Tag Archives: Laptops

General Information

Desktops Over Laptops?

2 Comments

Everyone wants a laptop now more than they want a desktop. Many years ago the sales of laptops started beating desktops and are still today. The reason mostly is because of the portability and mobility of laptops as we need to move around more with our entertainment and work. Don’t write off the desktop from your mind though, as there are benefits of buying a desktop too.

First reason will be the power you get from desktop computers. They mostly come with faster processors and have more memory to run your software application smoothly and efficiently.

Desktops can be small too. If you thought desktops are always big, look at this very powerful desktop that can almost fit on a palm.

Fujitsu Esprimo Q920
Fujitsu Esprimo Q920

 

For the more techy guys, you have many reasons to get a desktop as you can easily upgrade what is inside it compared to a laptop. Desktops can take more memory, hard drives, more graphic power and even change the power source. Some of these would almost be impossible to change in a laptop. As a gamer that constantly needs more power, the desktop will sound as a good choice.

When a desktop breaks, it is easier to take apart and easily clean or replace parts than in laptops. Most desktops also use standard parts, so you can easily replace them with cheap compatibles.

Comparing power for power, desktops are easily cheaper than laptops. With the above characteristics, it is easy to see why.

So unless mobility is ultimate for you, desktops are generally faster, more powerful, sometimes cheaper and a good idea.

General Information

Hybrid Is Everywhere And Now Making An Appearance In Computing!!

Leave a comment

In 2014 you must come across the hybrid a lot. As the world is looking for more innovative ways to make our lives easier and cheaper, people are combining ideas to make sure this vision is achieved. Anything hybrid is a combination of two unique things to make them one. Nowadays you have hybrid Cars, hybrid bikes even hybrid animals like the cute Liger, isn’t it adorable?

 

Well we are not here to talk about Ligers, even though they are everybody I know favourite hybrid. We are here to talk about hybrid Laptops. These are laptops that can be used as many things, mostly as tablets and laptops. Some even go as far to be used as a phone. (The Asus Transformer Book V is an upcoming hybrid computer that can be used in 5 different modes, including as a phone.) Check out the picture below.

asus-transformer-book-v-100303774-large
Asus Transformer Book V

 

Let us not go crazy yet and just talk about the common hybrid computers that can be used as a laptop or detached or folded to double up as a tablet and you can control it with your fingers alone.

 

The upcoming Surface pro 3
The upcoming Surface pro 3

 

What is the use for this? Well first of all, instead of buying a laptop and a tablet. You have a device that can be both, with just a few hundreds more than a laptop. They are generally smaller too, so you can carry them around with you like any tablet. This means you will have a device that can do your heavy work Adobe, Excel, or Google Docs efficiently or just browse the internet and install apps as a tablet. Switching from laptop to tablet is different in each device and can be achieved easily by unique buttons. In the Sony Flip series, you press a button and flip the keyboard under the screen and then you have a tablet

 

The Sony Flip Series

 

In the Asus transformer series you press a button and the screen detaches so you can use it as a laptop. Asus also has a version where when you press a button or detach the screen from the keyboard and it becomes an Android tablet/laptop depending on the mode you are using.

 

The Asus Transformer Book Trio
The Asus Transformer Book Trio

All these sound great but you can only use the full features if you need the of both devices (tablet and laptop) or you want to brag to your peers you have got the latest tech! If not you are better off buying either a laptop or a tablet as they are cheaper. But as a professional, they can be useful as a work and play device. When working you can have it in laptop mode, and when it is time to relax on that plane journey, you can put it in the tablet mode and watch your videos or play your games.