Once upon a time it was simply a choice of leisure or work, but now there are so many modifications to the ‘laptop’, it’s a difficult choice when choosing which is right for you.

So let’s start with the basics. There is 3 types to choose from; Ultrabooks, Workstations and Chromebooks.

Ultrabooks are thinner, lighter, and meet certain standards of power and size established by the processor maker Intel to compete with Apple’s MacBook Air range. The result has been some extremely premium machines. Think of laptops under an inch thin with long battery life and crisp screens, like the Leveno Thinkpad S440. And lately, folks have been squeezing dedicated GPUs into the form factor, like the Acer Aspire S3.

Workstations are almost designed solely for work, hence the name. These usually chunky laptops have one thing in mind, productivity. They are generally equipped with professional-grade GPUs. Other characteristics of these productivity-hubs include a wider variety of ports and easier access to internals than most consumer-grade notebooks. Not to mention more legacy inputs, like trackpoint cursors, and hardware-level security options, like fingerprint scanners. An example includes the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon.

Chromebooks run on an all new operating system created by Google and called Chrome OS. As the name suggests, everything from writing documents to listening to music is done through Google’s browser Chrome. The result is a system that can run with super low-end hardware, which lends Chromebooks if you are on a budget. Of course, Chromebooks are best in areas with wireless Internet access, but Google has vastly boosted their offline functionality over the years. For more information on Chromebooks, give the GEEX team a call.

2 in 1 laptops are excellent if you find yourself jumping from device to device then you may be better with a hybrid laptop. These beauties come as tablets but as you develop with them and add accessories they become more like a laptop. The idea is to provide one device that successfully serve both use cases, rather than have homes and businesses overwhelmed with gadgets for every scenario. Try the Surface Pro 3.

For more information on which is the right product for you, give the GEEX team a call on 0121 285 0098.