Selecting a laptop - The dell vostro 1520 is a thin and lightweight machine while still maintaining a sturdy build; this combined with the black glossy finish gives it a professional, sophisticated and business like look.

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Terms I considered when choosing my four laptops:

1. The ports. - I made sure that all four of the chosen laptops have more than two USB ports for devices such as a printer, mouse, external drive, USB's and Cameras.

I also made sure that it has a number of memory card slots and Video ports so that the laptop can be connected to a bigger/TV screen.

2. CD/DVD- I have ensured that all four laptops I have chosen have a CD/DVD drive, not just this but I have made sure it is a DVD writer drive as well so that CD's and DVD's can be copied and burned.

3. The hard drive - I have made sure that all the chosen laptops have a large hard rive and the speed of the hard rive is fast so that the laptop runs smoothly and quickly.

4. The memory - I have ensured that all our of the laptops have a minimum of 2GB of memory.

5. The processor - I have made sure that all the chosen laptops have a fast speed processor and that they do not perform less