Notebook PC
Technical inventions level the fundamental structure of our modern world. We seem to be unable to do anything without technology. One of the inventions many of us cannot do without is the PC.
So far laptops and notebooks are the newest achievements in the field of computers, and they are undeniably conquering more users every day. When talking about laptops, which are also referred to as notebook computers, we actually mean small PCs for mobile use.
The typical components of desktop computers are all to be found in laptops. Thus, laptops have a display screen, a built in keyboard, a pointing device replacing the mouse and a battery power source.
The advantage of laptops is that they make one single unit that comprises all the other items, allowing for easy maneuvers and lots of mobility. The batteries are the main distinction and individual feature specific to laptops, but the recharging mode is carried out through an AC/DC adapter that allows extensive functionality.
The very name of notebooks comes from the thin shape and small size of these computers. Laptops thickness seldom goes higher than 1.5 inches and their overall size specifics range from 10×8 inches (13 inch display) to 15×11 inches (17 inch display) or up. Furthermore, laptops are built light, weighing no more than twelve 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 took shape as a project under the name of Dynabook.
The first laptops were available on the market only in 1981. The Osborne 1 and then, in the same year, the Epson HX-20 were the first portable computers available for public use. Since then laptops have gained a good deal in terms of proficiency.
Unfortunately, there are downsides to the use of laptops too. 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 the flexible use they are suitable for. Moreover, laptops allow work continuation in case of accidental power outages.
Laptops are also more economical and do not produce as much heat as desktop computers do. The disadvantages of laptops come from the standardization and compatibility issues. Despite 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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