Laptops are steadily becoming everyday necessities, with people getting more attached to the “virtual space” along with the real one. Because desktops don’t really allow folks to access the virtual space without detaching from the real one and vice versa, portability has become more of a premium nowadays.
Desktops, though, offer many key features that laptops – by nature of their portability – just do not have. That said, here are some laptop peripherals which add just a bit more functionality to your portable computer.
1. Laptop Parts to Increase Your
Laptop’s Uses
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2. Here are some laptop peripherals which add just a bit
more functionality to your portable computer.
3. RAM Modules
The first laptop part you’ll need to upgrade is
your RAM if you’re into heavy duty data
processing (i.e., video games). RAM dictates
how much applications your computer can run
at any given time, allowing the computer to
maintain its processing speed despite a certain
number of programs already running.
Most laptops come with 1 or 2 GB of RAM
already installed. You may want to increase that
to 3 GB or more. Also, if your laptop supports
it, go for DDR3 RAM modules rather than the
DDR2s. Not only do they move things along
faster, but they are also significantly cheaper.
4. External
Optical Drives Ultras, by necessity, lack optical drives to
minimize heat generated inside their thin
chassis. While some users may not even feel the
absence of this laptop component if all they’ll
use with their ultras are pre-installed
programs, most users prefer (and need) the
option of installing additional programs using
traditional disc installation methods.
Also, DVDs, Blu-rays, and music CDs will be
left gathering dust on the shelves unless there’s
a drive to play them with.
To remedy this, you may want to purchase an
external optical drive. This drive attaches itself
to your ultra via USB port. Once connected, it
will act just like any other optical drive.
5. Mouses
For the most part, keyboards work just as well
as those peripheral ones for desktops.Mouses,
however, are a different story altogether. Just
ask any laptop user; while touchpads serve
their purpose, they aren’t exactly as dynamic
and easy to use as traditional mouses.
To that end, a mouse peripheral may be in
order, for use whenever a user has the luxury.
And to still retain some semblance of
convenient portability, you may want to
consider going with a wireless one.
6. External
Hard Drives Finally, if there’s one thing that laptop users
start noticing early on, it’s that their laptops
just do not have enough space to store all the
files that they want. While cloud storage
services are a very viable option, you can’t
always get an internet connection.
An alternative solution would be to get an
external hard drive. Like external optical
drives, these HDs connect to laptops via USB
ports.
Get one to save yourself the hassle of having to
find an internet connection to access your
cloud files when there’s just none available.