Laptops a guide to the buying

by Admin 12/1/2007 2:13:00 PM

Laptops a guide to the buying

Laptops are dropping in price so much, that their disadvantages are becoming minimal compared to other computers. With prices starting in the price range of £200 - £300 going up to a few thousand pound, it is obvious that there are differences but what are they?

For £299.97 you can buy the Lenovo 3000 N100 widescreen notebook from the ASDA website.

Key Features

Lenovo 3000 N100
Intel Celeron M processor 430 This is a lower specification processor and thus you could be waiting around
15.4-in widescreen XGA TFT (1280x800)VibrantView Display
512MB RAM The more memory you have there is ledd likelyhood of your machine running slow due to having to write and read from the hard drive.
80GB Hard drive The higher the GB number the more you can store onto the hard drive.
Bluetooth wireless technology
Intel GMA 950 Integrated Graphics These need to use some of the 512Mb memory given above, so not really the best choice for gaming.
Fingerprint reader
TY0FTUK
Microsoft Vista Business
DVD / CD-RW Drive
Weight: 2.8kg
Dimensions (WxDxH: 360.1 x 266.7 x 38.6mm

Hewlett Packard Pavilion HDX9120EA laptop can be got from PC World for £1699.99

Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 Processor High specification processor that is not likely to become bogged down under heavy workload.
4GB Memory Plenty of memory here to allow for multitasking to be carried out
320GB Hard Drive More than enough for most peoples needs at the present
20" Brightview Widescreen
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
HD DVD-ROM / DVD ReWriter Optical Drive So you want to have High Definition recording well so you can
Wifi Enabled This allows you to connect wirelessly to the internet or intranet
Centrino Technology
Built in TV Tuner Well why not be able to watch TV when the boss is not looking