Denis' Micro Blog

I think y'all know that feeling quite a bit.

You're standing in front of a giant shelf with a hundred variations of the same product. You can't decide and you're in awe of all the different options.

At first glance, this seems to be the case for a lot of different things, but I beg to differ. sometimes... well... I'm an IT guy... so I'm looking at that perspective only... 😅

Well, today I was looking at a new laptop. Of course, you have different requirements for your specific use case.

For me, this was...

• Battery life for about one work day.
• Not very heavy.
• About 13-15 inches in display size.
• A bit of CPU/general "power". 😉
• A decent keyboard/trackpad.
• Either Windows or a Linux variant as its operating system. I'm not a fan of Macbooks, sorry...
• All of that for > 1500 euros.

That's like over half a dozen criteria, besides factors, like looks and general user reviews.

There are plenty of good laptops around, but laptops that fit these criteria. Well... Maybe about a dozen. give or take a few...

That makes it a lot easier to decide on a final model, doesn't it?

This theme isn't only found with laptops when I think about it, I had this happen to me while trying to find a new keyboard, mouse, and monitor. And it wasn't me either. I know plenty of people who had this happen to themselves. Or haven't even found a fitting product to their specific criteria. That also happens.

So yeah... I feel like when we look at a certain type of product with its hundreds of variants, only a select few products are actually viable for your personal criteria. So don't be discouraged and struck by the choices. It may be easier than you think. 😁

See ya