Things to be considered when it comes to choosing the Right Attributes for your Laptop
The laptop has become a ubiquitous accessory in our modern life. The process of choosing a right laptop for you involves some serious research. You need to know what you want in a laptop and how much you are able to spend on a laptop. Based on this, you will have to assign your priorities and when it comes to choosing the right attributes for your laptop you will need to consider these aspects also:
- Processor (CPU) – it undertakes millions of operations per second and it is not necessary to own the fastest chip but the latest technology will make wonders happen for your laptop. The popular manufacturers are Intel and AMD.
- Memory (RAM) – the greater the amount of memory in your laptop, the greater will be the performance of your device. Most of the new laptops feature memory capacities from 2 GB to 16 GB.
- Screen – the most common screen size found in a laptop is 15.6 inches. It can vary from 13.3 inches to 20 inches.
- Keyboard and Touchpad – these are the key components which let you type and manoeuvre screen respectively. Its quality and ease of use is very important.
- Hard Disk Drive (HDD) – hard disk capacities range from 160 GB to about 2 TB and the most common hard disk capacities found in laptop are 250GB and 320 GB.
- Graphics Card (GPU) – there is two types of graphics cards and they are either integrated or dedicated. Integrated graphics cards are cheaper than dedicated graphics cards but there is substantial decrease in graphical power when compared to dedicated graphics cards.
- Optical Drive (ODD) – DVD drives are common in laptops with Blu-ray drives being the latest technology nowadays.
- Operating system (OS) – while the most preferred OS is Windows 7, it’s been given a run for its money by Apple’s own Mac OSX Leopard. Both are user-friendly, with support for multitasking, and let you finish your work quickly and easily.
- Other important aspects to watch out for include – battery life (about 7 – 8 hours. are ideal), weight/portability (it should be fairly portable device), connectivity options (Wireless LAN, Ethernet Ports, USB Ports, Bluetooth Option, Firewire Connectivity, HDMI Ports), Card Reader etc.
Laptops are also sorted according to different users such as students, business traveller, photographer/videographer, gamer, home user etc. Low price and high portability define laptops for student usage. Business travelers require laptops which are sturdy and tough, all the while having great security features and good battery life.
For a photographer/videographer, laptops should be capable of powerful processing, discrete graphics, large and super-fast hard disk capacity. The requirements of a gamer are far more advanced as they need top of the line laptops for their usage. Home user needs a laptop through which his basic computational needs can be addressed.
As laptop configurations change constantly, it is wise to invest carefully on a laptop that caters to your needs.
HP Special Edition Presents a Colorful Pavilion dv5 Laptop
The retail store Wal-Mart has begun selling a special edition HP Pavilion dv5 your notebook, described as “dream garden.” This model comes with a white body with a print of colorful flowers.
Wal-Mart offers this year aimed at the ladies in an exclusive offer of $ 598 or $ 638 with matching cover and a wireless mouse.
Specifications of the HP Pavilion dv5 Special edition:
* P540 II AMD Turion dual core 2.4 GHz
* Graphics card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 4GB of DDR3 RAM
* 500 GB hard drive with Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium preloaded.
* LED display 14.5-inch HD resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels
* Webcam
* DVD Recorder
* Card reader 5-in-1
* Gigabit Ethernet
* Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
* HDMI and VGA output for external monitor
* Three USB 2.0 ports
* 6-cell Battery
Dell Inspiron 15R Aluminum Terminations
Dell has launched a stylish new Dell Inspiron laptop called 15R, an edition that comes with a finish of high quality aluminum with a wave design laser engraving, a matching palm support and the inclusion of a 10-key keypad .
The Dell Inspiron 15R has an HD widescreen 15.6 inch WLED display with TrueLife technology and 1366 x 768 pixels.
The heart of the laptop is powered by an Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processor, up to 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM, up to 750GB hard drive, a graphics card or Intel HD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1 GB.
Within the team there is a DVD or Blu-ray player, 1.3 megapixel webcam, a card reader 7-in-1 Wi-Fi 802.11 g/n and in an optional Bluetooth and WiMAX. 6-cell battery delivers playtimes up to four and 9-cell, up to 8 hours of run time.
The price of this laptop has not been announced yet.
MSI Notebook CR500 Classic for Sale in Japan
MSI Japan has released a new Classic series notebook, the MSI CR500. The new notebook is powered by an Intel Celeron T3300 processor 2.0GHz, 1GB memory and 320GB hard drive.
The notebook MSI brings CR500 15.6-inch screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, a GeForce 8200M graphics accelerator G and comes preloaded with the operating system Windows 7 Home Premium.
The laptop is equipped with HDMI, D-Sub, DVD burner, 1.3 megapixel webcam, card reader, Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi.
It will be available in stores in Japan on August 21, 2010 with prices around $ 540.