Lightweight Computers, You’ve never had it so good

by Nathan Jamieson

Lightweight computers can usually be put into two types, notebooks and laptops.To sum it up lightweight computers are small PC's which can be be used as a small personal computer. A lightweight computer is made up of a keyboard, a display and a touchpad which is also known as a pointing device.

You will find the usual shape of a lightweight computer is similar to a large book. The screen can vary from a largest size of 17 inches down to a small size of 13 inches but obviously these sizes can vary.When the computer is shut it also acts as a protection for the screen and keyboard.

This type of computer laptops are now extremely popular. From a market share of the computer market of around 2% in 1986 it is believed that in 2009 there will be more laptops sold than the traditional desktop PC.

Laptops used to fall into two different types.The first type were desktop replacements which were as a rule powerful enough to replace a normal PC but they were usually big with an extremely limited battery life.This type of laptop were the mainstay of business users who were able to to do most of their work at a desk and were able to carry their computer from office to office.

The second type was very much smaller but unfortunately the quality and battery life had to be sacrificed in order to have this luxury.

Todays lightweight computer users find themselves in a great situation. There has been a trend towards more efficient designs such as Intels Core and Core 2 ranges, these computers will run very efficiently.

So, today, we are now in the enviable position of a generation of lightweight computers that will combine high performance with a brilliant battery life.

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