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7 Tips For Buying Cheap Laptop
June 30th, 2011 | 
Author: Laptops are gaining in popularity these days. Almost everyone is carrying one now either for work or entertainment. Laptops with the latest technology are introduced to the market everyday and these new laptops come with a huge price tag. However, that does not mean you cannot get a good and cheap laptop. I have put together a guide that may help you out in your hunt for a cheap and good laptop.
Buy cheap laptop with older technology
Rapid advance in technology makes it meaningless to buy the latest technology at a high price. When laptop with wireless capability first came to the market, a unit with this technology can cost up till US$2500. NOw after 2 years, you can get a relatively fast centrino laptop for less than US$1000
Buy used or refurbished laptop
The depreciation of a laptop value is so high, that after one year in the market, a laptop can easily lose half its value. So if you are looking for a cheap laptop, look for one which is close to one year old. Not all used laptop are in bad condition. You will be surprised to find that some used laptops are still in good condition because their owners are power users or gamers.
Buy laptop from power users or gamers
I like to buy electronic gadgets including laptops from hard core power users or gamers. Let me share with you why. Gamers or power users usually require the latest and most powerful technology to run their games or power hungry applications. They often will not settle for second best. They also have the tendency to chase after the latest technology. So after one year, they will be bored of what they have and will look to sell off their laptops so that they can buy a new one. Now if you are looking to buy cheap laptops with up to date technology and you happen to have friends who are gamers, do ask them if they are looking to sell off their laptops. Who knows, maybe you can buy a good and cheap laptop from them.
Scan through gaming forums and local gaming community
if you do not already have friends who like to play computer games, then scanning through gaming forums on the internet is another way to get good and cheap deals for used laptop. Internet makes it easy for you to do this. Go to google.com and start searching for gaming forums. Visit each and everyone and see if they have a Trading Section. You will definitely find many post from gamers looking to sell their gaming laptops.
Scan through local bulletin boards
Do scan through local bulletin boards near you for cheap deals on laptop.Especially if there are software companies around the area. Software companies do offer their used computers or laptops for sale when their software projects end. I personally had gotten a few good deals for my family and friends.
Look for cheap laptop with at least 512mb memory
This is especially important for used laptop. If the processor speed is slow, then having more memory can compensate for the lack in speed. In fact, The size of memory plays a big part in determining how fast a laptop runs an application. Just by increasing the memory size, you can see a huge difference in speed. A cheap laptop with at least 512mb memory can run most non graphic intensive application easily.
Get cheap laptop from reputable manufacturer
This is very important because if you are buying used laptop, then the chances of requiring servicing is higher than a new laptop. So if you buy from a reputable manufacturer, you will save alot of trouble and time if your laptop do require servicing.
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iPhone 5 rumor of the day: Anticipating August availability?
For those of us who can’t wait until September (or longer) for the announcement of Apple’s iPhone 5, we’re in luck. We think. At least according to a report from Boy Genius Report.
Now rumors like this, in what is now officially the dog days of summer, should be taken with an ocean of salt. After Apple did not debut a new iPhone earlier this month at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, conventional wisdom held that the company would show of a shiny new iDevice in September. The first week of September is when Apple lately has made significant music and software announcements. So, trading the spot already taken up by iCloud (along with a player to be named later) for an iPhone 5 announcement seemed like a win-win for everyone involved.
But here is what BGR is reporting, based on tips from “reliable sources”.
“While Apple has indeed been giving some developers access to a device known as the iPhone 4S — an iPhone 4 with upgraded internals — BGR has independently confirmed that the next-generation iPhone will not merely be an upgraded iPhone 4 as had been previously rumored.”
In April, tech blog thisismynext published renderings of what the iPhone 5 could entail. Here are the essentials:
- The device will be significantly thinner than the iPhone 4, perhaps for akin to an iPod touch.
- The iPhone 5 will feature a “teardrop” design.-The home button will be enlarged.
- The front of the iPhone 5 will be almost all screen
- Potentially most importantly, the iPhone 5 will be instantly compatible with GSM and CDMA carrier networks (meaning AT&T and Verizon).
Stay tuned!
Latest News About the Table Apple iPad 2nd Generation
A recent news about Apple iPad 2 re-raised by Digitimes. First reported that Apple’s suppliers have set up mass production of PCBs iPad 2 in February 2011 that Ibiden from Japan, Tripod Technology of Taiwan, and TTM Technologies, based in US / China. It also appears estimate from an analyst named Brian Blair who said that Apple has chosen Qualcomm’s modem multi-mode GSM / CDMA to make IPAD as global product and can use the network of AT & T and Verizon (GSM / CDMA).
Apple currently sells iPad through Verizon stores in the United States but without the integration of 3G connectivity Verizon’s EVDO Rev.A. Online users can only use Verizon cellular networks with hotspots MiFi and do tethering between IPAD to wifi. With the use Qualcomm’s modem is a global iPad will be able to use GSM and CDMA networks directly.
Blair also estimates that the hardware on the iPad second generation will be thinner than current models and using manufacturing processes similar to the way assembly terbaru.Sebelum MacBook Air is circulated rumors that Apple will use tablet generation Retina Display to them but it turns out this appeared on the iPhone 4.
