Deciding Laptop

Are you confused?
Which laptop should you choose?
Student? Business? Multimedia?
Money problem?
Don't worry... In this page of blog, I would like to help you to find out the spec. for your "coming" laptop.

Prioritize Laptop Price, Performance, & Portability

Before looking at system specs, decide whether features or portability matter more to you. Many students and frequent travelers consider portability a deciding factor when buying a laptop. On the other hand, lighter and smaller laptops are generally less powerful than their heavier counterparts.

More expensive laptops either offer more features or greater portability than lower-priced models. For example, "desktop replacements" have all the features you'd want from a full-sized desktop PC, but they weigh a lot, and you wouldn't want to carry one around for long. Similarly, thin-and-light notebooks and bargain notebooks have a lot of the same features, but the thin-and-light models weigh less and often cost more. If your priority is budget and features, more than portability, consider buying a bargain notebook. If you'd rather have less weight to carry, it might make sense to step up to a thin-and-light or ultraportable.

When deciding how much laptop you can carry, consider the laptop's weight as well as the additional weight of a carrying case, an extra battery, any swappable drives you feel like bringing with you, a power cord, and networking cables.

	Ultraportable	Thin-and-Light	Bargain	Desktop Replacement
Weight:	Less than 4 lbs	4-6 lbs	6-8 lbs	More than 7 lbs
Thickness:	Less than .5 inch	Less than 1 inch	More than an inch	More than an inch
Display Size:	12-inch	12 to 14.1-inch	14.1-inch	15-17-inch

Find a Laptop to Fit Your Lifestyle

Consider how you plan to use your laptop before you start shopping. It should meet your personal needs as well as the system requirements set by your Internet service provider.

Laptops for home Users
You want a second computer for the house that you can take with you from room to room. You want to email, surf the Internet, and do some basic photo editing. Look for a bargain laptop or desktop replacement with at least 800 MHz processor and 256MB RAM. If you have a wireless home network, make sure it includes built-in Wi-Fi.

Laptops for students
You want a lightweight computer that you can carry from the classroom to the library. As a starting point, find out which platform your school prefers and supports. Some universities don't care what kind of computer you have while others will provide you with a very specific list of system requirements. If your school doesn't have specific recommendations, look for an ultraportable or thin-and-light laptop with a processor in the Pentium-M family, with built-in Wi-Fi, at least 256MB RAM, a burner (either a CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD+RW/-RW drive), and a productivity software package such as Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works.

Laptops for frequent travelers
You want a lightweight computer to use at the airport and in meetings. Look at thin-and-light or ultraportable laptops with processors in the Pentium-M family, built-in Wi-Fi, at least 256MB RAM, and a suite of productivity applications such as Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works.

Laptops for business users
You need to travel, create presentations and spreadsheets, and hook up to a network. Depending on your need for portability, look at thin-and-light and desktop replacement laptops with the productivity software such as Microsoft Office, Wi-Fi (or an included Wi-Fi card), an Ethernet card, at least 256MB RAM, and at least 40GB hard drive space. Frequent business travelers will probably prefer thin-and-lights to desktop replacements. But, if you spend most of your time at a desk, the desktop replacement's superior power and features may be the way to go.

Laptops for multimedia enthusiasts
You want to edit video, audio, or photos with processor-intensive applications such as Photoshop. Look for a desktop replacement with at least 512MB RAM, a 2GHz or faster processor, and at least 80GB hard drive space.

A FireWire (also called IEEE 1394) or USB 2.0 port can also come in handy to transfer data from devices such as your video camera, digital camera, and MP3 player. If you want to burn DVD movies, buy a DVD+R/RW drive. You can also purchase these components separately in the Laptop Parts & Accessories category.

Laptops for gamers
Gamers want speed and amazing graphics. Gaming laptops have fast processors, high-end graphics cards, and slick displays, but you'll usually pay a premium for all the latest goodies. Look for a desktop replacement with a Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor in the 2.8 to 3.4 GHz range (or AMD equivalent), at least 1GB RAM, and a 256MB 3D graphics card.


Pick a Laptop Processor

AMD and Intel make several processors typically found in laptops. Some optimize laptop battery life while others concentrate on performance. Mobile processors, marked by the word "Mobile" or just "M," need less power and generate less heat than processors designed for desktops. Unless you need a powerful desktop replacement, get a mobile processor to extend battery life and prevent overheating. Most people should start with a 2.0GHz Pentium 4-M, 1.7 GHz Celeron-M, or 2200+ Athlon XP Mobile and work their way up.

- Celeron: Intel's budget-oriented chip with speeds up to 2.5GHz. They run slightly slower than Pentiums.

- Celeron-M: This low-cost processor has speeds up to 1.5GHz and slower speeds than Pentium-M. People looking to email, surf the Internet, and use word processing applications will be fine with the Celeron-M. It replaced the Pentium III-M in the low-end laptop processor arena.

- Pentium-M: Buy a battery-efficient Pentium-M, available in speeds up to 2.1GHz. The processor is part of Intel's Centrino Mobile Technology with built-in Wi-Fi.

- Pentium 4: Designed for desktops, Intel's Pentium 4 will appeal to multimedia enthusiasts. With speeds up to 3.33GHz, they tend to get hot and eat up battery life. If you intend to stay plugged in, they offer great performance.

- AMD Athlon 64: Always a favorite of gamers, the Athlon 64 supports 64-bit computing and is usually found in desktop replacements.

- Mobile AMD Athlon 64: Comparable to Pentium-M chips, the Mobile Athlon 64 is compatible with 802.11g wireless networking technology.



Select Standard Laptop Features

Once you've decided on a laptop weight class and processor, look at other components.

- Hard Drive: A computer's hard drive stores all your programs and files. A drive with a higher storage capacity (measured in GB) lets you save more data than a drive with a lower storage capacity. You only need 20GB to 40GB of hard drive space if you only plan to store your operating system, programs, documents, and a few photos. You'll want at least 80GB if you plan to save a lot of large files such as high-resolution images, movies, or your entire music collection. Additional external hard drives also work well for data backup purposes and for storing large files.

- Memory (RAM): Programs, including operating systems, need a certain amount of memory (RAM) to run, with more RAM providing better performance. For example, Windows XP requires at least 128MB RAM to run according to Microsoft. Most people find the number closer to 256MB and see even better performance with 512MB RAM, 1GB RAM, or more.

- CD and DVD Drives: When you buy any computer you want a way to back up your work. Some laptops come with fixed internal drives while others have a hot-swap bay where you can insert and remove a CD drive, DVD drive, or combo drive. Combo drives can read or write to two media formats. They may also include a read-only media format such as CD-ROM (to read CDs) or DVD-ROM (to play DVD movies and read CD-RWs). With hot-swap bays you can always upgrade to a different drive (for example, from a CD burner to a DVD burner) later and you can sometimes use an extra battery with the bay.

- Ports: Make sure you have the ability to connect all the peripherals and gadgets you want. Besides a parallel or USB port for your printer, you'll want USB 2.0 or FireWire to connect your MP3 player, digital camera, or camcorder. Many devices also work with USB 1.1.

- Screens: While most folks will love a 14.1-inch display, some people may want to sacrifice size to drop some laptop weight. If you work with a lot of multimedia or play 3D games, go with a larger display.

- Networking and Wi-Fi: If you want to connect to the Internet from more than one location in your home or office, find out if the laptop has built-in Ethernet support, a PCMCIA network interface card, or Wi-Fi (802.11b or 802.11g) support. For more information on wired and wireless networking, visit eBay's Networking Buying Guide.

- Graphics Card: A graphics card processes video, freeing up memory (RAM) for other system tasks.

Laptop Upgrades
Although a laptop's small size makes it a bit trickier to upgrade than a desktop, even new computer users will feel comfortable:

Adding memory. Laptop memory upgrades don't cost a lot of money and most people can replace a RAM stick in a couple minutes. In order to run Windows XP Home, Microsoft recommends you have 128MB RAM. However, Windows seems a lot happier with 256MB RAM, 512MB RAM, or more.

Inserting a new hot swap drive (if your laptop supports them).

Installing a new PCMCIA card. Some laptops have an Ethernet or modem card in the PCMCIA slot, but if you have an open card slot, you can quickly add USB 2.0, FireWire, an Ethernet port, or Wi-Fi.


Get Essential Laptop Accessories

Don't be too quick to rule out a listing based on price alone. You can save money by buying a "bundle" that includes all the accessories you need. If you find a deal on a laptop that meets all your needs on eBay, you can also shop for accessories a la carte in the Laptop Parts & Accessories category.

- Mousing options: Laptops don't have a traditional mouse. Find out if the laptop includes a touchpad, nub, or both. You may even get lucky if a seller throws in a mouse.

- Bluetooth: Some laptops support a short-range wireless networking technology called Bluetooth. If you have a Bluetooth-enabled PDA or cell phone, you may want a laptop that can talk and exchange data wirelessly with your other electronics.

- Extra Battery: If you plan to plug in to a power source most of the time, battery life won't concern you too much. If you depend on your battery to keep your laptop up and running for long periods of time, ask your seller how long the manufacturer expects the battery to last. You may want to invest in a second battery to keep with you in the classroom or on the road.

- Docking Station: A docking station allows you to connect your laptop to a standard keyboard, mouse, monitor, and printer. It stays plugged in and powers your laptop so you conserve battery power.

- Carrying case: If you plan to take your laptop out and about, you'll need a laptop carrying case.

- Cable lock: Most laptops have a security slot, but not all of them come with a lock. If you want a lock, look for listings that include them. You can also buy cable locks separately.


Buy Laptop with Confidence

Before making your purchase, make sure you know exactly what you're buying, research your seller, and understand how eBay and PayPal protect you.

Know your purchase
Carefully read the details in item listings.

Figure delivery costs into your final price. If you spend a lot of money, make sure the seller will insure the item when it ships.
If you want more information, ask by clicking the "Ask seller a question" link under the seller's profile.
Always make sure to complete your transaction on eBay (with a bid, Buy It Now, or Best Offer). Transactions conducted outside of eBay are not covered by eBay protection programs.
Never pay for your eBay item using instant cash wire transfer services through Western Union or MoneyGram. These payment methods are unsafe when paying someone you do not know.
Know your seller
Research your seller so you feel positive and secure about every transaction.

What is the seller's Feedback rating? How many transactions have they completed? What percentage of positive responses do they have?
What do buyers say in their Feedback? Did the seller receive praise?
Most top eBay sellers operate like retail stores and have return policies. Do they offer a money-back guarantee? What are the terms and conditions?
Buyer protection
In the unlikely event that a problem arises during your transaction, eBay and PayPal are there for you.

Pay safely with PayPal: PayPal enables you to pay without the seller ever seeing your bank account or credit card numbers. In fact, PayPal protects buyers 100% against unauthorized payments from their accounts. Plus, with PayPal Buyer Protection, your purchase can be covered up to $1,000.
eBay Security & Resolution Center: Visit the Security & Resolution Center to learn how to protect your account and use eBay's quick and efficient resolution tools.


That's all folks! Tips How to Decide A Laptop!
I hope those infos are good enough for you, who would like to buy a new laptop.
Motion Ape, Out!!!

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Hari Jumat kemarin, 12 Desember 2008

Gw ama QQ ama susu ngerencanain pengen bikin surprise buat temen yang ulang tahun, namany Elvira Yesika. Kita pengen bangun pagi-pagi subuh dan pergi ke rumah si Ira bwat nyanyiin hepi birthday di depan kamarnya. Takut juga sih ditimpuk emaknya yang lagi asik-asik tidur tiba-tiba denger suara maksiat tiga tuyul di pagi-pagi buta. Tapi bodo amat, kita langsung cabut ke rumahnya. Rumahnya ada di Pondok Gede, yang jauuuuhhhhh sekali dari sekolah.

Gw ama susu cabut ke rumah QQ, dan kita nunggu QQ di gang rumahnya, kita gag tau rumahny yang mana. Setelah liat-liat dengan mesum anak-anak SMA Kapin yang berseliweran, entah pada cabut apa pada sekolah, QQ dateng jemput kita. Langsung cabut ke Rumah Ira, melewati jalan-jalan Bekasi yang kayak bekas perang… lubang dimana-mana! Mana gw ama susu gempal-gempal lagi, tu motor udah minta ampun ama kita-kita gara-gara bawahny udah ke gesrek-gesrek lubang jalan ama polisi tidur...

Matahari yang lagi lucu-lucunya menusuk dengan teriknya, dan kita akhirny sampe di komplek Ira. QQ udah ngeloyor ke rumah Ira, dy udah apal mati ama komplekny. Gw ama susu yang dari planet lain nyasar! Harusny belok kita malah dengan sotoynya luruss.. Setelah cengok beberapa menit, ada malaikat penolong yang berteriak, “WOI GOBLOK! Ke sini lw!”. Weitts QQ manggil2, trus kita puter arah dan ngikutin tu bocah. Nah.. nyampe deh di rumah Ira. Asri juga rumahny, ijo-ijo gitu. Tiba-tiba, “GUK GUK GROARR AUUMM!!” gile! Gw di gonggongin anjing bulldogny empat biji…maksud gw dua ekor, empat bijinya. QQ ngakak2 rasany pengen gw cekokin sandal gw. Kita manggil pembokatny keluar, dan gw nanya, “misi, Ira nya ada?”. Pembokatny ngomong sambil nyengir2, “Walah Ira nya udah ke sekolah tuh…”. Mampus.

Gw, susu, ama QQ sepakat ke rumah QQ dulu buat ngaso sehabis berjalan berkilometer banyaknya. Kasian juga ni si “otong” udah kepanasan. Di rumah QQ, gw ama susu maen COD 5, dan si QQ mandi plus-plus. O ya sebelum ke rumah QQ mampir ke toko kue buat beliin si Ira.

Abis dari rumah QQ, kita cabut ke sekolah dan minta temen kita sekaligus temen baek si Ira, Cicely, bwat tahanin Ira biar gag pulang. Setelah berperang dengan jalan-jalan berlobang dan macetnya Jakarta, kita nyampe di sekolah lagi. Dan kita duduk-duduk di warung gaul-nya SMAK7 depan sekolah nungguin si Ira. Eh, tapi si Susu udah cabut duluan karena dy pengen gaul ke FX bareng temen-temenny yang demen menggauli. Nah, tinggal gw ama Kiki.

Hape gw tiba-tiba berdering, gw disuru ikut ke Senayan ama cewe gw, Pingkan, bwat nonton si Arvi tampil bwat battle breakdance di acara motorshow gitu deh. Karena si Ira gag keliatan-keliatan batang idungnya, ya udah, gw nitip ke Cely kueny, entah diembat sendiri apa dijual lagi buat ngebiayain anjing-anjingnya yang demen kawin (gile! Anjing di rumahny banyak bgt, kecil-kecil galak lagi...hahah untung aja yang punya kagak ikut dikawinin). Gw cabut dan kiki juga cabut pulang buat ngelanjutin maen COD 5 di rumah... tau deh bener apa kagak...

Gw cabut ama temen-temenny Arvi ama temen-temen cewe gw. Dan salah satuny cewenya Arvi. Ampe di rumah arvi, ternyata rusuh banget. Gile anak-anak breakdance pada homoan semua di kamar Arvi, ampe sumpekkk. Alhasil gw di luar nemenin cewe gw ama temen-temennya main ama anjingnya Arvi.

Pas mo pergi, mobilnya gag cukup. Dan kita manggil taksi. Sebelum pergi, cewe gw dimarahin ama cewenya Arvi gara-gara dy gag minta ijin pergi dulu. Dan cewe gw udah ilang mood buat pergi. Gw ajak2 dy teteeuup gag mo ikut.... aneh, dy yg ngajak malah gag mau pergi. Ya udah, gw udah tambah bete aja cewe gw gag mo ikut.

Disana, gw nemenin cewenya arvi ama temen-temenny nonton si Arvi dan Seven Beatz Crew (nama breakdance group di SMAK7) asik menari tarian kejang di atas lantai dansah. Temen cewenya Arvi, bernama Ezi, ngomong, ”eh udah jam 2 nih, gw jam setengah 5 musti balik, nonton 3 performance trus balik yuk,” dan ternyata pada mupeng dan keasikan ampe jam 5. Lagi asik-asik nikmatin ujan turun dan membasahi Senayan. Alhasil di undur lah performancenya si arvi, dan kita pulang gara-gara waktu sudah tidak bersahabat. Kudaa! Padahal gw pengen nonton si Arvi kejang-kejang.

Naek taksi macettt banget ampe argony udah mo berasepp! Gile mahal abiss.. untung si Ezi mo bayarin... hwhwhw thanksss! Gw keinget, Anjrot! Gw kan ada acara mo ke ultahny si Acin (temen gw di kelas sebelah). Gw cepet-cepet ngejar angkot yang ngebut bwat ke sekolah. Dan saudara-saudara…. MACETT LAGII! Anj*ng! Ampe kapan nih?!?!?!?!

Ampe di sekolah, ojek udah pada ngeluyur pulang pada ganti profesi jadi banci Taman Lawang. Sh*t! Gw pulang naek apaan nehh??? Gw ke warung gaul ngambil gitar gw yang gw titipin, hape gw matee lagi. Sebelum mati, cewe gw nelpon dan ngomong, ”halo? Kamu masih nonton arvi?” pas gw mo jawab, ”Aku lagi di....” ngewe! Abis batereny! Gw bayangin cewe gw naik pitam rambutny berubah jadi pirang jadi saint seiya, terbang dan ngebakar rumah gw bersama seluruh isinya.. makjang! Gw harus cepet-cepet balik!!!

Gag ada hape, gag ada yang nganter pulang, hujan rintik-rintik, dan gw sendiri. Untungnya ada sodara yang punya warung, namanya Mang Akim. Gw pinjem hpnya buat telpon sopir gw. Tapii, sopir gw lagi nganter kakak gw jadi gak bisa jemput. MAMPUS! Ya udah gw berniat buat jalan kaki pulang ke rumah. Tiba-tiba, ada Nissan Terano di belakang gw, gw berkata dalam hati, ”semoga itu temen yang gw kenal”. Dan ternyata, ”Aryo!! Mau pulang bareng gw??” Itu Susu yang baru aja kelar menggauli. Gw berseru ”THANKS JESUS!!” gw ampe monyong-monyong pengen nyium si susu. Untung aja Susu kagak langsung menggauli gw dan menelantarkan gw di tengah jalan. Gw pulang ke rumah bareng susu, dan masih monyong-monyong sepanjang jalan pengen nyium Susu.

Ampe rumah gw langsung cepet-cepet mandi koboi, pake baju pesta, trus nake sepeda ke rumah sahabat gw yang juga merangkap sebagai tentangga gw yang suka gw tagihin catetan kalo gw males nyatet, Basania, yang kebetulan diundang. Gw tadinya udah bilang mo bareng. Nyampe sono gw panggil2, dan yang keluar mbaknya ama nyokapnya. ”Permisi.... Basania nya ada?” kata gw, dan dia jawab, ”Ohh udah pergi tuh tadi...” kasus yang sama, ke rumah temen, orangnya gag ada. ”Oh ya udah, maap ganggu tante...” gw nunggu emakny masuk. Abis dy masuk, gw langsung duduk di depan garasiny. Gw udah lemes banget. Jasmani dan Rohani. Capek banget dari tadi gagal terus. Gw hampir pengen nangis. Dan gw ngomong, ”oh God, what could be worse than this?” untung aja kagak ada hujan meteor.. untung juga cewe gw kagak jadi saint seiya beneran. Gw pulang dan terlelap masih pake kemeja buat pesta. Gw udah gag tahan.

Hari ini, Sabtu 13 Desember.

Gw bangun pagi dan langsung bergegas mandi biar gag ketauan emak gw tidur pake baju pesta. Gw sedikit terobati gara-gara hari ini gw ngambil Vespa yang gw idam-idamkan. Gw membeli Vespa Special 90 taun 78. Gw seneng banget!! Dan sorenya, gw pergi ngambil bareng sopir gw. Di tengah jalan, gw beli oli buat pelumas kalo ngisi bensin. Dan isi bensin sekalian. Trus sopir gw bawa vespa gw dan gw bawa motor bebek sopir gw. Hujan menerpa kita berdua.Di jalan, Vespany ngacir asik banget gw liat.

Nahh pas di komplek rumah gw, vespanya batuk2 trus matee. Sopir gw nyoba nge kickstart… tapi kagak nyala-nyala. Gw coba.. ngewe sama aja. Dasar istri tua! Gw suru sopir gw beli busi baru.. siapa tau ngaruh. Pas supir gw pergi, gw ngerasa tas gw basah-basah gag enak. Anjritt Oli yang gw beli yang gw simpen di tas bocor kurang rapet nutupny!! Bangsatt! Gw keluarin dan dompet gw yang di tas jadi bau Oli! Untungg aje gag ada isiny..hhe ketauan dehh

Abis bersihin tas, gw bawa ke bengkel deket rumah langganan sopir gw. Dan dibenerin. Gw nungguin istri gw di “jamah-jamah” ama sang montir yang pandai menjamah. Ampe malemnya gw tungguin. Sempet nyala, ehh mati lagi. Nyala lagii, ehh mati lagi. Gw bersabar ampe malem tiba dan gw disuru pulang ama nyokap. Alhasil gw tinggal istri gw bercinta dengan cowo laen untuk semalam. Ya udah lah. Yang penting sembuh batuk-batukny. Sementara gw di rumah meratapi STNK ny doang. Ohhhh cepatlah kau kembali ke pelukanku sayangg....

O ya, hari ini cewe gw juga kena. Dy lagi jalan di Gading, trus sandalnya copot talinya. Nah lo... jadiny dy nunggu di kursi.. padahal tadiny pengen belanja. Ini cuman nyokapny doang yang belanja.

Oh Tuhan, terima kasih atas pencobaan yang Kau berikan. Ini membuat hidupku lebih seru. Semoga Engkau memaafkan kesalahan-kesalahan hamba....

*P.S: buat Acin, sori gag bisa dateng, Happy Birthday! dan buat tetangga si Ira, maap ya mengganggu.....