Laptop computers are fragile pieces of electronic equipment that are subjected to a tremendous amount of stress and daily wear and tear. Many people do not realise just how easy it is to cause damage to a laptop, which makes laptop insurance an ideal acquisition.
There are many different ways that a laptop can be damaged, as accidents are bound to happen when you least expect it. They occur every minute of every day. This is why laptop insurance is so important, because it can reduce the expense of having to replace your portable computer at an unexpected time when you can least afford to do so.
For instance, an unusual laptop accident can occur while you are at a cafe. You could be surfing the Internet and drinking your favorite coffee when someone who is walking by your table suddenly bumps into you and you end up spilling your drink all over your computer. This will result in major damage such as short-circuiting your motherboard, keyboard or hard drive. You would have to replace your laptop due to the serious damage that has been caused. This is when laptop insurance becomes very convenient.
The long awaited Apple version of the “tablet” has arrived with the announcement today of the new Apple iPad, set to hit stores in April of this year. Much like a glorified iPod Touch, the Apple iPad sets a bar above and beyond the typical new tablets. Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new gadget today, explaining that this new launch is an enhanced combination of a smartphone and laptop.
The HP Mini 311 promises the best possible netbook experience thanks to the use of Nvidia’s Ion graphics. Can this netbook with an 11-inch screen, HDMI, and a great keyboard overcome the limits of Intel’s Atom processor? Keep reading to find out.
We knew that video cards that could bitstream all the latest HD codecs wouldn’t always cost $380, but we certainly didn’t expect a cheaper alternative in two weeks. Of course price and HDMI audio capabilities aren’t the only factors when choosing a video card for your HTPC, so you might want to keep waiting — you know another few weeks — for a version that doesn’t take up two of your card slots for a fan that is no doubt anything but quiet. Anandtech is predicting you might have to wait another year for the perfect HTPC video card in the way of the 5600 series.
To compete in the tablet market, Lenovo offers a touch-screen and Wacom-enabled version of its 12-inch ThinkPad X200. Lenovo has a standard Wacom-enabled X200, as well as a two-finger multi-touch version for a $125 upgrade. With a starting retail price of $1,909, it is priced almost $500 under the Dell Latitude XT2, which is its primary competitor. In this review we put the standard and touch-enabled ThinkPad X200 Tablet head to head, to see how well they perform in ours tests.
