What Is Laptop?
A laptop, laptop computer, or notebook computer is a small, portable personal computer (PC) with a screen and alphanumeric keyboard. Laptops typically have a clam shell form factor with the screen mounted on the inside of the upper lid and the keyboard on the inside of the lower lid, although 2-in-1 PCs with a detachable keyboard are often marketed as laptops or as having a “laptop mode”. Laptops are folded shut for transportation, and thus are suitable for mobile use. They are so named because they can be practically placed on a person’s lap when being used. Today, laptops are used in a variety of settings, such as at work, in education, for plaing games, web browsing, for personal multimedia, and for general home computer use.
Why Is It Called Laptop?
The device derives its name from being able to be used by resting on a person’s lap without the need for a desk or other surface. Laptop computers may also be referred to as notebook computers, though a notebook computer usually describes a computer that is smaller and lighter than a laptop computer.
Types Of Laptops:
Notebooks (notebook computer, sometimes also called the garden-variety laptop). To be considered a notebook, a computer must weigh around 5-8 pounds and thus be portable. Its display ranges from about 13 inches to 16 inches. They are equipped with sound cards and can have very sophisticated graphics for games and multimedia.
Ultrabooks:
These laptops are thinner and can weigh a mere 3 pounds, but their screen can come in at around 15 inches. They run on lower-power processors for longer battery life. Usually their keyboard is smaller.
Netbooks:
These laptops are very small and inexpensive, with less powerful processors than most laptops and very small keyboards. This type of computers is still around, but they have been upstaged by tablets (such as Apple’s iPad or Microsoft’ Surface), which are marketed in an even sleeker package but provide more powerful resources.
Tablets:
Small, thin multitask laptops which have become very popular, and they have certainly exploded in popularity. Their displays range from very small monitors to rather big ones. They can be used to perform even professional tasks, as they can be really powerful (and expensive!) or, on the contrary, they can have a heftier price point…
Desktop Laptops:
As they name states, they are used as desktop replacements, and thus they aren’t meant to be portable, even though users can move them easily around the office or the house. These laptops weigh more (up to 10 pounds, as a rule), and they have larger displays, sometimes as big as 20 inches. They have roomier keyboards.
How To Select A Type Of Laptop:
Each computer runs on a specific OS (short for Operating System), which does everything from starting your computer to shutting it down, going through all the software programs, managing files, connecting to the Internet and so on. Most computers use Windows which is the most common OS in the world, but Mac laptops from Apple are also popular (in today’s world, most Apple-specific software and and software applications for Windows can be used for both OS. Other well-knows OS is Linux, used on Chromebooks from Google.
Apart from Operating systems (OS), you can base your decision on the power of the laptop. For example, if you usually use visual elements, such as computer games, movies or work with graphics, you should purchase a machine with a good graphic card and a high-end sound card. In fact, the ca be a discrete graphic card (that’s a card separated from the CPU) or integrated graphic card, which is built in to the CPU. Many modern laptops are touchscreen, and they allow users to write on the the screen using an onscreen keyboard or a special styles.
For many people the computer design is very important, so you can also compare different brands with different designs and different weights.
What Are The Main Features Of Laptop?
- USB Port. USB Type-C offers speed and functionality.
- Display. OLED screen displays better than real life images.
- Touchscreen. Makes the interface simpler and eases access.
- 2-in-1 PCs. Next-gen laptops that can fold flat and even detach for a tablet experience.
- Wi-Fi. …
- Graphics.
Laptop Prices In Ghana:
HP Pavillion Specs
- RAM: 8GB
- Hard Disk: 1TB
- Price: GHS 2,570
HP Pavillion i3
HP Pavillion Specs
- RAM:
- Hard Disk: 1TB
- Processor: Intel Core i3
- Price: GHS 2,070
HP Pavillion
Specs
- RAM: 4GB
- Hard Disk: 1TB
- Processor: Intel Core i3
- Price: GHS 1,920
HP CELERON 15
- Processor: Intel® Celeron® N4020
- Operating System: Windows 10
- RAM: 4 GB
- Storage: 500 GB 5400 rpm SATA HDD
- Keyboard: Full-size, jet black keyboard with numeric keypad
- Battery: 3-cell, 41 Wh Li-ion
- Price: ₵2,100.00
DELL I5 INSPIRON (8/256SSD) 5406 TOUCH 14
- Processor: 11th Gen Intel 4-Core i5-1135G7
- RAM: 8GB
- Storage: 256GB SSD
- Operating system: Windows 10 Home (64bit)
- Battery: 3-cell 40Wh
- Dimensions: 12.77″ x 8.77″ x 0.75″
- Approximate Weight: 3.79 lbs
- Price: GHS 4,600
Dell i7 Inspiron
Dell i7 Inspiron Specs
- Processor: Core i7
- Generation: 8th Generation
- Speed: up to 4.6GHz
- Processor Cache: 8 MB Cache
- Processor Cores: 4 Cores
- Display Size: 15.6″
- RAM: 8GB
- Hard Disk: 1TB
- Price: GHS 4,500
DELL i7 INSPIRON
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX130 (2GB GDDR5)
- RAM: 16GB DDR4, 2400 MHz
- Storage: 512GB SSD
- Display: 15.6”, 4K UHD (3840 x 2160), IPS
- Weight: 2.26 kg (5 lbs
- Hard Disk: 512GB SSD
- OS: Windows 10 Home
- Price: GHS 4,500
Dell i5 Inspiron
Dell i5 Inspiron Specs
- Processor Type: Intel Core i5
- Operating system: Windows 10
- Hard drive: 256GB SSD
- RAM: 8GB
- Screen size: 14.0
- Price: GHS 4,400.00
DELL INSPIRON 15
Dell Inspiron 15 Specs
- Processor: Core i5-1035G1
- Speed: 1.0ghz to 1.2ghz
- RAM: 8GB
- Hard Disk: 1TB
- Screen Size: 15.6 Inches UHD Display
- Price: GHS 4,200
Dell Inspiron
Dell Inspiron Specs
- RAM: 8GB
- Hard Disk: 256 SSD
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Size: 15.6 inch
- Price: GHS 3,700
Dell i5 Inspiron (4/1TB)
Dell i5 Inspiron Specs
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8265U
- Operating System: Windows 10 Home
- Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 620 with shared graphics memory
- Display: 15.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) Anti-Glare LED-Backlit Non-touch Display
- Touch Display: No
- Memory: 4GB DDR4-2666MHz, (1x8GB) up to 16GB, x2 SO-DIMM Slots
- Storage: 1TB 5400 rpm 2.5″ SATA Hard Drive
- Connectivity: DW 1810 802.11ac 1×1 WiFi and Bluetooth
- Battery: 3-Cell 42WHr Battery (Integrated)
- AC Adapter: 45 Watt AC Adapter
- Price: GHS 3,200
Dell Inspiron
Dell Inspiron Specs
- RAM: 4GB
- Hard Disk: 500GB
- Size: 15.6 inch
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Celeron
- Price: GHS 1,470
Acer Aspire 3
- Processor: INTEL
- RAM: 4 GB
- Hard Drive: 1 TB
- Operating System: Windows 10 Home
- Screen Size: 15.6 Inches
- Resolution: 1366×768
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 36.3 x 2 cm; 1.9 Kilograms
- Batteries: 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)
- Price: GHS 2,300.00
LENOVO V14-IIL CORE i3-1005G1
- Processor: Core i3-1005G1
- RAM: 4GB
- Hard Drive: 1TB
- Colour: Iron Grey
- Screen Size: 14 Inches
- Price: GHS 2,800.00
Lenovo Celeron
Lenovo Celeron Specs
- RAM: 4GB
- Hard Disk: 500GB
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Celeron N3350 @ 1.10 GHz
- Size: 15 inches
ASUS VIVOBOOK FLIP 14 CORE i3
- Processor: CORE I3-8145U
- RAM: 4GB RAM
- Storage: 256GB SSD
- Speed: 2.1GHZ to 2.3GHZ
- Display: 14inches UHD
- Features: TOUCHSCREEN
- Price: GHS 3,250.00