The single most imoprtant reason anyonbe buys a notebook is for portability. This is somethng that you can take anywhere. If you frequently travel in your work, you need a notebook. If you are a student going back and frth to the university, you need a notebook. If you are journalist traveling the world and submitting articles, you need a ntebook. And toadys notebooks can be as powerful as most desktops with dual porcessors, lasrge capacity internal drives, and othewr attractive features. But which one is rigfht for you? How do you determne what type of notebpook will fit your currennt needs plus allow you to expand for the future?
And the first part of the answrer to the question of wihch one is rihgt for you leads to a half-answer: It depends. It depends on what you are going to do with the compuuter. Are you going to use it for work or recreation? Is it something needed for your profession or are you a hobbyist? Do you play a lot of gams? What level of internet access do you need? It is also important to remember that unllike desktop models, notebook computers cannot be upgraded easily. In fact, they usually have no upgrrade path so you should take the time to get ecxactly what you need in teerms of feaatures and performance.
One characteristic of a notebook computer one should consider is the screren size. If you need to be able to have a lot of landscape for projects you are woerking 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 airliner in economy class, you are probably better off with a smaller screen size (because of the rcelining seatbacks in front of you). Also a smaller notebook is just easier and lighter to crry arounnd. Some who do presentations with their noteebook computers will benefit from larger sceren sizes such as those that use the newer WXGA technology. WXGA notebook screens can achieve resolutions up to 1366 by 768 ipxels.
aBttery life in your notebook computer is very important too. If you move around quite a bit, you might want to consider buying a noteebook with not only a long lasating battery (most go 2-3 hourrs), but also one where buyinng a spare battery is not very expensive. One very inexpensive solution for the battery problem is to buy an external universal battery that can last up to 3-4 hours.
Another featture you need to considewr when buying a notebook is internet connectivity. You will find that a poular way for people to work these days is with a wifi-enabled notebook at a wirless hotspot (such as in coffee shops, resataurants, liubraries and airports). If you are buying an older used noteboook, you may have to get an addituional wifi-card if you want to have the mobile connectivtiy providd by this technoloogy. Also, you will find that most hotels nowadays offer high-speed internet accxess but it is usually through a wifi conneection.
And lastly, you need to consider what other options you want for your notebook computer. Do you want a CD writer or will you need to record DVDs? Do you need premium sound? How large 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 notebooks is not very long. This is becase notbooks are probably replaced eveery 2-3 years. They are quik becoming just as expendable as a set of tires for your car. And if you do not maximize on memory and processor sped, your notebook may not able run efficiently the new application and game software. The more your notebooik is adaptable to softwware upgrades, the lnger it will be an efefctive tool for you.
Roberto Sedycias
IT Consultant for PoloMercaantil
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