We have a lot of laptop reviews here at PC Perspective. As you’d expect, we generally use the same benchmarks and use the same principles whenever reviewing a laptop.

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Laptop Reviews Here at PC Perspective laptop’s aesthetics, and it’s also where we comment
on a laptop’s perceived durability. We look at details
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top battery , Dell inspiron 1525 , Hp 4310s batteries and overall material quality. An ideal laptop design
is attractive to the eye, pleasurable to touch, and
feels sturdy in normal use.
We have a lot of laptop reviews here at PC Perspec-
tive. As you’d expect, we generally use the same While opinion plays a part here, it doesn’t rule enti-
benchmarks and use the same principles whenever rely. There are specific qualities that we don’t want
reviewing a laptop. to see. These include chassis flex, groans or creaks
from the chassis, display wobble (defined as a dis-
Yet we’ve never before put all of this down in wri- play that moves forward and back while the laptop
ting so that our readers could understand exactly is in use due to a poor display hinge design), and
what we’re doing. Since this is a new year with new large gaps between body panels.
laptops to review, now is a good time introduce new
benchmarks and get rid of old ones – which also It’s important to note that we comment on “per-
makes this a good time to share information with ceived” durability. Robust build quality is a good
our readers. sign, but it doesn’t guarantee long-term reliability.
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That topic is beyond the scope of any individual
Design review.
Because we comment on the general layout of a
product in this section, connectivity is discussed
in this section as well. Usually this requires little
more than a listing of ports, but some laptops do
have unusual methods of covering ports, or will
have ports placed in poor locations. If we encounter
such issues, they’re noted.
User Interface
The first page of any laptop review here at PC Pers- Here we talk about the keyboard, touchpad and
pective is dominated by some very subjective cri- any other methods of input provided to the user.
teria. Although perhaps a bit less subjective than design,
there’s still a lot of room for user preference here.
Design comes first, and is also the most subjective.
It refers to a laptop’s build quality, general layout We prefer keyboards that offer good key travel and
and attractiveness. This is where we comment on a large keys with a conventional layout. Many laptops
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built today have to sacrifice travel to allow for a Some specific areas we pay attention to are black
thinner laptop profile, and we note that when it’s a levels, vertical viewing angles and backlight
problem. We also note any unusual changes to the brightness. We believe these are the areas that lap-
keyboard layout, such as undersized or oversized top displays most often fall short, and they’re also
keys. If backlighting is provided, we prefer solutions important contributors to the display as a whole.
that offer even lighting while also minimizing the As such, we are sure to give them attention and
amount of light that escapes from around the keys. highlight any unsatisfactory results.
Manual control of the backlight via function keys
is a plus, as well. Audio quality is extremely subjective. Still, we are
most concerned with distortion (noise that occurs
when a speaker is attempting to produce sounds
outside of its range) and volume. Laptop speakers
that cause distortion can quickly become a problem
when trying to enjoy music, though they might
sound fine when watching a YouTube video. Volume
is important because it’s difficult to produce a lot
of sound from small speakers, so a laptop that can
easily fill a living room with sound is exceptional.
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Bigger is better with touchpads unless the size causes
problems with unintended cursor movement. We
like to see a premium touchpad surface that is dis-
tinguished from the rest of the laptop’s interior ei-
ther by texture or by an obvious border. We prefer
touchpads that provide two individual buttons, but
other solutions can work well so long as they don’t
have dead-zone issues or require excessive force
to activate.
Display And Audio Quality
We test display quality by examining the laptop
using the Lagom LCD test images. After that, we
watch high-resolution YouTube videos and play a
few games (usually our benchmark titles) on the
laptop. This helps us form an overall judgement.
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