An Insight Into Various Types Of Notebooks
There is a huge variety of notebooks available in the market and this
makes it crucial that you know about them before buying one.
Notebook or laptop is a small mobile PC used to perform similar tasks
done by PCs. A laptop has all the necessary parts of a general personal
computer, the monitor, keyboard, CPU, etc. but compact in a much
smaller space, done by using a lot of microchips. Since it can be used
while on the move; hence, it has got a rechargeable battery inside it.
Generally it has a thickness of 1.7 to 4 cm.
The first portable computer, Osborne 1 came in the market in the year
1981.With a small 5“ CRT screen. It was a massive device as compared
to the present day laptop. GRiD Compass 1100, was the first laptop
which used the clamshell design, produced in 1982. Just the following
year the Gavilan SC came in the market, which was the first notebook to
use the term laptop.
On the basis of purpose, laptops are generally being classified as follows:
Subnotebook laptops, which have been built keeping the portability,
factor in mind. Hence, they are not very big in size and have a maximum
of 13“ screen, with less features and ports and quite a long battery
life, even as long as 10 hours. They are made by using the latest
technology and advanced materials. They generally use the desktop
operating systems like Linux, Windows or Mac OSX.
An inferior and smaller version of the Subnotebook is the Netbook
laptop, which also keeps portability as the main building feature. They
generally have a screen size of 10“ or less. For saving power
consumption, some models use SSD drives instead of the normal HDDs.
Netbooks are generally used for performing basic office tasks and
surfing the net.
Table PCs are laptops having a touch screen interface, with or without
a keyboard. They are generally used for performing certain specific
functional tasks only.
Desktop replacement laptops keep performance as the major feature over
portability and have a screen of 17“, with many ports. They can be
called as a miniature form of PC, which can perform almost all the
functions of a PC. Generally the batteries of such laptops can supply
power for lesser amount of time, as their large sized screen consumes
huge amount of power.
Standard laptops are those laptops which keep a balance between the
performance and portability. They generally have a 13-15“ screen,
having a moderate battery life.
Apple, HP, Dell, Sony, Lenovo, Toshiba, Acer, Panasonic and Samsung are some of the renowned brands manufacturing laptops.
The basic hardware components of a laptop are similar to the desktop`s
counterpart, but are miniature variants of the one used in the later.
The areas where laptop scores above the normal desktop computers are;
they can be used as mobile devices; they can also be used during power
cut offs, as they are powered by chargeable battery. Moreover they
consume less energy than the usual desktop computers.
However, there are certain disadvantages of laptops too. The major
problem being: upgradability, due to the compact design of the laptop.
Again due to the compact design, they cannot be cleaned properly and it
leads to improper functioning due to accumulation of dust inside.
Researchers have shown heat generated from laptop decreases the sperm
count in male users.
Though laptops have a few disadvantages, but they are here to stay with
us. In a recent market survey the results revealed a rise in laptop
sales as compared to the number of PCs sold, in the recent year. Hence,
in this twenty first century , we can say we need mobility and laptops
are here to meet the bill.
About the author
Roberto Sedycias works as IT consultant for PoloMercantil
