2.1. Portability (Between a laptop over a desktop)
The main reason on why people choose a laptop over a desktop is definitely its portability. You can do whatever and wherever you want. No doubt that a desktop may be a powerful appliance but sometimes you could just wished to use it at the comfort of your …show more content…
The time wasted on bus journeys can be used to pick up where you left of. (2)
2.2. Upgradeable (Between a laptop over a tablet PC, iPad and the Palmtop)
Another reason for choosing a laptop over a tablet PC is because it is upgradeable. You can always upgrade the hard disk when you ran out of space. Although it is rather expensive and a difficult task, it is still possible to upgrade to a better quality graphic cards for better gaming experience and higher end sound cards for the music lovers. Also most laptops already come with a DVD drive however you can only do that much on a tablet PC. (3)
3. BUDGET, FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
As a student and coming from an average family, I would not mind having a budget of $1000 to $1700. With that budget, the laptop should have at least the following:
DVD Drive
15 inch display
500GB space of hard drive
In-built wireless internet …show more content…
Lenovo IdeaPad Y560Jun 7, 2011(5)
4.2. Acer Aspire Timeline X 5820TG(6)
5. CONCLUSION
In conclusion I would have chosen the Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 due to its higher storage capacity. Comparing to latter, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 has a storage capacity of 750GB while the Acer Aspire Timeline X 5820TG has only 500GB.
The Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 is also a faster laptop than the Acer Aspire Timeline X 5820TG due to its Intel Core i7 processor.
6. REFERENCES
(1) PC Purchases - Three Major Factors to Consider When Buying a Laptop Or Notebook Computer
By Joseph Stutzman http://ezinearticles.com/?PC-Purchases---Three-Major-Factors-to-Consider-When-Buying-a-Laptop-Or-Notebook-Computer&id=4620872 (2) Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/4620872
(3) Article Source: http://www.networkpcworld.com/2011/06/solid-reasons-to-buy-laptop-but-not.html Jun 7, 2011
(4)http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/product-guide/compare/154/109888,143519
(5) Aloysius Low on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/product-lenovo-ideapad-y560/review (6) Aloysius Low on Tue, 08 Mar 2011