a bit higher, you are in a
205. 6:44creative field, do editing, or want a
206. 6:45top-quality multimedia experience, then
207. 6:47you should go for a laptop with an OLED
208. 6:49display. Yes, if you are a creator or
209. 6:53editor, you should also look at the
210. 6:55sRGB and DCI-P 3 ratios, where you
211. 6:57should go for at least a 95%to 100%sRGB
212. 6:59display. It should have a 90%to 95%
213. 7:02DCI-P 3 ratio. If you are looking for a
214. 7:04laptop for gaming, check the refresh
215. 7:06rate. Completely avoid 60Hz. 120Hz
216. 7:08minimum, or 144Hz or 165Hz would be the
217. 7:12best. Along with that, check the
218. 7:13brightness as well. For indoor use, 250
219. 7:15nits will be enough. But if you use it
220. 7:18outdoors, you should have a display
221. 7:20with at least 350 or 400 nits. After
222. 7:22that, brother, in step seven, we have
223. 7:24kept some small things like ports.
224. 7:25Let's keep MacBooks aside because they
225. 7:27already come with very few ports. And
226. 7:29you have to buy a dongle for them
227. 7:31anyway. But if you are purchasing any
228. 7:32Windows laptop, check the ports, or
229. 7:34else you will have to buy a separate
230. 7:35dongle. By ports, I mean how many
231. 7:37Type-A ports are there. How many Type-C
232. 7:39ports are there? Is there a Type-C port
233. 7:40? Does it support Thunderbolt or not?
234. 7:42Because if it has Thunderbolt, it
235. 7:44provides speeds of up to 40 Gbps. You
236. 7:45can use it for file transfers and
237. 7:47charging. You can connect up to an 8K
238. 7:49display. Is there an RJ45 Ethernet port
239. 7:51or not? Also, check if it has a 3.5 mm
240. 7:53port and an SD card slot; these things
241. 7:55are important to look for. Along with
242. 7:57that, check the build quality, because
243. 7:58if you want to use it long-term, a
244. 8:00metal build will last much longer.
245. 8:01Check if it comes with military-grade
246. 8:03certification or not. Does the keyboard
247. 8:04come with backlighting? What is the
248. 8:06quality of the keyboard like? Is there
249. 8:08a fingerprint scanner or not? Because
250. 8:09with a fingerprint scanner, you can
251. 8:11lock and unlock it hassle-free. There
252. 8:13is also face unlock, but it isn't
253. 8:14always that reliable. And if you attend
254. 8:17online classes or teach, then checking
255. 8:19the webcam is very important. Check the
256. 8:22weight, because if you are buying a
257. 8:24laptop and travel a lot, and you get a
258. 8:26gaming laptop, the weight including the
259. 8:28charger can go up to 2.5 to 3 kg, which
260. 8:30can be a problem. If you don't travel
261. 8:32as much. And you want to do gaming or
262. 8:34editing, then you can consider a gaming
263. 8:36laptop. Last but not least, before
264. 8:38purchasing a laptop, check the exact
265. 8:40model number because you might have
266. 8:42seen one model in a video, but when you
267. 8:44go to buy it, there's a slightly
268. 8:45different model where the RAM, storage,
269. 8:47or GPU might be different. And if you
270. 8:50are purchasing online, as soon as the
271. 8:52product arrives—even if it's an
272. 8:53open-box delivery—make sure to record
273. 8:55a video because sometimes problems
274. 8:56arise. Check for scratches; if there is
275. 8:59even a small scratch, return that
276. 9:01laptop and get a new unit. This will
277. 9:02ensure you have fewer problems in the
278. 9:04future. These were some quick steps
279. 9:06that you can follow to purchase an
280. 9:07amazing laptop. If you want to know in
281. 9:09detail, I have uploaded a detailed
282. 9:11video on the channel. I have tagged
283. 9:12some great laptops according to your
284. 9:14budget with their best-buy links in the
285. 9:15product section below. You will find
286. 9:17many laptop videos on the channel. A
287. 9:19lot of content related to upcoming
288. 9:20sales is on the way. That is all for
289. 9:22today's video. I will see you in the
290. 9:23next video. Until then, Jai Hind.