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5. Handy Checklist For Buying A New Computer or Laptop (Don't Enter That Computer Store Without It!) Here's a checklist of quick facts to consider before you buy your next computer. An educated buyer will always get the BEST DEAL. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
6. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 1. What Type of Processor? THIS IS THE BRAND AND TYPE of processor included in your system, such as Intel 2nd. Generation i3, i5 and i7 Processors and AMD Phenom… this is the heart of your computer; Also called the CPU (Central Processing Unit) – it runs your computer. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
7. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 1. What Type of Processor? Check your processor’s speed: Measured in Megahertz (MHz) or Gigahertz. It determines how fast the computer will perform. ** higher the processor speed faster the CPU will perform ** http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
8. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 1. What Type of Processor? Check your processor’s cache: The amount of Cache in your computer will allow you to work and process Bigger and more Complex files without crashing your system. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
9. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 2. How Much RAM? Random Access Memory is temporary memory your computer uses to run applications and data on your operating system. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
10. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 2. How Much RAM? *32-bit Operating Systems ONLY recognizes up to 3GB of RAM, while you need 64-bit systems to take full advantage of 4GB of RAM http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
11. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 3. Hard Drive Speed & Capacity Hard Drive - Computer's primary storage area. Hard drives space can be 100GB - 500GB – 2TB Check rotational speed – How fast the disk spins will Determine performance level. 7,200rpm > 5,400rpm http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
12. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 3. Hard Drive Speed & Capacity Today’s HDDs operate on high-speed serial interfaces – SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Architecture) hard drive. SATA transmits data in a serially (in a single stream) as opposed to PATA or Parallel ATA which is referred to as an IDE hard drive. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
13. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 4. Graphics Card Handles all your computer graphics, visuals and videos Decide what your using the Computer for: http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
14. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 4. Graphics Card New video cards use AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) This dedicated connection comes in different speeds - 2X 4X and 8X. To play video games and run complex multi-media Applications you will need a high speed AGP 8X Video card with at least 128MB or more of dedicated memory. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
15. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 4. Graphics Card Most gamers prefer high-end Graphics Cards from NVIDIA or ATI. To achieve maximum performance two or more graphics cards can be connected in a SLI configuration. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
16. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 5. Dedicated Video Memory Separate from your main system memory. The main memory is shared or integrated to help supplement your system‘s memory when it's needed. In other systems it is completely dedicated memory. Others use a hybrid of both technologies. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
17. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 6. Video Memory Shows how much total video memory is available to the video chipset/card - both dedicated and shared. 7. Shared Video Memory The portion of your system's memory that's shared to the graphics chipset to perform tasks like 3D gaming. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
18. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 8. Pre-loaded Operating System What kind of OS (Operating System) is pre-installed on the computer. Usually this will be Windows 7 or Windows Vista. There are different versions such as: http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
19. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 9. Intel Centrino A platform promoted by Intel which covers mainboard chipset, mobile CPU and wireless network interface in laptop designs. Intel's Core Duo processor offers dual-core performance while keeping the power consumption low. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
20. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 10. Intel Centrino 2 Fifth-generation Centrino Platform (codename Montevina) which supports Penryn Core 2 Duo processors. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
21. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 11. Optical Drives Removable drives that write and read data using lasers. Common ones: CD ROM, DVD ROM, Blu-ray ROM drives. Speed of optical drives are measured in "150kb/sec” units. Factors of"x“ are used such as 4X, 8X... http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
22. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 12. 3D Gaming Just like the TV manufacturers, many computer companies are trying to bring the 3D experience to the home. Technology like NVIDIA’s 3D Vision turns your PC or Laptop turns into a full-on 3D entertainment center. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
23. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 13. Screen Size & Type Display size and type on your laptop or computer. Most screens are now LCD but not all. Resolution of the display: 1600×1200 UXGA, 1400×1050 SXGA+, wide screens like 1280×768 WXGA, 1680×1050 WSXGA+ and 1920×1200 WUXGA. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
24. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 14. Native Screen Resolution Refers to fixed pixel displays such as LCD, DLP and Plasma TVs. Native resolution is the fixed pixel display resolution, such as 1920 x 1080 (interlaced or progressive scan) for HD or High Definition TV. 1 0 8 0 1920 http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
25. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 15. TFT Active Matrix Display TFT stands for thin-film transistors and many high-end notebook computers use (TFT) active matrix liquid crystal displays. Most notebooks have LCD (liquid crystal display) or LED (light-emitting diodes) screens – these are different from your desktop CRT (cathode-ray tube) monitor. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
26. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 16. Sound Card Also known as an audio card is an independent expansion that controls Input/output of audio signals. Important component for multimedia applications such as video gaming, music composition... http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
27. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 17. TV Tuner Lets your computer tune TV or HDTV signals so that you can watch live television thru your PC. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
28. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 18. FireWire (IEEE 1394) Firewire is a high speed port for large and fast transfer of data - used with hard drives, video cameras and scanners. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
29. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 19. Ethernet Port This lets you connect your computer to a wired Ethernet network. (Group of computers working together.) http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
30. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 20. Integrated Bluetooth Bluetooth is a standard wireless networking system which lets you connect wirelessly to your computer's peripherals such as mouse, keyboards, headsets, printers... http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
31. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 21. Integrated Wi-Fi Integrated Wi-Fi provides wireless network access. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
32. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 22. HDCP Compliant HDCP compliance assures the digital outputs on the computer are secure and the HDCP copy protection system is supported. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
33. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 23. Audio Output Audio output whether mono, stereo or surround And showing how many channels can be output http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
34. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 24. Digital Output A digital output allows for multi-channel digital audio output. 25. Digital Input Digital inputs lets multi-channel digital audio outputs to be streamed. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
35. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 26. Integrated Microphone An integrated microphone lets you record audio into your computer. 27. Microphone Input A connection for a standard Stereo microphone. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
36. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 28. Speaker Wattage Total wattage output of the speakers, sometimes listed as peak power or total power. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
37. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 29. Card Reader This is used for reading memory cards. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
38. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 30. Component Output This enables analog HD signals to be shown by your PC on a compatible display. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
39. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 31. Composite Output This shows whether or not your system supports composite video connections. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
40. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 32. S-Video Output This supports S-video connections http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
41. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 33. DVI Output Provides a connector for DVI panels. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
42. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 34. HDMI Whether or not your system supports HDMI connectivity - important for High Definition playback/visuals. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
43. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 35. E-SATA Is a high speed data port mainly used for connecting E-SATA hard drives. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
44. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 36. Keyboard Input device for your computer - if you're buying a laptop, check to see if it‘s a full size standard keyboard. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
45. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 37. Touchpad An input device commonly found on notebook computers. Along with other input devices such as the Track Stick, Keyboards, and mouse. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
46. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 38. Modem A device which allows you to transmit data over phone lines. A fax modem lets you transmit to another fax modem or fax machine. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
47. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 39. Remote Some computers now have remote controls... handy if you use your computer for watching TV or DVDs. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
48. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 40. Mouse An input device which uses hand movements and a Corresponding screen cursor. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
49. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 41. USB 3.0 Check your system's USB ports which are used for connecting USB (USB 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0) devices. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
50. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 42. VGA Output A connector for VGA (Video Graphics Array) panels http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
51. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 43. WebCam A webcam is a simple camera that records or transmits images to your computer. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
52. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 44. Available Hard Drive Bays An open slot inside your system where you can install extra components such as optical or hard drives. Often referred to as an expansion bay. Come in two sizes - floppy drive (3.5 inches) and CD drive 5.25 inches - can handle any device of the same size. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
53. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 45. Available Optical Bays For installing Optical Drives like the DVD drive. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
54. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 46. Power Supply Shows the wattage of your installed power supply. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
55. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 47. Available Memory Slots Tells you how many Memory Slots you have in your system. Usually you can upgrade your RAM if there are slots available. Memory Slots http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
56. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 48. Available PCI Slots These are available expansion slots for special cards such as video or network cards... to increase the performance or capabilities of your PC. PCI Slots http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
57. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 49. AGP Slots AGP Slots These are used to install AGP expansion Cards. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
58. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 50. PCI Express Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, aka PCI-E is a computer expansion card interface format. Unlike the other PC expansion interfaces, PCI Express uses point-to-point serial links/lanes instead of a bus. There are different versions – such as x16, x1, x4 and x8. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
59. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 51. Available PCI-E Slots PCI-E Slots Available Slots to install PCI-E expansion Cards. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
60. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 52. What is SLI? "Scalable Link Interface". NVIDIA SLI technology lets you use a couple of graphics cards together with PCI Express X16. SLI will speed up graphics on a single monitor by deploying two graphics cards. An alternative system would be ATI‘s CrossFire which is a SLI-like configuration using 'Master' and 'Slave' cards to combine two Radeon GPUs for improved and faster graphics. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
61. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 53. Battery Life The Lithium ion battery is found in most notebook Computers. They have a longer battery life than regular batteries. Laptop batteries can be 4-cell, 6-cell, 9-cell... IF long battery life is important to you - get the highest numbered cell battery. Also, it might be wise to purchase a second battery if you do a lot of traveling or 'in-the-field' work. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
62. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 54. Removable Storage Lets you read/write data to and from a removable storage. Flash Drives, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, Floppy disks. Handy for backups, troubleshooting or quick file transfers. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
63. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 55. Tower Size Check to see the dimensions Of your PC Tower system. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
64. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 56. Pre-loaded Software Check to see what software is pre-loaded on the computer system. This software will use up the system‘s resources... you can always remove these programs. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
65. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 57. System Bus The System Bus is measured in MHz (megahertz) and is the path which connects all the computer components to the processor. Higher the bus speed, faster the system will process. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
66. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 58. French/English Software Compatible with both English and French. Some systems will have French Kits, mainly for the Canadian marketplace. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
67. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 59. Laptop Size Size is more important when buying a laptop. Check the size and weight of your laptop system – some desktop replacement laptops weight more than 10 lbs and are not really portable. There’s everything from 10 inch netbooks to 18 inch gaming laptops. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
68. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 60. Warranty for Labour & Parts You must check the length of your warranty for Labour & Parts – how many years is each covered for? http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
69. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: 61. Extended Warranty Many manufacturers and retail stores offer extended warranties. These warranties can be expensive so it is up to the Individual buyer whether or not to purchase them. An extended warranty is a real option – especially when you consider replacement costs and the “peace of mind “ such things supposedly brings. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
70. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: What Computer To Buy? Buy a computer to meet your needs. Simple email tasks & surfing the web - you don‘t need a big expensive computer. Video gaming or editing large video/graphic files require an expensive fast computer with high-end quality graphics. http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
71. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: What Computer To Buy? Buy a computer to meet your needs. Simple email tasks & surfing the web - you don‘t need a big expensive computer. Video gaming or editing large video/graphic files require an expensive fast computer with high-end quality graphics. Save Money – Buy What you Need http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
72. Use This Fast Checklist Before Buying A New Computer or Laptop: Where To Buy Computer? Ordering systems online is a popular choice. Benefits of online purchase are: 1) you're dealing directly with the maker 2) configure computer or laptop in the comfort of your home 3) take advantage of special online discounts and deals... Regardless of the route you take Happy Shopping! http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org . .
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