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ASUS UX30: slim and smart

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:07:02 +0000

ASUS UX30 is an ultra-slim notebook pc powered by Intel CULV (Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage), including Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 (1.4GHz)/Core 2 Solo SU3500 (1.4GHz)/Intel Pentium SU2700 (1.3GHz). This 13.3-inch notebook is targeted towards high-flying mobile professionals who want an ultra light machine with sophisticated design. Therefore, this notebook is not only beautiful externally but also internally. It has up to 4GB RAM and 500GB hard disk drive. Other features of this ultra-slim notebook that may interest you are the Mobile Intel GS45 Chipset, a built-in 1.3 megapixel web camera, Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics, Wifi, Ethernet LAN and 4 hours battery.

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Personal Computer (PC) versus Portable Computer (PC)

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:49:37 +0000

Both the terms Personal Computer and Portable Computer can be abbreviated as PC. However, the word PC is already well known all over the world standing for Personal Computer. A personal computer, nowadays, can be a desktop computer, a laptop computer or a tablet computer. On the other hand, the terms portable computer only refer to all kinds of personal computer which are easy to move and to bring meaning that desktop computer is not one kind of portable computer.

Lately, more and more people prefer a computer which is not only personal but also portable. Therefore, kinds of PC like laptop, tablet pc and so on are more popular than the regular desktop computer. The reason is mainly because portable computers are more flexible to use. People can bring it from home to office or the other way around and many other reasons.

Kinds of terms used in a computer description

admin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:26:38 +0000

Have you ever felt confused reading a description of a personal computer especially when it comes to the terms used to describe the computer? Well, you don’t need to worry about it since many people also experienced it, especially if they are not a computer programmer, etc. or if it’s their first time reading and learning about computer. However, you still need to understand that terms, especially if you want to buy a pc, so that you can get a pc which suits your needs best.

There are two big groups of terms used to describe a computer. First are the terms which describes the performance of a computer, such as: RAM, hard drive, processor, Operating System (OS), etc. You can read the list of the terms here. Second are the terms which describes the appearance of a computer, such as: screen, LCD, port, keypad and so on. You can read the list of the terms in the second group here. It is possible that the terms from the two different groups are overlapping since they are complete each other.

There are so many options of PC available in the market, not to mention the brand. So we need to be careful and selective to find the best one for us. First step to do is to know and understand the terms related to computer. The next step is buying the computer, isn’t it? Well, have a nice time!!