| Notebook Reviews |
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| Written by Roys | |
| Saturday, 27 January 2007 | |
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You will often come across notebook reviews in computer magazines and websites. Such notebook reviews give fair assessments of notebooks largely in terms of price, parts and performance and even give them rankings on the basis of their evaluation. The various parameters that the notebook reviews generally consider for evaluation include portability, HDD capacity, battery run time, operating system, other software and drivers, layout of the keyboard, ventilation system, accessories and the provisions for upgrade. The notebook reviews of some of the authentic web and print media are written after conducting certain tests on the notebook models for estimating their performance. The benchmarking is carried out using the Business Winstone, Multimedia Content Creation Winstone, 3Dmark And Battery Mark, and the results - that is, the scores and the inferences - are mentioned in the notebook reviews. The notebook reviews take special note of the weight of notebooks, as portability is the primary reason why people might prefer notebooks to desktops. Some notebook reviews give high ratings to those notebook models that come with relevant software, drivers and recovery CDs. Nowadays, notebooks carrying dual-layer drives get high scores in the notebook reviews as they enable backing up twice as much data than a normal DVD. As notebooks are called laptops and should ideally be kept on laps while working, it is imperative that they have a good cooling system. So how hot the notebook models become while using also deserve mention in the notebook reviews. Style and ergonomics are also regarded as important factors in the notebook reviews. While style is a reflection of the personality of the user, ergonomics - especially with regard to the size and placing of the keys on the keyboard - determine the convenience of handling the notebook. While lauding the notebooks that are packed with features and accessories, the notebook reviews also try to decipher the usefulness or redundancy of some innovative components in new notebook models that the vendors insist as indispensable! Most of the notebook reviews mention the current prices of the notebook models and even comment on whether the features and performance of the notebooks are good enough to justify their price tags! The technical support, the after sales service and the period and geographical area - national or global - of validity of warranties, are also issues that get rated in the notebook reviews. Thus, the notebook reviews offer valuable suggestions and guidelines to people who are planning to buy notebooks. |
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