http://prasanthblog.com/2007/05/25/buying-a-laptop-look-out-for-these-things/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:33:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://prasanthblog.com/2007/05/25/buying-a-laptop-look-out-for-these-things/#comment-453 prasanth Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:50:05 +0000 http://www.prasanthtechblog.com/?p=207#comment-453 very nice points and good additional information. Since everything will eventually start to run on vista not much to worry. But many of the old stuff that workded in xp will not work because its just old. But if you buy anything new it will work with vista. very nice points and good additional information. Since everything will eventually start to run on vista not much to worry. But many of the old stuff that workded in xp will not work because its just old. But if you buy anything new it will work with vista.

]]> http://prasanthblog.com/2007/05/25/buying-a-laptop-look-out-for-these-things/#comment-454 Ravi Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:34:36 +0000 http://www.prasanthtechblog.com/?p=207#comment-454 Well a nice site of yours, Congratulations.Some things I'd like to add:The Screen : Glossy or Matt finish (I'd prefer Matt finish but Matt finish tends to be costlier and rarer to find) because the Glossy one will get dirty even if you touch it slightly and reflections of your own self get in the way while computing or watching movies.Screen Hinge Play: If the Screen has good height & you want to watch a movie while travelling, you will have to hold it with one hand because a simple jerk will be amplified to 3-4 times of screen shakes.Wi-Fi LAN Card: That's pretty much standard nowadays, but make sure the lappy has one because if it is not there, you will probably have to shell out an extra 1500-2500 bucks for that. You will need it desperately in the mobile world.Support for Data Cards: Ones supplied by Mobile Operators to access the Internet with your Lappy.LPT Parallel Port: Its the World of GUI software, but in case you use DOS based software (even the railways & BSNL billing department in my City use it), you find it difficult to get a DOS based Printout in case the Parallel Port is not available in the Laptop. It is possible but you will have to use some adjustments like a USB to LPT coneverter Hardware / Software, etc or Share the PC on the Network & then get your Printouts via some other PC with a Parallel Port.Finally on Windows Vista: It is a nice OS, I've use the Home Premium Edition & worked flawlessly. But be prepared for all mighty Customised Downloads to all the common popular Softwares, written specially for VISTA (Other versions for XP will not work well on VISTA). Few are Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 or higher, AVG Antivirus, ZoneAlarm Firewall & if you use a Nokia Multimedia Phone (N-series or similar) then the Nokia PC Suite. Moreover if you find yourself stuck with your Critical Applications not working in Vista, be prepared to search for Drivers for the OS you will then be going to install for all the Hardware Goodies in the Laptop because the supplier won't supply you with them. This happened to me with a Toshiba Laptop that came with Vista Pre-installed. I managed to get them right but some softwares written by Toshiba (Mouse, Keyboard, Webcamera, multimedia utilities)specfically for that model were impossible to find. It was so impratical that I could not change the brightness of the screen itself because the lappy used a Fn key & XP could not recognize that key.That's my 2 cents worth.Ravi. Well a nice site of yours, Congratulations.Some things I’d like to add:The Screen : Glossy or Matt finish (I’d prefer Matt finish but Matt finish tends to be costlier and rarer to find) because the Glossy one will get dirty even if you touch it slightly and reflections of your own self get in the way while computing or watching movies.Screen Hinge Play: If the Screen has good height & you want to watch a movie while travelling, you will have to hold it with one hand because a simple jerk will be amplified to 3-4 times of screen shakes.Wi-Fi LAN Card: That’s pretty much standard nowadays, but make sure the lappy has one because if it is not there, you will probably have to shell out an extra 1500-2500 bucks for that. You will need it desperately in the mobile world.Support for Data Cards: Ones supplied by Mobile Operators to access the Internet with your Lappy.LPT Parallel Port: Its the World of GUI software, but in case you use DOS based software (even the railways & BSNL billing department in my City use it), you find it difficult to get a DOS based Printout in case the Parallel Port is not available in the Laptop. It is possible but you will have to use some adjustments like a USB to LPT coneverter Hardware / Software, etc or Share the PC on the Network & then get your Printouts via some other PC with a Parallel Port.Finally on Windows Vista: It is a nice OS, I’ve use the Home Premium Edition & worked flawlessly. But be prepared for all mighty Customised Downloads to all the common popular Softwares, written specially for VISTA (Other versions for XP will not work well on VISTA). Few are Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 or higher, AVG Antivirus, ZoneAlarm Firewall & if you use a Nokia Multimedia Phone (N-series or similar) then the Nokia PC Suite. Moreover if you find yourself stuck with your Critical Applications not working in Vista, be prepared to search for Drivers for the OS you will then be going to install for all the Hardware Goodies in the Laptop because the supplier won’t supply you with them. This happened to me with a Toshiba Laptop that came with Vista Pre-installed. I managed to get them right but some softwares written by Toshiba (Mouse, Keyboard, Webcamera, multimedia utilities)specfically for that model were impossible to find. It was so impratical that I could not change the brightness of the screen itself because the lappy used a Fn key & XP could not recognize that key.That’s my 2 cents worth.Ravi.

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