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Not so long ago, laptops were considered something of a compromise. Sure, they might be small and compact, but they didn’t have the speed to crunch through massive spreadsheets, the graphics to manage the latest games or the battery life to keep you going all day without having to hunt around for power sockets.
For many users, if they thought of a laptop at all, it was as a second computer they could use away from the desk when they really needed to carry on working or keep in touch.
Technology’s moved on. Modern laptops are lighter, faster and packed with more features than ever before, and they’ll give many desktop PCs a run for their money. On top of that, the price difference between a desktop and laptop is no longer as large as it was, making the latter a much more attractive option.
Add the ease with which you can connect to the internet via high-speed wireless connections, and it’s no surprise that more and more people are switching to portable computers.
So, what has changed to make the modern laptop a better alternative to the traditional PC, and what should you be looking for when you’re buying one?
In the picture
One of the most noticeable parts of any laptop is the screen; early laptops often had screens that were hard to view in bright light, or not very high resolution, but screen technology has improved tremendously over recent years – which is why there are now so many flat-panel televisions available too – and modern laptop screens are bright, visible from a wide angle and responsive – gone are the days when moving the mouse quickly left a blurry trail across the screen.
Screens on the latest laptops are much larger, and often widescreen too. Not only does that make them better for viewing DVDs or editing video, but it also means that when it comes to work, you can see more of what you’re doing, whether it’s a spreadsheet, page layout or just managing your email and appointments side by side.
Only a few years ago, a 14in screen was pretty standard for any computer; now laptops routinely have much larger screens – up to 17in for the Sony VAIO AR series, for example. Remember too that flat screens display more than an equivalent CRT – so even a 15in laptop display is roughly equivalent to a traditional 17in tube.
If size is an issue you can choose a compact laptop with a smaller screen that’s still high resolution and detailed enough for the most demanding work, without having to take up valuable space in your bag.
It’s not just the screens that have improved. An up-to-date laptop can boast graphics capabilities that would have been unusual on a desktop system just a few years ago, such as the Nvidia Geforce Go 7600 on the VAIO AR series, which can have up to 256MB of graphics memory – plenty for keeping up with the demanding needs of many modern computer games, as well as business or design graphics, while at the lower end of the market, graphics systems share the computer’s main memory.
Under the hood
Key to making modern laptops powerful enough to be used as a replacement for your desktop PC is the processor. Not only are modern chips, such as the Intel Core Centrino processors, much more powerful, they’re also much more efficient.
The latest chips are based on Intel’s Core 2 technology, which provides sophisticated power management allowing any parts of the processor that aren’t being used to be switched into a power-saving mode, ensuring the battery such as Sony VGP-BPS2A battery, Sony VGP-BPL2 battery, Sony VGP-BPS3 battery, Sony VGP-BPS5 battery, Sony VGP-BPS8 battery, Sony VGP-BPS9 battery, Sony VGP-BPS10 battery, Sony PCG-R505 battery, Sony PCG-V505 battery, Sony PCG-Z505 battery lasts as long as possible. The techniques were developed for laptops, but they’re so useful that they’re finding their way into all Intel’s latest processors, eroding the differences between mobile and desktop chips still further.
Thanks to a special ‘Stamina’ mode on some VAIO models, you can run on battery power for over four hours. And with Core 2 Duo chips in some laptops – including all the new Sony VAIO range – you effectively have two processors working at the heart of your system, helping you work faster than ever.
Top-of-the-range models, such as the VAIO AR series, combine a 2GHz dual-core processor with 2GB of main memory, ensuring that there’s enough power for even the most demanding tasks, whether it’s real-time video editing, rendering high-quality graphics, or crunching through large databases and spreadsheets to produce vital business reports.
Laptops aren’t limited to what’s built in to them, either. With PC Card slots, you can carry on using any old add-ons you might have, such as wireless and mobile phone cards. For future-proofing, though, look for the new higher speed Express slots. They’re replacing PC Card slots, and allow you to add options such as T-Mobile’s new Wan card, for high-speed internet access via a 3G network.
Store and share
Another area where laptops have caught up with desktop computers is storage; no longer do mobile users have to put up with low-capacity or slower hard disk drives. With the latest Serial ATA (Sata) drives across the range, having at least 100GB of space, VAIO models have plenty of room to store your data, and the speed to access it quickly.
While smaller drives might seem OK, remember that once you start to work with digital video on a computer, or download some of the latest applications, your space will be used up much faster than you’d think – and adding more storage to a laptop later is tricky. Users who are particularly concerned about speed or security, can even choose to have Raid 0 or 1 on the AR series – a feature that’s still seldom found on desktop PCs, let alone portables.
There are plenty of other options too, including Memory Stick and USB, so you can swap and share information with devices such as digital cameras easily, while optical drives allow you to load new software, watch DVDs or create backups of data quickly on DVD or recordable CDs.
And for those who want to be at the cutting edge of technology, the new Blu-ray drives offer access to 50GB of information on a single disk – perfect as a way to back up all your data or for accessing the latest high-definition video material.
Something for everyone
Of course, laptops always involve some compromise, whatever technology they contain. As in other areas of life, you can’t have it all. But that doesn’t mean it has to be a total compromise. Opt for a 13in SZ widescreen system with Stamina mode for extra battery life on the road, for example, and the display’s still a respectable resolution of 1,280x800, while the Core 2 Duo processor will still make light work of most jobs.
If it’s sheer computing power that you need, then a laptop from the AR series with a 17in display, backed by Raid hard drives for speed, and recordable Blu-ray drive will knock even many desktop computers into a cocked hat – and you’ll still be able to carry it around with you.
Or you may prefer a middle way, with a system that will be equally at home on the road or on your desk. Whichever option you decide is right for you, you won’t be alone. Laptops are one of the most popular types of computer to buy now, for both business and personal use.
A new Vista
There are big changes coming in the world of computing, with Microsoft’s new Windows Vista operating system just around the corner. It includes a whole new graphical interface and plenty of other sophisticated functions, for better security and performance – including new options that will let you send a laptop to sleep just by closing the lid, opening it later and resuming from where you were in a matter of seconds.
All the new range of Sony VAIO laptops are ready for Window Vista, so you’ll be ready to take advantage of all the new features as soon as the operating system is available.
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