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Six Things to Consider Before Buying a Laptop

August 19, 2008 by Jason

are complex little machines with a variety of configuration options which can lead to very confusing decisions. In this article, we are going to cover out factors that one should consider before purchasing a . These 6 factors are the crux of any and by using these as a guideline, you can land the most appropriate for your needs.

1-
The lighter the , the easier it is to move around. Prices usually have an inverse relationship with the of a . Hence the lightest of will almost (always) cost more than the heaviest ones.

Another relationship is the features of a which would affect the of the , which can be if it has a powerful , or a larger screen etc. The will end up being comparatively heavier and more expensive. So keep a look out for that.

2- Power Consumption
is critical for users who are on the go. On an average workload, a regular low budget would easily give you 2.5 to 3 hours of . A fairly good machine would easily clock in 4 hours. Read More»

Monitor Your Hardware Temperature With HWMonitor

July 20, 2008 by Jason

With many innovations being made to today’s ’s , and desktops have become much smaller and lighter. But one drawback to that light convenience is heat.

Computers today can pack more power in a much smaller and denser space, if you don’t keep them cool, you can pretty much guarantee a failure will occur.

Fortunately, there is an easy way to keep tabs on temperature using a free utility called .

from is a program that reads your Systems main health sensors, such as voltages, temperatures and fans . I mostly use it on my home to keeps tabs just on temperature since I use a . Read More»

Windows Experience Index Score Explained

March 10, 2008 by Jason

The Experience was introduced in Vista and used to give you a good idea of the capabilities of a . You can use a ’s Experience Index base or sub score to help determine if it’s what you need when purchasing a new .

The Experience rates your ’s components from 1 to 5.9 with 1 being the worst performing and 5.9 being the best. The score’s benchmarks were established when Vista was released.

Base Score

The base score represents the overall of your as a whole, based on the capabilities of different parts of your , including RAM, , hard disk, general graphics on the desktop, and 3-D graphics . Read More»