The document discusses criteria and weightings for evaluating laptops. It breaks the evaluation down into several factors: usability, functionality, hardware, screen/display features, security facilities, connectivity, and total cost of ownership. For each factor, it lists relevant criteria and assigns weights from 3 to 8 based on importance and how criteria scores would depend on user needs and applications. The overall aim is to develop a weighted scoring model to evaluate laptops.

1. Submitted by: Md. Mahbub Alam
Student ID: 000788896
Submitted to:
Richard Johnson
Greenwich Coordinator

2. Factors Criteria Weight Justification
Usability
Performance 8
Usability criteria are useful for a laptop. It’s depend on how type application run on this laptop. On this portion criteria have
some score which depends on user need.
Operability 7
Text format 6
Touch target 8
Battery life 7
Operating system 4
Portability 6
Functionality
Built-in email 8
Functionality are the work ability of a laptop. It’s depends on laptop performance. Here are some criteria score which are
depends on application.
Camera 8
Media player 7
Organizer 7
Browser 8
Net Accessibility 8
Multimedia features 6
Hardware
Dimension 6
Hardware is responsible to do all work so have to be good for work. Criteria score depends on which application run on a
laptop and how much hardware configuration need to run those type of application.
Weight 5
Processor 8
Processor speed 7
Internal storage 8
Removable storage 3
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3. Factors Criteria Weight Justification
Screen/Display Features
Screen size 5
Screen or display option depends on user need and weight are depends on screen dimension and colour
contrast.
Pixel destiny 8
Display technology 6
Additional display 3
Scratch resistant glass 3
Security Facility
OS Password 5
Operating system and BIOS have to secure for unethical use of laptop. Some laptop has extra facility to
secure laptop by Face scanner and finger print scanner. Those are main use for future security like if user
forgot password of user unable recover password.
BIOS Password 3
Face Scanner 4
Finger Print Scanner 8
Connectivity
Wireless connection 8
Laptop have to be portable for use. That’s why those weigh are assign on those criteria.
Wired connection 5
Charging connection 5
Headphone connector 5
Total Cost of Ownership
Purchase cost 8
Total cost of ownership is a most critical part. To assign weight have to meat owner requirements. That’s
why here weight’s are like this.
Integration cost 7
Maintenance and Service Cost 5
Software upgrade cost 5
Connectivity Cost 5
Insurance cost 4
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Weighted Scoring Model

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Total Cost of Ownership