How to choose a laptop – use Windows PC Scout

Thinking of buying a new laptop but confused by the amazing selection out there? Wish someone would just recommend the perfect laptop for you? Here`s just the tool you need – from Microsoft -  Windows PC scout

Once you get started, a screen pops up which takes you through a long and boring introduction about the whole process and what it will take you through.

You then have a choice depending on what level of user you are to go through more explanatory basics or go to the end, if you really are the confused lot, click “Start it”.

The wizard then asks you questions on how you intend to use your laptop etc. At each step, it offers an explanation of the component basics which you may choose to skip.

Finally it asks you to choose your screen size, which may be one of the most important user choices.

and finally it summarises what specification it recommends for your needs.

and based on the budget you choose and the above specification comes up with the top recommendations, which you can then compare.

Of course you could skip the wizard and use the sliders seen on the left in the above screen to choose your own specifications. If you`d rather do that straight away, just skip everything else and go Here.

All in all I`d say its a useful tool to get the topmost laptops recommended by Microsoft, it still doesn’t include the rest of the choices though.