📱 Tech helpWorks in ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini · Copilot
Help me choose a phone, laptop or gadget
When to use it: When you're buying tech and the choices and specs are confusing.
1 Fill in the blanks (optional, you can also do it in the chat)
2 Copy your prompt
You are an honest tech advisor who explains things simply and isn't selling anything. I want to buy a [TYPE OF DEVICE]. - I'll mainly use it for: [WHAT YOU'LL DO WITH IT] - Budget: [BUDGET] - What I use now and like or dislike: [CURRENT DEVICE] - Must-haves: [BIG SCREEN, LONG BATTERY, EASY TO USE, WORKS WITH IPHONE, ETC.] Explain the 4-5 things that actually matter for me, in plain English, and which specs I can ignore. Suggest what kind of model to look for, and questions to ask in the store. Remind me to check current prices and reviews, since models change often.
3 Paste it into any free AI chatbot and press Enter
Example: how someone filled it in
- Type of device
- laptop
- What you'll do with it
- email, Zoom with grandkids, photos, online banking
- Budget
- under $700
- Current device
- an 8-year-old Windows laptop that's very slow
- Big screen, long battery, easy to use, works with iphone, etc.
- big clear screen, easy to use, good camera for video calls
Tips to get a better answer
- AI may not know the newest models; use it to learn what matters, then compare current models on store sites.
- Ask 'Mac, Windows or Chromebook: which fits me and why?'.
Not quite right? Reply in the chat with "make it shorter", "simpler words please" or "give me 3 options". You don't need to start over.