We are leaving in interesting time where new technology brings a lot of product on the market and certainly more advanced computers. Technology helps us in many different ways to make our life’s more manageable, using laptop or desktop computers to manage personal life as well as work related tasks. So far laptops and notebooks are the latest achievements in the field of computers, and they are undeniably conquering more users every day. When talking about laptops, which are also called notebook computers, we actually imply small PCs for mobile use.

We can virtually retrieve all the basic components in laptops from desktops. Thus, laptops include the display, the keyboard, a pointing device a touchpad or pointing stick, and the battery. The difference lies in the fact that all these components are to be found into one single unit that is also portable. The rechargeable batteries of laptops get their power from an AC/DC adapter and their capacity enables them to be functional for several hours.

The thin shape of the devices definitely led to their being called notebook computers. Laptops thickness seldom goes higher than 1.5 inches and their dimensions range from 10x8 inches (13 inch display) to 15x11 inches (17 inch display) or up. Furthermore, laptops are built light, weighing between 3 and 12 pounds. The design of most laptops as the flip form factor, is meant to protect the screen of the computer when it is closed.

Personal computers were produced for the first time at the beginning of the 1970s and not long after that the laptops invention germs were there. The person who imagined the transformation was Alan Kay of Xerox PARC. In 1972 he put his idea on paper under the name of Dynabook. The first laptops were available on the market only in 1981. The Epson HX-20 and Osborne 1 models were the first portable computers commercially available. Since then laptops have gained a lot in terms of proficiency.

Unfortunately, besides the obvious advantages of laptops, there are also some disadvantages. First we need to see the good parts to be able to investigate the flaws. The main and most important advantage of laptops is evidently their portability. Moreover, laptops have the ability to work on battery power in the event of a power outage. Furthermore, laptops use less electricity and generate a lower amount of heat as compared to desktops. The disadvantages of laptops come from the standardization and compatibility issues. In spite of some international standards for the making of the elements for the peripherals and add-in PC cards in desktop computers, the internal components are a lot more difficult to standardize according to a unique international code.

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