What is a Tablet PC?

A Tablet PC is a "hybrid-mix" between a notebook and a PDA. It is a slate shaped mobile computer equipped with a touchscreen or graphics tablet screen or screen hybrid technology.

With the use of such technology, the keyboard and mouse is replaced with a stylus or a digital pen or a fingertip.

The main feature of a Tablet PC is its portability. Because it is relatively lighter and smaller than an average laptop, but has more screen area and features than most PDAs.

Cheap Laptops are easily available on your favorite "discount" shops. But if you dont get it right the first time you buy, you might end up throwing it in the bin and buying a second one that will serve it's purpose. The trend with laptops today, is slightly similar to mobile phones. They are classified according to usage. These laptops often have 512MB RAM and 120GB hard disk space.

General-Purpose Laptops are the best guess, it comes a little bit cheaper than the top of the line ones, and it will give you most of the things you need. But, you could also be paying for something that you do not need. An attached web cam for example, when all you needed to use your laptop for was writing articles. You pay for that extra "technology" attached to your laptop, and not actually use it. You however may need a good amount of disk space for your important documents.

Gaming Laptops demand the most of video graphics capability first and foremost, RAM, and disk space. The ease of upgradability is what is expected for these kinds of laptops, even if laptops in general are considered less upgradable than workstations. The standard for gaming laptops start from a 128MB video card and can go up to 512MB. 2GB RAM is the minimum and look for those with the most expansion slots.

Media Center Laptops will require more disk space to say the least. This is where you store your photos, music, videos, and a whole lot more. The video graphics could be a bit tricky, as this line are expected to give out quality videos but not as high as those for gaming laptops.

Business Laptops is one of those everyday laptops that you carry around with you most of the time. Portability is key to these kinds of laptops. The size and weight of such laptops, including the "look", are very important. Lugging a 7lb-pound laptop onto your business meetings can be a drag. Look for those that are around 4-5 lbs and can easily fit in a small laptop bag. Business laptops may not be very demanding on graphics and memory, but it may need a stable wireless network capability for you to tap into new wireless networks efortlessly.

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