| Most people love a good bargain and there’s | | | | 3) Store your laptop safely |
| always a deal to be had on electrical items such as | | | | Cheap laptops and more expensive ones both need |
| cheap laptops. Simply by shopping around, looking for | | | | to be stored correctly. Don’t leave your laptop |
| special offers and asking the right questions you can | | | | on the floor, even for a minute. Warm laptops can be |
| get hold of cheap laptops at an even further | | | | very enticing to pets such as cats to make a bed on |
| discounted rate. | | | | and all the bright buttons can allure children to your |
| Cheap laptops need just as much thought and | | | | laptop with sticky fingers and spilled drinks. Obviously |
| consideration when it comes to use, maintenance and | | | | leaving laptops on the floor can result in them being |
| storage as the most expensive laptops on the | | | | stood on and completely broken in one step. Make |
| market. After all, it’s not really a bargain if two | | | | sure your laptop stays safe and store it on a desk |
| weeks after your purchase you drop the laptop and | | | | (not the kitchen table) or keep it safe in a sturdy |
| smash it! Below are four top tips for looking after | | | | laptop bag. |
| cheap laptops (and indeed laptops of all prices!) | | | | 4) Travelling tips |
| 1) Let your laptop breathe | | | | If you travel with a laptop then invest in a proper |
| Don’t be tempted to use your laptop when | | | | laptop bag. No matter how little you pay for cheap |
| it’s still inside your laptop bag, even if you’re | | | | laptops, if they’re not carried in a bag designed |
| on the move and in a rush! Using a laptop in its bag | | | | for laptops they are much less likely to survive being |
| (or even resting a laptop on a cushion on your | | | | dropped. When travelling on flights, keep your laptop |
| knees) can cause heat to build up through poor air | | | | with you at all times as checking it in can mean it |
| circulation. If you often use your laptop on the go | | | | gets battered about with the rest of the luggage, or |
| then try to rest it on the table on trains or you could | | | | stolen or lost, which if you use your laptop for |
| create a small platform to sit in your laptop box to | | | | business purposes can be devastating. All laptops |
| help aid air circulation. | | | | have varying functions and facilities, whether |
| 2) Keep your laptop warm | | | | they’re cheap laptops or more pricy ones, so |
| Just like people, cheap laptops can feel the cold and | | | | make sure you are familiar with how your laptop |
| chilly weather conditions and this can be potentially | | | | works before you take it on a long trip with you. |
| dangerous to your laptop. Don’t be tempted to | | | | Getting to a foreign country and not knowing how to |
| leave your laptop in your car boot over night in | | | | turn the wireless function on or how to access your |
| winter (or any time of year as it’ll be much more | | | | emails could be a disaster. |
| secure inside) as cold conditions can actually freeze | | | | Always keep your eyes peeling for bargains when |
| your laptop. You should also keep your laptop free | | | | investing in cheap laptops but once you have yours, |
| from damp conditions so be especially careful in | | | | don’t forget to treat it with the same respect |
| rooms where condensation can build up in cool | | | | as if it was twice the price! |
| weather. | | | | |