Best laptops for entrepreneurs

  

Date Posted: 6/17/2013 1:37:23 AM

Posted By: liz_winnie  Membership Level: Bronze  Total Points: 45

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BEST LAPTOPS FOR ENTREPRENEURS

WHAT IS A LAPTOP?
A laptop is a portable personal computer designed for easy mobility. The laptop is embedded with the same components as you would find in a desktop computer such as the keyboard, a pointing device- the touch pad, display screen and speakers. This machine is powered using an AC Adapter connected to the main electricity. It also contains a rechargeable battery that enables use of the laptop away from an electricity outlet. These machines are sometimes referred to as notebooks or to others computer notebook.
ORIGIN OF THE LAPTOP
The laptop or portable computer was originally a monochrome CRT based and were only designed for a small market segment. Such markets included top class business people accustomed to traveling, specialized field applications such as accountants, the military and sales representatives. Laptops then slowly began to build popularity as they became lighter, smaller, cheaper and more powerful with some having larger screens. They had now began to have an all purpose approach appreciated by the growing market. The specialized quarter now became a full grown competitive niche when it came to sell of portable computers. Entrepreneurs grazed the field with need of these machines given their kind of every day work and involvement.
Laptops thus became essential to entrepreneurs and the question remained which is the best laptop for this group of people.
CATEGORIES OF LAPTOPS
Laptops come in various brands, shapes; feature sets and sizes each with a unique twist to its creation. Such categories include;
1. LIGHTWEIGHT
Entrepreneurs who are frequent fliers may find this kind of laptop most suitable. It will not offer any extra luggage and will enable light traveling.
This kind of laptop is commonly referred to as ultra thin or ultra portable. In size it is basically twice the size of a notebook and is light and easy

to carry around. This category tries to instill authority on the basis of portability while being at best in performance too. It contains a mid- size screen that is appropriate for work. It is also embedded with a DVD burner which is an edge over the notebook. The pricing of such laptops are highly dependent on hard drive space and speed of processor.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LIGHTWEIGHT LAPTOPS
• Dual to quad- core processor type
• Has a memory size of 6GB
• Contains a shared memory
• An entrepreneur’s choice of 250 GB or bigger hard drive
• 128GB solid state drive
• 14 inch diagonal screen
• Less than 4lbs
• Built in optical drive
ADVANTAGES
• It is convenient for entrepreneurs who fly a lot or who frequently travel
• It is lighter than other laptops
• It has in- built DVD burners unlike the notebook
DISADVANTAGES
• It is expensive as compared to other laptop models

2. BUILT FOR BUSINESS LAPTOPS
This category is mostly suitable for on- the- road entrepreneurs who may be attached to office work and internet surfing.
This laptop category requires a processor that can juggle all the apps of an office suit. It contains long battery life suitable for holding its charge during road trips. The laptop comes in with Wi-Fi (802.11n) which is highly essential for business persons. Some are inbuilt with WAN to enable internet connectivity even when the user is not at a hotspot. It is also installed with robust security and privacy features to protect sensitive data from unwanted persons.
CHARACTERISTICS
• 13 to 17 inch screen size
• 3GB RAM size
• Advanced data protection features
• Standard Warranty
• AMD dual to quad- core processor
• Finger print and auto smart card reader
ADVANTAGES
• Large screen size
• Long battery life for road users
• Advanced protection as compared to the lightweight protection features
• Warranty in case of software or electric damage out of the users liability
DISADVANTAGES
• Large in size as compared to the notebook
• Requires particular kind of processor to incorporate all its applications

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