23 May, 2008
NOTEBOOK OR LAPTOP
I can still remember 3 years ago, I had a Toshiba Laptop in which after a year crashed because of mishandling and misuse. I just recently known why did it crashed.
A laptop is not really meant to be put on the lap. The laptop is meant to be placed on a flat solid surface for air to circulate freely into its heating parts. Underneath the laptop are many vents and fans that push hot air out and suck cold air in. Mainly there is the fan that fans your laptop. It’s like air-conditioning for your laptop. And then are those little tabs or laptop feet I like to think that serve its purpose of letting air get in.
I tend to put my laptop on may lap or the bed always which should not have been. What happens is that your lap or the soft bed blocks the air vents so not letting air getting it which tends to suffocate. It can’t breathe! It becomes hot. The hot air can’t get out! It’s like you locked your laptop in a box and tried to burn it. So you must put it on a flat surface so those little laptop feet will actually be useful and take care of your laptop in their own little way.
A couple of months ago, I bought my a new laptop and before I bought it I made careful analysis of things, specs, money, etc. The image above is the one that I bought. I was carefully studying over Lenovo and Compaq. They have the same specifications (see below) but the Compaq have a built-in webcam and a 1? wider screen. But my brother, who works for an IT company, the sales attendant said that it is better to buy the Lenovo because its a trusted brand and more durable if you will carry it always. So I bought it, so far it is a good and I am happy with it. Below is the specs of my Lenovo G400 laptop:
PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2130 (1.86 GHz)
CHIPSET: Mobile Intel – 943 GML
MEMORY: 1Gb DDR2 SDRAM
HDD: 120GB SATA 5400RPM
OPTICAL DRIVE: DVDRW dual layer multi burner drive
MEMORY CARD: 4-in-1 Multi-card Reader(SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro)
DISPLAY SIZE: 14.1” High Definition Glossy Widescreen Display
MODEM/LAN: High Speed 56K modem/ Intergrated 10/100 LAN
WIFI: Lenovo 802.11 b/g
EXTERNAL I/0 ports: VGA, 4 USB 2.0 port, RJ-11,RJ-45
POINTING DEVICE: Lenovo high touchpad with 2 buttons
WEIGHT/ DIMENSION: 2.35kg / 334mm x 248mm x 30-36mm
Right now I am planning to upgrade it to a 2 GB sdram. Another thing if Laptop is not meant for the lap, why is it called a laptop. Anyway I think I just have to call it a Notebook. Hehehehe.
Update: Thanks for the info Flisha for your my laptop overheating (I lost your link…sorry and thanks)
