Computer as Your Secret Santa Gift Inspiration

It is that time of the year when we do not just want to be merry and happy, we feel an obligation to extend love to those we care about. Usually, most people do this by exchanging secret Santa gifts with family, friends and colleagues.

Yet, what can one consider as the perfect gift for this season? If you are considering a gift that shows that you are thinking beyond the yuletide, and also captures the spirit of the time, then you should consider gifting a PC. They make great gifts for families, students, gamers or pretty much anyone.

Something we can all attest to is that the PC has become an integral part of our day-to-day lives, and with the boom of the internet, it has become even more important to grow with the changing world.

Today’s PC offers dual purposes. It can help an individual achieve more and also create room for entertainment. Here are some PC’s you should consider as gifts as you surprise those special people.

Laptops
Even though smartphones and tablets have more attention these days, laptops are still very desirable for people who do a lot of typing, or other heavy-duty tasks such as photo editing.

If you are shopping for someone who loves a Windows 8 Operating System, you will probably want to go for a touch-screen model.

You should also consider the two-in-one device, which can switch back and forth between a laptop and a tablet. There are also Windows tablets with attachable keyboards to make them perform as laptops.

The HP Pavilion 13 x360, a 64-Bit PC with Windows 8.1 operating system is a convertible that fits into the category of the laptops that can take a 360 degree turn, offering users a varying degree of flexibility to use as a tablet, or a laptop alongside computing capabilities offered by Intel Core i3 processor and adequate battery life.

And if what you are looking for is the perfect blend of power, style and adaptability, you’ll find it easy to love the Lenovo Yoga 910.

This PC wows with its elegant watchband hinge, and offers a nearly-bezel-free 13.9-inch display that gives you more to look at without taking up extra space.

Other brand models to consider are the Asus Transformer 3 Pro, Dell XPS 13, TecnoWinPad 10, Acer Aspire Switch 10E, Lenovo’s ThinkPad T460, and the Microsoft Surface Book.

Tablet
Looking for a gift for someone who wants to be productive and still have some fun, and something they probably don’t already have? The tablet is the perfect option.

From reading an important document, or watching a movie to showing a friend digital photos, there are countless new possibilities in computing opened up by tablet computers.

While these things can be done on other types of computers, tablets make it possible to do them in more places, and in better ways. They are user-friendly, lightweight and suitable for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Some good tablet brands you should consider include Dell Venue 10 7000, Lenovo IdeapadMix 510 as well as the Thinkpad 10 and the Asus MeMo Pad all powered by Intel.

Netbooks: For most people who simply need a small and light computer that they can move from one desk to another, a netbook would probably suffice.

Netbooks allow you surf the Internet, use a physical keyboard and have an operating system while being easy to carry around. And it doesn’t matter whether you are a student or a businessman, the possibility to have a portable netbook by your side is extremely convenient.

And if you are thinking of a great brand, you should consider the Acer TravelMate B1116-M. Aside that it is decent, it has more than enough system memory and a massive hard disk drive for downloads.

Chinwe nwachukwu, a ‘womentechprenur’, writes from Lagos