What Is A Laptop Computer?
Laptop computers are computers that are designed with portability in mind. In other words, they are designed to be easy to take with you when you are travelling somewhere. This naturally means that laptops are relatively small and as a result are light enough to comfortably sit on the user's lap.
Due to their portability, laptops are common devices for people to use when on a train or aeroplane. This is made possible because laptop computers have a rechargeable battery thus allowing them to be used without any mains electricity. Naturally though they can also be run via mains electricity.
The 1970s and 80s seen numerous attempts by various companies to bring out laptops as a real, desirable product to the mainstream public. However they only started to become popular in the 1990s.
Unlike desktop computers, laptops have a display device ('monitor'), keyboard, touch-sensitive pointing device (a 'mouse') and speakers all built into one unit. A typical laptop has a 17" screen, however it's easy to find providers who sell them with larger and smaller screens.
All laptops use a flip form and this allows them to be closed when not in use. This protects the screen, along with the keyboard and touch-sensitive pointing device. Another advantage of the flip form is that this enables the system to become very compact, thus making it ideal for transporting it (in a suitable carrying case).
Laptop computers offer a variety of advantages over desktops, including:
• Higher productivity
• Smaller size
• Lower power consumption
• They are 'all in one' – this is in contrast to desktop systems whereby the case, monitor, keyboard and mouse are all separate
These advantages have meant that laptops are now more popular than desktops. For example, in the final quarter of 2008 there were 38.6 million laptop units sold, which was roughly 125,000 units higher than desktop systems sold.
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Due to their portability, laptops are common devices for people to use when on a train or aeroplane. This is made possible because laptop computers have a rechargeable battery thus allowing them to be used without any mains electricity. Naturally though they can also be run via mains electricity.
The 1970s and 80s seen numerous attempts by various companies to bring out laptops as a real, desirable product to the mainstream public. However they only started to become popular in the 1990s.
Unlike desktop computers, laptops have a display device ('monitor'), keyboard, touch-sensitive pointing device (a 'mouse') and speakers all built into one unit. A typical laptop has a 17" screen, however it's easy to find providers who sell them with larger and smaller screens.
All laptops use a flip form and this allows them to be closed when not in use. This protects the screen, along with the keyboard and touch-sensitive pointing device. Another advantage of the flip form is that this enables the system to become very compact, thus making it ideal for transporting it (in a suitable carrying case).
Laptop computers offer a variety of advantages over desktops, including:
• Higher productivity
• Smaller size
• Lower power consumption
• They are 'all in one' – this is in contrast to desktop systems whereby the case, monitor, keyboard and mouse are all separate
These advantages have meant that laptops are now more popular than desktops. For example, in the final quarter of 2008 there were 38.6 million laptop units sold, which was roughly 125,000 units higher than desktop systems sold.
I am a writer for Computer Lover which has articles on topics such as Best Laptops Under 500 Dollars, PCI and PCIe Graphics Cards, Computer Motherboards and much more.
