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Laptop Buying Guide: Right Laptop for Different Users
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Choose the Best Type of Laptop that suits your needs
As a consumer or a techie user you should not be deceived by the promising components and slickest laptop designs. As mentioned they were developed bearing that specs and designs to a particular types of users. So when shopping for your first laptop the very first thing you should consider is your needs. Are you a gamer seeking for a laptop that offers the best gaming performance? or a student that needs laptop for word processing and submitting assignments through e-mail? Whatever type of user you are there’s a particular laptop for you; what’s more important is you know the right specifications that suit your needs. Listed in this article are the different user types and the laptop specification that suits them.
As a consumer or a techie user you should not be deceived by the promising components and slickest laptop designs. As mentioned they were developed bearing that specs and designs to a particular types of users. So when shopping for your first laptop the very first thing you should consider is your needs. Are you a gamer seeking for a laptop that offers the best gaming performance? or a student that needs laptop for word processing and submitting assignments through e-mail? Whatever type of user you are there’s a particular laptop for you; what’s more important is you know the right specifications that suit your needs. Listed in this article are the different user types and the laptop specification that suits them.
Student
Students don’t need luxuriant laptops for their daily assignments and research works. What they need is a low cost but portable laptop models like a netbook which allows them to carry easily from room to room during classes. Though netbooks don’t have that incredible processing power as it only offer low voltage single core processor, it is more than enough to cater basic application needs like surfing the web, sending e-mails and writing researches and reports.
Typical laptop specifications for student user are 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard drive, small screen display and a single or dual core processor.
Price Range: 14,000 to 20, 000 depending on model, manufacturer and specifications
Price Range: 14,000 to 20, 000 depending on model, manufacturer and specifications
Business minded
For those who need laptops for business use whether indoor or requires travel, they need a laptop that’s robust enough to stand long hours of use, with strong data security features added on to incredible processing performance. Typical business functions that need your laptop would probably presentation of sales or presentation of proposed projects using a LCD projector. A laptop that runs smoothly in multitasking condition is also ideal for business minded users.
Laptop specifications for business minded users include 2 GB RAM or higher, 250 GB hard drive or higher, 15 inch display, wireless networking, Windows 7.
Price Range: 25,000 to 35,000 depending on manufacturer and specifications
Price Range: 25,000 to 35,000 depending on manufacturer and specifications
Multimedia Savvy
If you’re fond of multimedia like photos or videos – be it a passion or a source of income, you need a laptop that’s powerful enough to run the latest photo and video software available. You need the model that has the capability to play high definition videos, great screen resolution and a processor for multitasking.
Typical laptop specifications for multimedia savvy users include 4 GB RAM or higher, fast hard drive (7,200 rpm with capacity of 320 GB or higher), 15 inch or larger screen display.
Price Range: 30,000 to 40,000 or higher depending on manufacturer and specifications
Price Range: 30,000 to 40,000 or higher depending on manufacturer and specifications
Ultimate Gamer
While most gamers prefer desktops when it comes to gaming since it offers flexibility when it comes to upgrades and cooling facilities, there are users that are taking advantage on recent laptop designed only for gaming. Basically you need a powerful gaming processor like Core2 Quad and the latest Intel Core i7 built for better 3D gaming experience. You must also have the latest graphics card for better video quality.
Other feature every laptop for ultimate gamer must have included 4 GB or higher RAM, 320 GB hard drive, 17 inch display
Price Range: 35,000 to 50,000 or higher depending on manufacturer and specifications
Ordinary Home User
General laptop users not falling on the above mentioned user types are included in this type of user. At some point, student might be included in this one as student laptop can also be used by their parents or siblings at home; it is not always the case however. Typical home user needs laptop for basic viewing of photos, listening to music or burning them to DVD etc.
Laptop specifications for ordinary home user includes 2 GB RAM or higher, 160 GB hard drive, DVD burning drive, 16 inch display.
Price Range: 25,000 to 35,000 depending on manufacturer and specifications
Each kind of laptop have different models coming from different manufacturer; each having different design and features. So before choosing what particular laptop model to buy based on what type of user you belong, better read reviews on these laptop models. There are lots of reviews available on the Internet, or more a more reliable and accurate laptop reviews, visit http://reviews.cnet.com/
References:
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http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-buying-guide/?tag=centerColumnArea1.0;buyAdvice
Banker Assistant?: Just Another Spam E-mail in My Gmail Account
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I've been receiving lots of spam e-mails this past few days coming from different different people and websites. For unknown reason, I received e-mails about buying viagra (hehe don't know how they get my e-mail address), from paid to click sites, from unknown individual and companies saying that they earned thousands of dollars from joining a certain website (which I know that it's a scam), or they had inherited a business or bank account and they are hiring me as their assistant - just like this spam e-mail i received offering me to be her banker assistant.
The spam e-mail is from a certain Mrs. Victoria Mambebe. I don't remembered having a transaction with this person, so I'm thinking how she'd manage to know my e-mail address. Thanks to Gmail's efficient spam filtering feature for accurately filtering those e-mails having spam content to the reliable ones. Anyways, I would like to share the content of the e-mail to warn others who might become the next victim of this type of modus.
If you receive this kind of e-mail from this person or of identical content above, then don't fall for it, disregard the e-mail and don't waste your time replying the mail, it is definitely a scam. Please inform your friends and anyone close to you about this modus online.
Age…….…Private Phone no………………. for further confidential details about the said fund.Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.Mrs Victoria MAMBEBE.
Disclaimer: The author does not hold copyright for the image used in this post. Credit goes to original creator/poster of the image.
Tech Tips: Never Put Your Laptop on Your Bed
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One of the greatest benefits of using laptop over desktop computer is portability. Laptops are very portable; you can bring it and stay connected online, watch movies, finish projects, edit images or video clips wherever you are - even in your bedroom. While there's nothing wrong in bringing your precious notebook or netbook on your bed, you should be extremely cautious on where you place it before going to sleep or when going out of the room. Putting your laptop on your bed for a couple of hours without turning the power off might cause fire that would turn your home sweet home into ashes - just like what happened in a house located in the United States.
This story was shared by the Philippines National Police to give warning to those who loved to place their laptops on top of their bed for a couple of hours without turning it off.
A couple lost their 25 year old son in a fire at home on June 4th. The son who had graduated with MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison two weeks earlier had come home for a while. He had lunch with his dad at home and decided to go back to clean up his hostel room. His father told him to wait, to meet his mother, before he went back for a few days. He decided to take a nap while waiting for his mom to come back home from work. Some time later their neighbors called 911 when they saw black smoke coming out of the house. Unfortunately, the 25 years old died in the three year old house. It took several days of investigation to find out the cause of the fire. It was determined that the fire was caused by the lap top resting on the bed. When the lap top was on the bed cooling fan did not get the air to cool the computer and that is what caused the fire. He did not even wake up to get out of the bed because he died of breathing in carbon monoxide.Bedroom stuffs such as mattresses and blankets are soft and can easily catch flame when excessive heat is applied, while laptop normally emits heat after a couple of hours used especially if there's no cooling fan. There's a greater risk of these bed stuffs to catch fire if this "flat iron-like" laptop is placed on top of your bed.
This risk is real, let's make it a habit not to place your laptop on your bed especially when you are charging it, to avoid such incident of catching fire. Tell your parents, sons, daughters, colleagues, friends, anyone you know that has a laptop not to place their gadgets on top of their bed. If it's inevitable to use laptop on your bed, use something that will prevent your laptop having a direct contact with your blankets or mattresses, like a small table.
Apple Tribute Logo In Memory of Steve Jobs Becomes Viral
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While the world is mourning for the death of the man behind the most famous name of gadget in the world, a tribute logo for the company that Steve Jobs founded has become a web hit - an evidence of how influential Steve Jobs and his company Apple Inc. over the past 50 years.
This Apple Tribute Logo (image in the left) has become viral and has become the mostly shared image in social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, as well as in various blogs where this logo that shows the original logo of Apple Inc., except that the bitten portion of the Apple was replaced by the face of Steve Jobs. The logo was created by a 19-year old student Jonathan Mark Long, as a tribute for Steve Jobs.
As a person who idolized Steve Job's significant contribution in the field of Information Technology by creating IPhone, IPod, IPad and Macintosh that have become the yardstick of every company that follow the footsteps of Apple Inc, this Apple Tribute logo deserves a spot in my blog.
I firmly believe that technological age would never been this wonderful and interesting without the products created by Apple Inc.
Rest in Peace Steve Jobs, your contribution to the world of Information Technology will always be remembered. You'll always be the inspiration for each and everyone who aspires to become like you.
Tech News: Malware Uses Blog Posts as Command Post to Attack Android Devices
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Alarming news for bloggers and Android users out there! Did you know that even your simple blog post can turn out to be a serious threat to Google's Android operating system, as innocent blog sites are being used for malware attacks, which aims at targeting gadgets such as computers and mobile phones that uses Android operating system. This news was confirmed by Trend Micro.
Trend Micro said in a press release that they have a new type of malware uses blog sites with encrypted contents as the malware's command-and-control post.
In a blog post published by Trend Micro, it was said "From our analysis, we found that this malware has two hard-coded C&C Servers to which it connects to receive commands and deliver payloads. The first server is just like the usual remote site, where the malware posts and gets information and commands. The second C&C server, however, caught our attention. The second C&C server is a blog site with encrypted content,"
This was the first time that Android malware implemented this type of attack - using blog site technique to communicate with its server.
For the information of every Android users, the new malware is detected as ANDROIDS_ANSERVER.A, and arrives as an e-book reader application and can be downloaded from a third-party Chinese apps store.
Also according to Trend Micro, the malware ask for various permissions, allowing it to do the following:
- Make a Call
- Access to Internet and Network Settings
- Disable Key Lock
- Wake the Device
- Control Vibrate Alert
- Read, Write, Receive and Send SMS messages
- Restart Applications
- Read Low-Level log file
- Read and Write Contacts
Malware in Blog Contents
In blog content check performed by Trend Micro, it revealed six encrypted posts that contain the backup C&C URLs. In addition, the company also found 18 binaries uploaded to the blog, with the earliest posted July 23, and the latest post is September 26. It was also noted that one of the malware updates is named_test, and it's name suggests that this malware is currently under further development.
Newer versions of the malware also has the ability to display notifications attempting to trick a user to approve a download of an update. This activity was discovered while performing post decryption and analysis of binaries. Another interesting improvement of the malware is its ability to terminate four security-related applications:
- com.qihoo360.mobilesafe
- com.tencent.qqpimsecure
- com.ijinshan.mguard
- com.lbe.security
As for the blog platforms affected by this malware, Trend Micro has not mentioned any of the blogging platforms available online to be affected by these malware. However, they noted that a botnet was found using microblogging site Twitter for issuing commands affecting the device using Android operating system.
News from GMAnews.tv.
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