Laptops have revolutionized the realm of personal computing. When computers were first arrived on the scene, they were large and cumbesom not to mention quite costly. Then desktop versions came along and boasted more user-friendly features. At first, desktops were expensive but later their price declined. This was because more manufacturers joined in the field of computer manufacturing.
As popular as desktops were, they had some limitations. One could not move from a localized place which essentially meant that people like businessmen, researchers, students and tourists could not work if they were away from their homes or offices. That led to the invention of laptops.
Today there are numerous companies which cover make laptops. The well-known ones are Dell, Toshiba, HP/Compaq, Lenovo, Sony, and Apple. Today, laptops have become immensely popular.
One of the reason for their popularity is the personal convenience they afford.
Being small makes them easy to carry to work, school, home and even inside a plane. New technology has made them even more powerful and smaller.
Laptops also contain all the features found in desktops. New technology has been successful in shrinking all the essential working parts of a desktop and crammed them into a laptop to improve performance. As a consequence, it is not hard to see laptops that are just as powerful as desktops and even more
If you are shopping for great laptops for sale, let us look at s few points you need to consider:
Many people just use laptops for basic computing, namely writing and receiving emails and surfing the net and viewing photos and videos. These do not require very expensive laptops.
A 2GB, 80GB, 128MB graphics card and 802.1/g wireless capability is sufficient.
Then there are those who use computers for more demanding tasks. These include computer programmers, graphic designers, animators, web designers, networkd engineers and such. These would need about 3-4BG memory, 2.00GHz intel processor and also larger storage systems such as 160-200GB hard disk space.
There are many different places where one can get a great laptops. We recommend that you hit the yellow pages and look for the closest computer stores to you. These should not be hard to find. Then pay them a visit and look at the computers yourself.
Another place where you can find laptops for sale is online. If you are operating on a limited budget, then you would be better off in places like Ebay. Ebay is the largest online auction website in the world and people of all walks of life are selling their laptops at any given moment. Websites like Craigslist are also great places to look.
Major manufacturers such as Dell, HP, Toshiba, Sony and Apple also sell their laptops on their websites. These can also be customized.
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Apple MacBook Pro MD311LL/A 17-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION)
- 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 Processor
- 4 GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- 750GB 5400rpm Hard Drive; 8x DVD/CD SuperDrive
- 17-Inch LED-backlit Display, 1920 by 1200 Resolution; AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 1GB GDDR5
- Mac OS X v10.7 Lion, 7 Hour Battery Life
1920 x 1200 WUXGA Display – 4 GB RAM – 750 GB HDD – DVD-Writer – AMD Radeon HD 6770M, Intel HD 3000 Graphics Card – Bluetooth – Thunderbolt – Webcam – Mac OS X Lion – 7 Hour Battery – DisplayPort Introducing the 17-inch MacBook Pro. The state-of-the-art quad-core Intel i7 processor delivers up to 2x faster performance (over the previous generation of MacBook Pro). New Thunderbolt technology lets you connect high-performance peripherals and high-resolution displays to a single port, and transfer
List Price: $ 2,499.00
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Question by nosyej: when does back-to-school sale for laptops usually begin and where to find the perfect deal during that season?
im currently planning to buy a new laptop but I think my budget isn’t enough. So I think i just had to wait for the back to school sale but I dont know when does this usually start. Can you help me?
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Answer by bluerain8907
Back to school sales usually begin, when K-12 students go back to school. The sales can begin in late July and last to the middle of August when school starts again.
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Great except for a dead area on spacebar that can be replicated,
First, Apple’s service is terrific! The computer is incredibly fast, and there seems to be a big difference between the new 7200 RPM hard drive models versus the slower hard drive model that they had before the refresh came out. I won’t go into lengthy detail on this laptop, as the other reviews on the 15 inch would be quite similar. Just remember there is no SD card slot, and instead you have to purchase an inexpensive ExpressCard adapter, which allows you to have quite a bit of flexibility on what you want to plug in there.
Now here’s the thing: I’ve returned this laptop two times over a dead area on the lower right of the space bar key. Great support, and Apple had no problem exchanging the first laptop and refunding the amount on the second laptop. Note that the problem I experienced with the space bar key occurred on the two laptops I had, and I was also able to replicate the issue on the models in the Apple Store and in the Best Buy Store. This is only unique to the 17 inch model, and the space bar works perfectly fine on the 13 or 15 inch models. This is strange to me since they’re supposed to all have the same keyboard.
If you’re a typist that pecks, then this won’t bother you. But if you are a fast typer, and one who doesn’t pound down on the keys, this probably will affect you.
Here’s the problem: The first morning I started typing an e-mail, and got something like this, ” HelloAnn, how areyou doing?” When I pressed the space bar key, the computer didn’t actually recognize my ‘press.’ Granted, I type lightly, but I’ve never had a problem with a key press not being recognized. Try this test out yourself at an Apple Store or Best Buy Store with their 17 inch models.
Lightly press the lower right edge of the space bar (very lightly, but enough so that the space bar actually goes down). Do this 20 or 30 times in a row in a text editor so you can see the cursor move as you press the space bar. Sometimes the space bar will move and sometimes it won’t, like righthere where there are fewspaces. The last sentence was just an example, but that’s what happens when you press the space bar but the computer acts as if you didn’t press it. It drives me nuts that the space bar does not always work. Now do the same test on the 13 and 15 inch models and notice that the space bar works every time, even with the lightest press (on the lower right hand portion of the space bar key, where touch typists usually press the space bar key).
So I ended up returning the 17 inch models (after 2 times, thinking the keyboard was just defective). After the second one was still defective, and the models at the stores had the same problem, I’ll have to get the 15 inch model or wait until Apple fixes the lower right hand portion of the space bar key on the 17 inch models.
I’m picky, and for many buyers they won’t even notice the space bar not being recognized because they type really hard or they type in the middle of the space bar. But for touch typists, usually the space bar is pressed on the left or right sides, and a press should be a press, even if it is light. I’m probably just going to get the 15 inch model, as it doesn’t have the space bar issue.
Edit December 22nd: For further information, see the Apple discussion board from multiple folks at the official Apple site where people are having similar issues with the space bar key (including the Airs and other lines). Apparently Apple is forgetting to put the rubber pads on the underneath of the space bar — there’s a picture on the first page of the forum of what it looks like. If you’re experiencing the same issue, I would call Apple support so hopefully they can start shipping with keyboards where the space bar actually works 100% of the time.
Since Amazon doesn’t allow outside links, just go to google and type in the following search words “dead spot on space bar macbook pro” and it’s the first link at the top that comes up.
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|Expensive but Nice,
Pros:
- Stunning full HD display.
- Very fast machine.
- Great interface and touchpad is the best I have seen.
- Solid, quality build.
- Clean OS and fluid experience.
Cons:
– Obviously, the price. Some will find they need to take out a second mortgage to finance the credit card bill just incurred–especially if you get upgrades.
– Only 4 GIG Ram standard.
– Upgrades to default specs are expensive.
– If you are used to Windows OS, the interface takes a while to get used to.
– Did I mention it is expensive?
I use both Mac and PC windows devices. Each has their pros and cons. Some people purchase MAC on brand or OS loyatly or as a botique item, but I just decide based on needs and specs. I was shopping for a laptop, not only for portability but also to act as a dedicated replacement for a Desktop. I wanted a large high-res full 1080p HD screen and decent specs that won’t be outdated in a year. I limited my searches to this crtieria. There are only a few laptops today that offer this criteria and all of the ones I sampled fall short of the Macbook on screen quality and display. You can get a higher spec machine for much less, but the quality and user experience on the MAC is what sold me. The display is just stunning. I would have opted for the 15 inch model but I was looking for the full 1080P resolution. I am mainly into multimedia and the Videos and Images are simply stunning. I have not seen a better display on any laptop out there, period.
As far as tech specs, you can get more for less money. The standard RAM is 4 GIG. Most other brands with laptops in this range start with 8. This is cheap as heck, IMO. You can get 4 GIG for $40 at cost. Basically, then, you can find other machines with equal specs for half the price. If tech specs are you main concern when purchasing, you can do better. But the machine is by no means slow and the specs will not be outdated in a year. It is a very fast machine and will outdo many of the deskptops on the market today. You will also be hard to find a display that riavls the macbook and the user experience is simply something else. IMO, of course.
Obviously, my decision was based on more than just specs. I will be using this quite a bit. Like most Apple products, the laptop itself is very high quality and solid with a sleek profile. No plasticy materials or feel. One of the reasons I disliked some other laptops is that they just felt too fragile and the materials seem cheap, as if you can snap the plastic easily. Some things you buy feel built to last and some things feel built to last a few months before something goes wrong. I sense the Macbook belongs to the latter category.
The user experience on the Macbook is also fluid and fast. The trackpad is the best I have ever come across. Pinching, swiping, selecting. Its all done with fluidity and without delays. It is a quality high-end experience and thats part of what sold me. This is a solid, well built machine. Period.
I have come across a few minor annoyances. Why are the ports on the left? When hooking up externals, I found this a bit annoying.
Overall, if you re not into graphics or multimedia, you should probably go with the 13 or 15 inch models. There is a lot of real estate on the 17 inch and the high res screen is nice but not everyone will need this. You can save some money by downgrading if multimedia is not a main priority. Also, the 17 inch is obviously not as portable. So if you travel a lot, you should consider this. You will probably find it hard to use this machine in economy coach class.
Overall, with a few minor annoyances, I couldn’t be happier. Awesome machine. It is very expensive, but this is Apple and you know that going in. Can you do better with something else? It all depends on your needs and what you are looking for. The premium price was worth it for me. It may or may not be for you. I would suggest playing around with the macbooks and a number of laptops in the store before buying and avoid the MAC vs PC wars.
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|Best purchase ever,
I bought this laptop thinking of a computer with excellent graphics, performance and design, and let me just tell you, it has it all and more. I couldn’t be happier with this purchase, great service from amazon btw.
I’m an architecture student, who has to run demanding softwares and create photorealistic representations, and this is the best computer you can find for such tasks. The design is flawless, I’m very happy with the improvements apple has made on this model, the extra graphics and the faster processor are not just small changes, you will definitely feel the big difference, and soon, there will be a lot of more devices to take advantage of the unique thunderbolt port.
It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a home computer to have fun and search the web or if you need to run hardcore software and games, this is worth every $ you spend
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