There are different types of laptops available in the market ranging from few thousands to many lakhs.. So we should ensure that the laptop which we are selecting should serve the purpose. If you are mainly using laptops for watching videos, creating spreadsheets, and sending emails, you may not required high end machines which are designed for creative professionals. We can broadly classify the laptops into 4 categories, which are business laptops (primarily used by professionals to complete demanding tasks as smoothly as possible), gaming laptops (primarily used to play games), student laptops (primarily used for studies) and General purpose laptops (primarily used for checking emails, surfing through the net and so on)