1 What will you mainly use it for?
Pick the closest — if you do a few things, choose the most demanding one.
Everyday use at home Browsing, email, YouTube, online banking, documents
Schoolwork & study Assignments, research, online classes, note-taking
Business & office work Documents, spreadsheets, meetings, working all day
Programming & software Writing code, running developer tools
Design, photo & video Photoshop, video editing, graphics, content creation
Gaming Playing modern games smoothly
Engineering, 3D & AI CAD, simulations, 3D rendering, running AI tools
A bit of everything I'm not entirely sure — a good all-rounder
2 How heavy are the programs you'll run?
Not sure? Most people are “Light” or “Medium”.
Light Web, email, Word, YouTube
Medium Many tabs, big files, light photo/design
Heavy Video, 3D, gaming or pro software