Laptop Buying Guide @ PC Mechanic

Vikingod · Jun 8, 2006, 03:16 AM

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In the olden days of computing, everyone got a desktop computer. Laptops became available in the mid to late 1980s, but they were clunky, expensive, and underpowered. Some road warriors purchased a laptop, but they usually had a desktop as well because of the shortcomings of the laptops of the day. However, over time laptops became sleeker, cheaper, and more powerful, and users started to get enthusiastic about them, sometimes using one as their primary computer. At this point in history, laptops are only a bit more expensive than comparable desktops at the low end, and at the high end are essentially just as powerful. Throughout the range of prices, there are laptops too big to fit in most cases as well as laptops that only weigh a couple of pounds and are very small.

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Laptop Buying Guide @ PC Mechanic Read More / Source: PC Mechanic ___________ In the olden days of computing, everyone got a desktop computer. Laptops became available in the mid to late 1980s, but they were clunky, expensive, and underpowered. Some road warriors purchased a laptop, but they usually had a desktop as well because of the shortcomings of the laptops of the day. However, over time laptops became sleeker, cheaper, and more powerful, and users started to get enthusiastic about them, sometimes using one as their primary computer. At this point in history, laptops are only a bit more expensive than comparable desktops at the low end, and at the high end are essentially just as powerful. Throughout the range of prices, there are laptops too big to fit in most cases as well as laptops that only weigh a couple of pounds and are very small.