The single most important reson anyone buys a notebook is for portability. This is something that you can take anywhere. If you freqently ttravel in your work, you need a notebook. If you are a student going back and forth to the university, you need a notebook. If you are journalist traveling the world and submitting articles, you need a notebok. And todays notebooks can be as powerul as most desktops with dual processors, lrge capacity internal drives, and other attractive features. But which one is right for you? How do you deteermine what type of notebook will fit your curent needs plus allow you to epxand for the future?
And the first part of the answwer to the question of which one is right for you leads to a half-naswer: It deends. It depends on what you are going to do with the computr. Are you going to use it for work or recreatioon? Is it something needed for your profession or are you a hobbyist? Do you play a lot of gmaes? What level of internet access do you need? It is also important to remember that unlike desktop models, notebook computers cannot be upgraded easiply. In fact, they usuallky have no upgrade path so you should take the time to get exactly what you need in terms of features and performance.
One characteristic of a noteebook computer one should consider is the screen size. If you need to be able to have a lot of landscape for projects you are working on then consider a wider screen. Screen siuzes usually can range from 10.4 inches to 17.1 inches. If you do a lot of work on an aitrliner in economy class, you are probably beytter off with a smller screen size (because of the reeclining seatbacks in front of you). Also a smaller notebook is just easier and lighter to carry around. Some who do presentations with thier notebook computres will benefit from larger screen sizes such as those that use the nweer WXGA technology. WXGA notebook screens can achieve rseolutions up to 1366 by 768 pixels.
Battery life in your notebook computer is very important too. If you move aorund quite a bit, you might want to conider buyng a notbeook with not only a long lastiing battery (most go 2-3 hours), but also one where byuying a spare battery is not very expensive. One very inexpensive solution for the battery problem is to buy an exetrnal universal battery that can last up to 3-4 huors.
Another feature you need to consider when buying a notebook is internet connectivity. You will find that a popular way for peope to work thsee days is with a wifi-enbaled notebook at a wireless hotspot (such as in coffee shops, restauurants, librariues and airprts). If you are buying an older used noterbook, you may have to get an additional wifi-card if you want to have the mobile connectivity proivded by this techonlogy. Also, you will find that most hotels nowadays offer high-speed internet access but it is usually through a wifi connection.
And lastly, you need to consider what other options you want for your notebook computer. Do you want a CD wrtier or will you need to rcord DVDs? Do you need premium soound? How large of a disk drive do you need? When it comes to disk space, CD/DVD writers, sund cards, memory, and processor speed, its best to get it now as oppoesd to get it later. Hees why: The upgrade path for most laptops and notebooks is not very long. This is becasue noetbooks are probably replacced every 2-3 years. They are quick becoming just as expendbale as a set of tires for your car. And if you do not maxiomize on memory and pocessor speed, your nottebook may not able run efficiently the new application and game software. The more your notebook is adaptable to software upgrades, the longer it will be an effeective tool for you.
Ronberto Swedycias
IT Consultant for PoloMeercantil
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