http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/ Switched Comments for http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 3:14PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/These people are nitwits! ]]>Feb 5th 2008 3:19PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 3:19PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/
It used to be that you either purchased a "desktop" or a "laptop"

But in the past few years as notebooks got to be more powerful and thus put out more heat, manufacturers steered away from the "laptop" name so people wouldn't be encouraged to use them on their laps. (I imagine men's sperm around the world rejoiced.)

Seriously though, using a notebook on a desk or other hard surface is the best plan. All those little holes on the bottom and sides of a notebook are there for a reason- either to suck in air or blow hot air out. Using a notebook on a soft surface such as your lap or (even worse) a bed can cause it to perform less than optimally. ]]>Apr 15th 2008 6:51PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 3:29PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Jul 9th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 5:19PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 5:42PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 7:22PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 9:04PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 9:32PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 9:46PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 5th 2008 9:46PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/
I don't know where you live, but last I checked this article is about laptops which can't be custom built to any large degree.

I am a system builder and gamer, 1200.00? That won't even get you the tower. I could easily spend 10K on the tower alone. Just think dual video with 600 dollar cards and you have 1200.00 without anything else! Where do they get these guys?]]>Feb 6th 2008 7:19AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 7th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/As for my Laptop.....I went with Hewlett Packard and found this to be the best one in reliability thus far. Perhaps this will help others looking at which brand to go with.]]>Feb 9th 2008 8:57PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Jul 9th 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Feb 20th 2008 7:13AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/04/five-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop-6/Jun 30th 2008 2:31PM