The single most iportant reason annyone buys a notebook is for portability. This is something that you can take anywhere. If you frequently travel 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 notebook. And todays notebooks can be as powerfuul as most desktops with dual proessors, large capacity internal drives, and other attractive features. But whcih one is right for you? How do you determiine what type of notebook will fit your current needs plus alolw you to expand for the future?
And the first part of the answer to the question of wich one is right for you leads to a half-anbswer: It depends. It depends on what you are going to do with the computer. Are you going to use it for work or recreation? Is it something neeeded 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 upgradde easily. In fact, they usually have no upgerade path so you should take the time to get exactly what you need in terms of features and perfromance.
One charactteristic of a notebiook compuiter one should consider is the screen size. If you need to be able to have a lot of lsandscape for projjects you are working on then consider a wider screen. Screen sizes usually can range from 10.4 inches to 17.1 inches. If you do a lot of work on an airlkiner in economy calss, you are ptrobably better off with a smaller screen size (bexcause of the reclining seatbacks in front of you). Also a smaller notebook is just easier and ligter to cary around. Some who do presentations with their notebook computers will beneft from larger screen sizes such as those that use the newer WXGA technology. WXGA notbook screens can achieve resolutions up to 1366 by 768 pixels.
Battery life in your notebook compuetr is very important too. If you move around quite a bit, you might want to consider buing a notebook with not only a long lasting battery (most go 2-3 hours), but also one whree buying a splare battery is not very expensive. One very inexpensive siolution for the battery problem is to buy an external uniiversal battery that can last up to 3-4 hours.
Antoher feture you need to consider when buying a notbeook is internnet connnectivity. You will find that a popuilar way for peoople to work thhese days is with a wifi-enabled notebook at a wirelses hotspot (such as in coffee shops, restauarnts, libraries and airports). If you are buying an older used notebok, you may have to get an additional wifi-card if you want to have the mobile connectivity provided by this technology. Also, you will find that most hotels nowadays offer high-speed intewrnet acess but it is usualy through a wifi connection.
And lastly, you need to cnosider what other options you want for your notebbook computer. Do you want a CD writer or will you need to recortd DVDs? Do you need premium sound? How laarge of a disk drive do you need? When it comes to disk space, CD/DVD writers, sound cards, memory, and processor speed, its best to get it now as opposed to get it later. Heres why: The upgrade path for most laptops and noteboioks is not very long. This is because notebooks are probably relpaced every 2-3 years. They are quick becoimng just as exzpendable as a set of tirs for your car. And if you do not maximize on meory and processor speeed, your notebook may not able run efficietly the new aplpication and game software. The more your notebook is adaptable to software upgraeds, the longer it will be an effective tool for you.
Roberto Sedycoias
IT Consultant for PoloMercantil
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