tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71610644073183685152011-11-27T15:23:18.196-08:00superluckynoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161064407318368515.post-65512449070647936632009-03-19T06:07:00.000-07:002009-03-19T06:10:54.564-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/X31_T43_laptop.png/300px-X31_T43_laptop.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 329px;" src="http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/X31_T43_laptop.png/300px-X31_T43_laptop.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><p>A <b>laptop computer</b>, also known as a <b>notebook computer</b>, is a small <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/personal-computer" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">personal computer</a> designed for <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/mobile-computing" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">mobile use</a>. A laptop integrates all of the <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/computer-hardware-1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">typical components</a> of a <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/desktop-computer" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">desktop computer</a>, including a <deadilnk entry_key="Visual display unit">display</deadilnk>, a <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/keyboard-computing" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">keyboard</a>, a pointing device (a <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/touchpad" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">touchpad</a>, also known as a trackpad, or a <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/pointing-stick" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">pointing stick</a>) and a battery into a single portable unit. The <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/rechargeable-battery" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">rechargeable battery</a> is charged from an <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/power-supply" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">AC/DC adapter</a> and has enough capacity to power the laptop for several hours.</p> <p>A laptop is usually shaped like a large <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/notebook" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">notebook</a> with thickness of 0.7–1.5 inches (18–38 mm) and dimensions ranging from 10x8 inches (27x22cm, 13" display) to 15x11 inches (39x28cm, 17" display) and up. Modern laptops weigh 3 to 12 pounds (1.4 to 5.4 kg), and some older laptops were even heavier. Most laptops are designed in the <deadilnk entry_key="Flip (form)">flip form factor</deadilnk> to protect the screen and the keyboard when closed.</p> <p>Originally considered "a small niche market"<sup id="cite_ref-leader1_0-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.answers.com/laptop#cite_note-leader1-0" title=""><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> and perceived as suitable for "specialized field applications" such as "the military, the Internal Revenue Service, accountants and sales representatives"<sup id="cite_ref-leader1_0-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.answers.com/laptop#cite_note-leader1-0" title=""><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.answers.com/laptop#cite_note-1" title=""><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup>, battery-powered portables had just 2% worldwide market share in 1986<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://www.answers.com/laptop#cite_note-2" title=""><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup>. But today, there are already more laptops than desktops in the enterprise<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="http://www.answers.com/laptop#cite_note-3" title=""><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> and, according to a forecast by Intel, more laptops than desktops will be sold in the general PC market as soon as 2009<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://www.answers.com/laptop#cite_note-4" title=""><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7161064407318368515-6551244907064793663?l=laptopbest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>superluckynoreply@blogger.com0