Hey, can we have a talk?
It’s time to have a laptop intervention because your laptop is too slow.
It’s more than half a decade old and you’re always complaining to me about all the problems
you’re having with it.
Since you’re about to head off to school, here’s 8 reasons why it’s time to upgrade
your laptop before you go.
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You’re always whining to me that opening your laptop and starting up Word, Outlook
or a browser is just “too slow.”
That’s not a surprise with an old laptop running old hardware, like a hard drive.
Most new laptops have much faster processors, more memory, and run off solid state drives.
So with a new laptop, launching Office will go from many, many seconds to just a blink
of an eye.
Retro clothing is cool, a retro laptop is not.
So let’s be honest, the retro thick plastic laptop look you’re rocking isn’t impressing
anyone.
Modern laptops are sexy, thin, and look and feel beautiful compared to that old clunker
of yours.
So rather than wait for retro laptops to make a comeback, believe me, you’ll look much
cooler with a new one.
You know how when you’re in a Zoom call and your webcam looks terrible, you can’t
run a virtual video background, and people complain they can’t hear you because of
crappy microphone?
Yeah, that’s your old run-down laptop to blame.
By buying a modern laptop, you can finally have a cool virtual background, a much better
full HD webcam, and active noise cancellation for Zoom calls.
Unlike your old busted up laptop, wireless standards have continued to evolve and improve.
Today, a Wi-Fi 6 connection offers faster downloads and better connections in congested
areas.
Even better is Wi-Fi 6E which operates on an entirely different wireless frequency for
uncontested wireless.
To take advantage of newer Wi-Fi, you’ll need a new laptop.
Remember that time you called me in a panic because you left your charger at a coffee
shop and couldn’t charge it?
With a modern laptop charged over USB-C, losing the charger isn’t as big a deal, because
you can buy a USB-C charger almost anywhere and in a pinch.
Even better, if that USB-C port is a Thunderbolt 4 certified port that means you can charge
through it, connect a super-fast Thunderbolt drive, your monitor, keyboard, mouse and more
-- all through a single cable.
You’re not going away to school for gaming, but occasionally playing games would be nice.
And let me tell you, your ancient laptop isn’t going to cut it.
A newer laptop can give you a far more satisfying gaming experience with all the bells and whistles
enabled and rock-solid frame rates.
Everyone today is a content creator but you’re not creating any content with your old clunky
laptop.
Upgrading to a thin and powerful gaming or content creator laptop with a powerful CPU
and GPU gives you the tools to finally become the game streamer, video editor or photo editor
that you’ve always been pining to become.
You should view computer security today as living in a world where zombies are constantly
trying to break into your home.
And yes, an old laptop with an old OS is like relying on a home with a broken front door
and windows to keep them out.
A new laptop running the latest, most secure hardware and operating system gives you the
best chance of keeping those security zombies out.
So now that we’ve gone over 8 reasons, let’s check in.
Have I convinced you to finally let that old, slow and worn-out laptop go?
Because it really is finally time to do that laptop upgrade you deserve.
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And thanks to Intel for sponsoring this video, be sure to look for the Intel Evo badge when
you’re buying your new modern laptop.
Head over to intel.co.uk/evo to find out more about how Intel Evo laptops provide you that
premium laptop experience with the features you need to get it all done without compromise.