ASUS N56VM-AB71 Full-HD 1080P 15.6-Inch Laptop

Product Description

Hear the Incredible, Feel the Power

Theater-like multimedia experience on a mobile PC

The new ASUS N56 Series multimedia notebook clearly embodies the design that caters to better user experiences. The ASUS N56 Series is perfect for those who need or want incredible multimedia performance they can take anywhere, the new ASUS N56 Series is the ideal notebook. Its all new deluxe look has recently won a prestigious reddot 2012 Design Award. Grab your ASUS N56 notebook today and experience the incredible.

Tried and Tested for Quality

ASUS is a global technology leader who focuses on the mastery of innovation and design perfection. Today, it is the world's #1 manufacturer of motherboards and is one of world's top PC brands. With customers' need in the forefront, ASUS embodies the passion to create products that truly enhance the computing experience. Not only does design matter, ASUS products are also strictly quality tested to surpass industry standards, surviving multiple drop tests, hinge tests cycles and LCD pressure tests to name a few, ensuring that every ASUS product you buy will be one of your best investments.

Reliability Matters

ASUS PCs finish near or at the top of the industry's reliability rankings survey after survey.¹

Known for their unmatched reliability, ASUS products clearly offers you peace of mind and quality you can trust. Using only premium materials, ASUS aims to break the industry mold and deliver a product that is truly incredible. In addition, ASUS also offers the industry's best-in-class warranty and free 1-year accidental damage protection so you sleep worry-free knowing ASUS' got your back.

Innovation Like no Other

Discover your ultimate multimedia entertainment notebook PC with the new ASUS N56 Series. Featuring the ASUS SonicMaster Technology co-developed with audio experts Bang ; Olufsen ICEpower®, the new ASUS N56 Series brings you even better sound reproduction.

With the power of 3^rd Gen Intel Core processors, the new N56 notebooks provide smoother multimedia experience and better multitasking capabilities. It has an even sleeker, slimmer design - only 1.2" thin making it perfect to grab and go when needed.

Key Features

• ASUS SonicMaster^TM Technology co-developed by world-renowned audio experts at Bang & Olufsen ICEpowerdelivers improved clarity, volume, and resonance, and more detailed sound
• 3^rd Gen Intel® Core^TM i7-3610QM (2.3GHz) Dual-Core processor for lag-free PC performance
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M graphics with 2GB DDR3 VRAM and battery-boosting NVIDIA Optimus technology for Full HD playback and gaming
• Huge 750GB hard drive capacity means more music, games, videos and files you can store
• Thinner profile for better portability - only 1.2" thin
• Instant-on technology means no waiting

Specifications

• Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
• Display: 15.6-inch LED Full-HD (1920 x 1080)
• Processor: 3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3610QM (2.3GHz)
• Graphics: NVIDIA GT 630M 2G
• Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n
• LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
• Memory: 6GB DDR3 1066MHz, 2 SODIMM Sockets, up to 8GB
• Storage: 750GB 7200RPM
• Optical Drive: DL DVD±RW/CD-RW
• Camera: 2.0 megapixel
• Speakers: Premium sounding speakers co-developed with Bang ; Olufsen ICEpower®
• Card Reader: 1 x 3-in-1 card reader : SD, MMC, MS
• Input/ Output:
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out
  • 1 x VGA port/Mini D-Sub 15-pin for external monitor
  • 1 x RJ-45 LAN
  • 2 x USB 2.0 ports
  • 2 x USB 3.0 port
  • 1 x HDMI port
  • 1 Bluetooth 4.0
• Battery: 6-cell
• Dimensions: 15.6" x 10.6" x 1.1" (W x D x H)
• Weight: 6.0 lbs. (with 6-cell battery)
• Color: Black

What's in the Box

• N56VM-AB71 Notebook
• AC Adapter
• 6-cell Battery Pack
• Warranty Information Card 
• Technical Details
  Summary

  Screen Size	15.6 inches
  Max Screen Resolution	1920x1080 pixels
  Processor	2.3 GHz Core i7-3610QM
  RAM	6 GB DDR3
  Hard Drive	750 GB SATA
  Graphics Coprocessor	NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
  Graphics Card Ram Size	2048 MB
  Wireless Type	802.11bgn
  Number of USB 2.0 Ports	2
  Number of USB 3.0 Ports	2

  Other Technical Details

  Brand Name	Asus
  Series	N56VM
  Item model number	N56VM-AB71
  Operating System	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
  Item Weight:	6 pounds
  Item Dimensions L x W x H	15 x 1.10 x 10 inches
  Color	Black Aluminum
  Processor Brand	Intel
  Computer Memory Type	DDR3 SDRAM
  Hard Drive Rotational Speed	7200 RPM
  Batteries	1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)

Relax ASUS has got you covered! 
This notebook is backed by the industry's most comprehensive warranty.
1-Year ASUS Global Warranty
 30-Day Flawless Display Guarantee
Free 2-way standard shipping
24/7 Technical Support
1-Year Accidental Damage Protection
 Covers accidental drops, spills, power surges and fire damage for the first year.

WD My Passport 500GB Portable External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 Silver

WD My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 Silver List Price: $119.99 Price: $79.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. You Save: $40.00 (33%)

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Want it delivered Monday, January 7?  Order it in the next 21 hours and 16 minutes, and choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. From the Manufacturer My Passport Portable Hard Drive – Mini drive. Mega capacity. Multi colors. My Passport offers high capacity in a sleek portable drive. It features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity; automatic, backup software; and password protection and hardware encryption to help protect your files from unauthorized use with plenty of room to store all your files. Automatic backup WD's automatic, continuous backup software works quietly in the background to help protect your data using minimal PC resources. Whenever you add or change a file, it's instantly backed up. High capacity, sleek design Offering high capacity in a compact drive, My Passport is the ideal companion for anyone with lots of videos, photos, music, and files that they want to help protect and take on the road. Password protection secures your drive Use WD Security to set password protection and hardware encryption and protect your files from unauthorized use or access. Ultra-fast transfer rates - When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you access and save files in blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to 3 times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates.* *Performance may vary based on user's hardware and system configuration. USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility - With this single drive you get compatibility with your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you’re ready to step up to the next generation. Automatic, continuous backup software - WD's automatic backup software works quietly in the background to help protect your data using minimal PC resources. Whenever you add or change a file, it’s instantly backed up. WD Security - WD Security utility allows you to set password protection and hardware encryption for your drive to protect your files from unauthorized use or access. WD Drive Utilities - Register your drive, set drive timer, run diagnostics and more using WD Drive Utilities. USB-powered - Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power supply is needed. WD quality inside and out - We know your data is important to you. So we build the drive inside to our demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and long-term reliability. Then we protect the drive with a durable enclosure designed for style and protection. Ideal for Transferring files in blazing fast speed with USB 3.0 Connecting to USB 2.0 devices today and USB 3.0 devices when you're ready Backing up your files with automatic, continuous backup software Securing your files from unauthorized access with password protection and hardware encryption Adding extra storage for your videos, music, photos, and files Connecting and powering through your USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 interface

14 Perusahaan Teknologi Paling 'Hijau' di Dunia

Detikinet,Jakarta - Ada 14 perusahaan teknologi yang masuk dalam daftar 100 perusahaan global yang paling 'hijau' alias ramah lingkungan. Di posisi atas tercatat nama-nama seperti IBM, Hewlett-Packard dan Toshiba.

100 perusahaan global paling hijau itu dinobatkan oleh NewsWeek, seperti dikutip detikINET, Rabu (20/10/2010). Ranking versi 2010 ini adalah pertamakalinya NewsWeek mencatat perusahaan global, sebelumnya hanya perusahaan Amerika Serikat saja yang dinilai.

Dalam membuat ranking itu, NewsWeek berkolaborasi dengan lembaga riset MSCI ESG, Trucost, CorporateRegister.com serta rekanan editorial dari ASAP Media. Hal yang dinilai termasuk dampak suatu perusahaan pada lingkungan hidup, cara perusahaan menangani dampak itu serta reputasi sebuah perusahaan di kalangan pakar lingkungan.

Beberapa nama besar nampak pada daftar 100 perusahaan global yang paling 'hijau'. IBM, misalnya, menduduki posisi puncak dengan nilai 100 pada Green Score-nya. Menyusul kemudian adalah Hewlett-Packard yang ada di nomor 2 daftar itu.

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Di nomor 10, perusahaan jepang Toshiba, tercatat sebagai perusahaan hijau teknologi. Di atas Toshiba ada Deutsche Telekom, yang nangkring di posisi 7. Sedangkan di luar daftar 10 besar ada nama-nama seperti Nokia (14), Microsoft (23) hingga Samsung Electronics (54).

Berikut daftar 14 perusahaan global di bidang teknologi paling 'hijau' versi NewsWeek:


1. (1) IBM: 100.00
2. (2) Hewlett-Packard: 99.33
3. (7) Deutsche Telekom: 91.40
4. (10) Toshiba: 87.73
5. (11) Vodafone: 87.09
6. (14) Nokia: 86.01
7. (16) Nippon Telegraph & Telephone: 85.41
8. (23) Microsoft: 82.01
9. (25) France Telecom: 81.11
10. (35) China Mobile: 77.51
11. (45) Verizon Communications: 69.73
12. (46) Telefónica: 69.38
13. (54) Samsung Electronics: 67.76
14. (57) AT&T: 66.73


Angka dalam kurung menunjukkan posisi perusahaan itu dalam 100 besar. Angka setelah nama perusahaan menunjukkan Green Score yang diterima.

Dell Tablet Keyboard Showcase

SAN FRANCISCO, KOMPAS.com - Dell Computer companies exhibiting tablet PC that has a unique design with a screen that can be played and completed the keyboard at the Intel Developer Forum 2010, Tuesday (09/14/2010). Windows-based 10-inch tablets that immediately gets warm welcome from those present at the IDF event in 2010.

The interesting thing about the tablet PC is like a tablet PC-no-he generally has a keyboard. How a tablet can have a keyboard? It turned out that these tablets could be opened and the screen can be flipped 180 degrees. In front of the screen, located keyboardlayaknya on a notebook.

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Inspiron named Tablet is equipped dual-core Atom processors and Windows operating system 7. "Any time we have to work. Tablets are interesting for entertainment, but for some people not to support productivity," said Intel's representative when demonstrating the product. "However, this one is different," he said as he opened the tablet and show a hidden keyboard.

Interested? Products will begin to be marketed this year. So, be patient.

IBM Launches As fast as 5.2 GHz Processor

VIVAnews - See how fast the computer processor can 'run'? IBM's answer that question by launching a new processor called the z196.

Processor that is claimed to be the fastest processor in the world can 'run' with clock speeds up to 5.2 GHz. Imagine how much heat the processor.

IBM processor architecture zEnterprise

Previously, AMD Phenom II X6 has a clock speed of up to 3 GHz. Intel Core 2 Duo E8700 works at a speed of 3.5 GHz. In fact, Tom's Hardware had time to refine the project 5 GHz clock-speed processors, with liquid nitrogen cooling system.

However, this time the processor Z196 does not require liquid nitrogen for cooling assistance. This four-core processors using 45 nanometer processing technology, containing up to 1.4 billion transistors in a cross-sectional area of 512 square mm.

He claimed to be able to handle more than 50 billion instructions per second komputeasi. Processors of this zEnterprise class reportedly has cost the fund more than U.S. $ 1.5 billion.

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As quoted from TechIT site, IBM's research department has collaborated with some of his clients during the three years to realize the creation of this proseseor.

However, this processor would certainly not we meet at the Alienware gaming laptops or other consumer laptops, because these processors will only be present on the mainframe computers used by large clients like banks, telco companies, as well as manufacturing industries.

The plan of this processor will begin to be marketed by IBM, commencing 10 September 2010.

First Netbook with Intel Atom Dual-Core

KOMPAS.com — Indonesian Acer Aspire One launches new netbook, Aspire One D 255, which offers new technology, Intel Atom N550, Dual-Core processor. Netbook offers better performance with the use of a faster processor technology and unlimited information access.

"Aspire One netbook D 255 is the first to use Dual-Core Atom. Developed specifically uses a sleek new design and is equipped with the right color choice for the modern mobile lifestyle," said Riko Gunawan, Brand Manager of Acer PCs, the launch of Aspire One D 255, Monday (30/08/2010) in Jakarta.

Expresses, the latest technology embedded in the Aspire One D255 allows the user to the level of support for applications such as games and Adobe Flash technology to access web pages and multimedia. In addition, with the Intel Atom N550 Dual-Core Processor, this technology allows users to access HD video streaming faster and longer battery life.

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"There are five color options, namely Aquamarine Blue, Ruby Red, Sea Shell White, Sandstone Brown, and Black Diamond," he said.

He explained also, in addition to performing Intel Dual-Core Atom Processor N550, D255 Aspire One that has a size of more than one inch thin, it offers a dual operating system loads, ie with Windows 7 Starter and Android IntantOn. Android operating system offers Internet access and connectivity options are more convenient for those who have high mobility.

"For Windows 7 Starter and Android InstantOn priced USD 3.5 million, while Linux is subject to a price of Rp 3 million."

Added by Jason Lim, President of Acer Group of Indonesia, in equal opportunities Aspire One D 255 became available in the PC market at the same time with the availability of Intel Atom Dual-Core Processor. "This demonstrates Acer's commitment to offer only the latest technology for PC users," he asserted.

What is a CRT Monitor?

CRT stands for cathode ray tube, describing the technology inside an analog computer monitor or television set. A CRT monitor or TV is readily recognizable by its bulky form. LCD monitors and plasma television sets, or flat panel displays, use newer digital technologies.

The CRT monitor creates a picture out of many rows or lines of tiny colored dots. These are technically not the same thing as pixels, but the terms are often used interchangeably. The more lines of dots per inch, the higher and clearer the resolution. Therefore 1024 x 768 resolution will be sharper than 800 x 600 resolution because the former uses more lines creating a denser, more detailed picture. Higher resolutions are important for displaying the subtle detail of graphics. For text, resolution isn't as critical.

But how do those colored dots appear on the screen?

Inside a CRT monitor is a picture tube that narrows at the rear into a bottleneck. In the bottleneck is a negative charged filament or cathode enclosed in a vacuum. When electricity is supplied, the filament heats up and a stream or "ray" of electrons pour off the element into the vacuum. The negatively charged electrons are attracted to positively charged anodes which focus the particles into three narrow beams, accelerating them to strike the phosphor-coated screen. Phosphor will glow when exposed to any kind of radiation, absorbing ultraviolet light and emitting visible light of fluorescent color. Phosphors that emit red, green and blue light are used in a color monitor, arranged as "stripes" made up of dots of color. The three beams are used to excite the three colors in combinations needed to create the various hues that form the picture.

To precisely direct the beams, copper steering coils are used to create magnetic fields inside the tube. The fields move the electron beams vertically or horizontally. By applying varying voltages to the steering coils, a beam can be positioned at any point on the screen. Each image is painted on the screen -— and repainted -- several times each second by scanning the electron beams across the screen at incredible rates. This must be done even when the picture being displayed is unchanging, because the phosphor only glows for a very short time.

The refresh rate indicates how many times per second the screen is repainted. Though monitors differ in their capabilities, lower resolutions normally have higher refresh rates because it takes less time to paint a lower resolution. Therefore a setting of 800 x 600 might have a refresh rate of 85Hz, (the screen will be repainted or refresh 85 times per second), while a resolution setting of 1024 x 768 may have a refresh rate of 72Hz. Still higher resolutions usually have refresh rates closer to 60Hz. Anything less than 60Hz is generally considered inadequate, and some people will detect "flicker" even with acceptable refresh rates. Generally speaking, high-end monitors have higher refresh rates overall than lower-end models.

Another specification regarding CRT monitors is "dot pitch" which relates to the tightness or sharpness of the picture. A lower dot pitch such as .25 is preferable over a higher dot pitch. In the heydey of the CRT monitor this was an issue because some models were sold with .32 dot pitch, resulting in "fuzzy" text. By the end of the CRT era, virtually all displays had .28 or better and today's CRT monitors can have dot pitches as low as .21.

The CRT monitor comes in 15-inch to 21-inch sizes (38 — 53 cm) and larger, though the actual viewing screen is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) smaller than the rated size. Screens are measured diagonally from corner to corner, including the case.

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What is DDR SDRAM?

Double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory, or DDR SDRAM, is computer memory. The previous version is single data rate or SDRAM. DDR SDRAM was built on the technology of the prior version, but operates at almost twice the bandwidth or processing speed.

This is possible because the data is transferred using the double pumping technique. In this technique, the data is transferred when the clock increases and decreases. An additional benefit of this process is that no changes or adjustments are required to the clock frequency.

DDR memory transfers the data in 64-bit pieces. The actual transfer rate is calculated by multiplying the memory clock rate times two, as it is a dual unit. This value is then multiplied by 64, which is the number of bits that were transferred. The total value is divided by eight, which is a unit conversion for bits per byte. The final value is provided in megabytes per second or MB/s.

There are set manufacturing standard data rates for memory, which are set by the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC). This standard is divided into memory chips and memory modules. The standard naming convention is also divided into two categories: industry and consumer. The industry name is DDR, followed by the number of data transfers per second. For example, a DDR – 200 component provide a data transfer rate of 200 bits per second.

The consumer naming convention is based on the peak transfer rate. The DDR – 200 has a peak transfer rate of 1,600. Therefore, this unit would be called PC – 1600 in the consumer marketplace. It is exactly the same as the DDR - 200 unit. Package sizes are also set by the JEDEC, in the interest of consistency between manufacturers.

A DDR SDRAM module has 184 pins for the dual inline memory modules (DIMMs) of the desktop computer. SD RAM has 168 pins and the DDR2 SDRAM, which is the next version of DDR SDRAM, has 240. It is easy to tell the DDR and SD models apart, simply look at the number of notches on the memory card. The DDR version has one and the SD version has two.

What is Micro USB?

If you can’t live without your cell phone or personal digital assistant (PDA), you’ll be pleased to hear that micro USB connectors will soon make these gadgets even more convenient to use. USB, which stands for Universal Serial Bus, is an external bus, or cable, standard used to connect peripheral devices, like keyboards, to computers. It's an alternative to its common predecessors, serial and parallel standards. After some time, USB technology was enhanced and reduced to a smaller size known as mini USB. The micro USB specification is now scheduled to replace mini USB connectors in many different types of portable devices, including cell phones and PDA's. Standard devices will use Micro-B receptacles, while USB OTG (On-The-Go) devices will use Micro-AB receptacles. Micro-A plugs, Micro-B plugs, and standard cables will also be available.

The micro USB technology was developed by the USB Implementers Forum, Inc. (USB-IF), an independent non-profit group that works to advance USB technology. Nokia is one of many companies that will be using the micro USB specification in its upcoming products.

When compared to the mini USB, the micro USB offers many advantages. The most obvious benefit to this new technology is its smaller size. As cell phones and PDAs become thinner and lighter, consumers are frequently finding the mini USB connector is simply too large for practical use. The micro USB will allow manufacturers to push the limits of this trend towards sleeker design.

In addition to its smaller size, the micro USB is more durable than the mini USB connector. A micro USB features a stainless-steel shell to allow for over 10,000 insertion cycles, as well as a latching mechanism that provides higher extraction forces without sacrificing the USB’s ease-of-use for synching and charging your portable devices.

LCD monitor

LCD displays were used on laptop computers before the technology improved enough to make the jump to desktop monitors. An LCD monitor consists of five layers: a backlight, a sheet of polarized glass, a "mask" of colored pixels, a layer of liquid crystal solution responsive to a wired grid of x, y coordinates, and a second polarized sheet of glass. By manipulating the orientations of crystals through precise electrical charges of varying degrees and voltages, the crystals act like tiny shutters, opening or closing in response to the stimulus, thereby allowing degrees of light that have passed through specific colored pixels to illuminate the screen, creating a picture.

As LCD technology evolves, different techniques for producing color emerge. Active-matrix or TFT (thin film transistor) technology produces color and images as sharp as any CRT and is generally considered superior to passive-matrix technologies.

Important specifications to consider when shopping for an LCD monitor include contrast ratio, brightness (or "nits"), viewing angle, and response time.

Contrast ratio relates to the display's comparative difference between its brightest white values and its darkest black values. A higher contrast ratio will have truer colors with less "wash out." The standard offering for lower end models is commonly 350:1. Many experts recommend a contrast ratio of 500:1 or better.

An LCD monitor is brighter than a CRT, giving the consumer little reason to hunt for an especially bright model. Brightness is measured in nits, or one candela per square meter. Anywhere from 250 - 300 nits is standard. If the nits are much higher you'll likely end up adjusting the brightness way down.

The viewing angle is an especially important consideration if you plan to have multiple people viewing the LCD monitor at any given time. There is a vertical and a horizontal viewing angle specification, which refers to the degree you can stray from dead center before the picture starts to wash out. High contrast levels usually go hand-in-hand with wider viewing angles. Many recommend a viewing angle of at least 140 degrees horizontal and 120 degrees vertical. The wider the viewing angles, the better.

Response time is measured in milliseconds (ms) and refers to how long it takes pixels to turn from completely white to black and back again. Smaller values represent a faster response time and are more desirable, especially for gaming or viewing video. If the response time is slow, "ghosting" or "trailing" can occur with fast-moving images, as repaints of the screen overlap. A maximum response time should be no more than 25ms for general use, and 17ms is better. Many gamers report no ghosting using an LCD monitor with a response time of 16ms or less.

LCDs use only one-third to one-half the electricity of their CRT counterparts. They are much easier on the eyes, take up 90% less space, and only weigh a few pounds. They also emit far less low-frequency radiation than CRTs. This makes LCDs a great choice for nearly everyone, and ideal for people who work all day in front of the screen. Colors may change hue as one moves to the outer limits of the viewing angle, particularly on displays with narrow viewing angles and low contrast ratios. For this reason graphics professionals that require exacting color consistency regardless of viewing angle generally use CRTs, though LCDs have improved in this regard.

An LCD monitor comes in standard sizes from 15-inches to 21-inches, and larger. The viewing screen is the same size as the rated display, unlike CRT monitors. Therefore a 15-inch LCD will have a 15-inch viewing screen.

Top Tips for When You Trade a Laptop

We all know that technology waits for no one in this day and age, and whether you use a computer or laptop for leisure or business it is a natural urge to want to keep up with the times. This can become an expensive habit, however there are ways to reduce the costs involved and benefit from your old laptops and PC´s. Being able to trade your laptop online, quickly and easily allows you to use the funds you receive to discount the cost of your upgrade.

There are a few things that you should be aware of when you trade a laptop, firstly is that the process to trade your laptop online is now so quick and simple that to sell privately would seem a long winded and stressful process. With this said there are many sites available and we have to be sure that the site we choose to trade with is the best option for ourselves, so how do we do this?

Firstly, we need to have confidence in the company we are going to trade our laptop with; we are never going to meet face to face, so we have to know they are trustworthy and will keep to their word. This can be achieved by checking for association with companies such as VeriSign and TRUSTe, as well as checking the sites contact details and how easily obtainable they are.

Once you have built confidence with the company you are going to trade the laptop with have a look around the site and see how easy it is to answer any questions you have and how well explained the process is, as well as how easy it is to start and use the laptop trade process. Providing you have selected a respected company in the laptop trade process all of the above should be simple and quick to achieve.

When entering the specifications of your laptop you are going to trade, and its condition – remembering that you can trade with some sites in any condition, old, used or broken, be as precise as possible to ensure you receive an accurate quote, and after you have received the calculation the sooner you fill out the following form for the packaging to be sent to you the sooner you can benefit when you trade a laptop online.

The entire process enabling you to trade a laptop online s not complicated, but these tips will mean you have a basic understanding of what to look for to ensure you have a smooth and beneficial transaction when you do go ahead and trade a laptop online.

These tips and advice have been brought to you be the ‘CashFor’ family, who can be visited at www.cashforlaptops.com where you can see all of the above as a laptop trade site should be.

5 Easy Ways to Prolong Laptop Life

Taking good care of your laptop is the number one factor to prolong your laptop life. Rather than giving you hundreds of methods, I will summarize it into 5 simple and practical ways.

Use laptop bag to store your laptop

Using laptop bad is quite a necessity especially for frequent traveler. Laptop bag has cushion and padding to help absorb shock and scratch from outside. With a good quality laptop bag, it is made from water proof material that will help protect your laptop in case you are caught in rain. In worst case serious, if you accidentally drop your laptop, a laptop bag will reduce the impact of the drop and protect the laptop from breaking.

Use laptop on flat hard surface

Laptop is a very compact computer where there is minimum space inside the chassis to release heat. Most of the time, heated air is ventilated out from the side and bottom of the laptop. By placing laptop on top of flat hard surface, heated air travel more easily out from the bottom of the laptop. Some of us like to work from bed, which is actually a bad idea. Bed cover is usually made from wool and cotton base material, which caused the heated air to be trapped under the laptop and cause serious overheating.

Switch OFF laptop if not in use

Unlike PC, laptop does not built to run for extended period of time. With PC, we can leave the machine running for weeks for downloading your videos, but laptop is different case. Overheating is the biggest problem in all laptops. Therefore, whenever the laptop is not in use, switch it off. Another alternative is to enforce laptop power scheme. Let’s say after X period of inactivity, the laptop will switch off the hard disk. After X+Y period of inactivity, the laptop will go into standby/hibernate mode.

Use laptop cooler

Laptop cooler is a flat device, with ventilation fan inside the device to help cool down the laptop. Laptop cooler is place directly under the laptop and powered by the USB port. The laptop cooler is an inexpensive device and a good solution to help solve the overheating problem. Another advantage is that laptop cooler can be used to create flat hard surface for your laptop, in case you are working on soft surface like bed.

No food and drink near the laptop

Refrain from eating or drinking near the laptop. The crumbs from the food can slip through the keyboard directly to the components inside the laptop. A dirty laptop will attract bugs to build nest inside your laptop. As for spilled drink, it can cause serious damage to all your components inside the laptop. This is because liquid can short-circuit on the motherboard, hard disk and processor. As a result, you may experience loss of data and permanent failure to your major components.

There you go, 5 simple and practical ways to protect and prolong your laptop. Not to mention a cool laptop will run faster than a hot laptop.

Laptop Memory

There are lots of people who always in a conscientious effort to upgrade memory in laptop to increase its effectiveness. In desktop systems, you are normally given three or four slots for memory modules but this scenario is not seen with laptops as they only come with two slots.

Normally, laptops don’t use SIMM and DIMM memory which is used in case of non portable machines. When you will delve more into the details, you will find that following are the basic types of memory used in laptops;

• 72 pin SODimm

• 144 Pin SODimm

• SDRAM

• DDR SDRAM

Certainly the more memory in a laptop PC the better but there are other concerns regarding memory in laptops. Laptops are generally more restricted when it comes to terms of memory that can be installed into a system. More often access to that memory can also be a headache if you plan a future upgrade.

Most of the laptops are now using the DDR2 memory technology, but a number of new laptops use the DDR3 standard.

We generally find two ways through which the memory speeds can be designated. The first one is by the memory type and by finding its clock rating, like DDR2 400. Another r method is by documenting the type along with the bandwidth. In this instance the same DDR2 memory would be listed as PC2-3200 memory. Below is a listing in order of lowest to fastest memory types in both formats:

• DDR2 400 / PC2-3200

• DDR2 533 / PC2-4200

• DDR2 667 / PC2-5300 or PC2-5400

• DDR2 800 / PC2-6400

• DDR3 800 / PC3-6400

• DDR3 1066 / PC3-8500

• DDR3 1333 / PC3-10600

• DDR3 1600 / PC3-12800

In addition to the type of memory installed in the laptop, the speed of the memory can also make a difference in the performance. When it comes in terms of comparision, it is of outmost importance to check both of these pieces of information to evaluate how they may impact performance.

10 Tips to make your Laptop Battery last longer

Computer Laptop Battery Care and Usage Tips for getting more from a notebook battery.

1. Turn off Wi-Fi and BlueTooth - Most laptops have shortcut keys to instantly disable wireless networking.

2. Don't play computer games, music or DVD movies - Multimedia activities drain laptop batteries.

3. Disconnect all external device like PC Card modems, Firewire, USB devices and optical drives. Use the notebook touchpad instead of an external mouse.

4. Adjust your screen brightness - Dimming your display saves battery power.

5. Tweak Windows Power Options - Choose a Laptop power scheme that turns off the notebook monitor and hard disk after 10 minutes of inactivity.

6. Decrease or mute the Laptop Speaker Volume.

7. Turn off all scheduled tasks.

8. Turn off Auto-save features in Microsoft Office and other applications.

9. If your PC has a built-in wireless card, turn it off or disable it when not in use.

10. Programs that are run from a CD or DVD can be copied to and run from the hard drive, which typically consumes less power than an optical drive.

Looking for the longest battery life laptop ? Actually, many factors affect the amount of time that a laptop battery can deliver power before it must be recharged.

How to extend laptop battery life? Here are some more tips to improve your notebook's battery life:

1. If you do not use your laptop for extended periods of time (a week or more), remove the battery pack from the laptop.

2. Do not expose the battery to high heat or freezing temperatures. Do not leave your battery in your car in the summer. Hot batteries discharge very quickly, and cold ones can't create as much power.

3. Make sure to plug your laptop adapter into a UPS and not directly into a power outlet or surge protector.

4. If you have a nickel-metal hydride battery, completely drain and recharge the battery once a month to maximize its capacity to hold a charge.

5. Fully charge new battery packs before use. New pack needs to be fully charged and discharged (cycled) a few times before it can condition to full capacity.

6. For laptops that work as Desktop Replacement, the battery should be re-installed every 3-4 weeks and allowed to fully discharge.

7. Leaving a battery in a laptop while using an electrical outlet for long periods of time will keep the battery in a constant state of charging up and that will reduce the life cycle of the battery.

Battery-saving sleep modes: Should I use Stand By or Hibernate

Standby mode

Use standby to save power when you will be away from the computer for a short time while working - your monitor and hard disks turn off, all applications and open files are stored in RAM. When you want to use the computer again, it comes out of standby quickly, and your desktop is restored exactly as you left it.

Hibernation Mode

Use hibernation to save power when you will be away from the computer for an extended time while working - your computer shuts down to save power but first saves everything in memory on your hard disk. When you restart the computer, your desktop is restored exactly as you left it.

When you choose Start, Turn Off Computer in Windows XP, your options are Stand By, Turn Off, and Restart. To Hibernate, place the cursor over Stand By, then hold down Shift and click.

Test laptop screen inverter with a multimeter

Is it possible to test laptop screen inverters with a regular multimeter? I was asking myself exactly the same question many times before until I found this article published by Morris Rosenthal. Apparently, you can test inverters with a multimeter but you have to have the right one, with frequency rated at least 50KHz.

my $20 meter failed to register anything! So I borrowed a better meter from my neighbor, a Fluke 110 true RMS meter. The Fluke specs show it’s rated to 50KHz, which turned out to be critical in the inverter test application.

I’m not sure how accurate this test is, so I will probably find a Fluke multimeter and try it myself. If this test works 100%, it will be very helpful to me.

By the way, some of you may ask what a screen inverter is and where it’s located inside a laptop? I’ll try to answer in a few words. The inverter board is a power supply for the LCD screen and it powers up the backlight lamp (CCFL) inside the LCD screen. When inverter fails, the LCD screen remains dark even after your turn on the laptop.
You still can use the laptop with an external monitor attached to the VGA port but not with the internal screen. The image on the laptop screen will be very dark, almost invisible. The inverter board is located inside the display panel and in most laptops you’ll find the inverter board located right below the LCD screen.
The image below explains how the inverter board is connected to other components inside your laptop. You’ll find more information in this article.

Here’s how you can test the inverter board using a spare backlight lamp.

Basically, you unplug the LCD screen from the inverter and plug in a known good backlight instead. If your test backlight lamp doesn’t light up, most likely there is a problem with the inverter board.

If you plat to test more than one LCD screen, you mgith consider buying this CCFL bulb and inverter tester designed by LCDParts.net. You can find this tester here.

Finally we have the LCD Screen Tester available (LST01 is including a 12V DC Adapter) after months of experiment with many different types of LCD screens. No more guess works! This custom built equipment can help you isolate problem between CCFL Backlight Lamp and Inverter in seconds.

usb 2.0

The usb flash drive is a flash memory data storage device synchronized with the help of usb interface . The usb falsh drive act as removable and rewritable drive which is quite small in size compared to floppy disk. Some of the usb flash drive weighs less than even an ounce. The storage capacities of usb flash drive varies between 64MB to 256 GB along with changes in sizes and cost per capacity.

The usb flash drive is quite advantageous than any other portable storage devices especially the floppy disk. The shape of the usb flash drive is compact, operate faster and hold large data. It has a durable design and functions more reliably because of not having moving parts. One sees usb flash drive commonly found in the computer where floppy disk drive has no place. Now it has become the mainstream device for every pc and laptop. Such different drives have the usage of usb mass storage standard backed mainly by modern operating systems like windows, mac os x , linux, and many unix-like systems. In the usb flash drive there is nothing like moving. We use the word drive because the computer reads and writes the flash drive data by applying the same systematic commands which are used in mechanical disk drive.

The usb flash drive carrying usb 2.0 backing functions more faster than the optical disc drive when data is stored in large amount in a limited space. The usb flash drive contains small printed circuit board kept safely in a plastic, metal, and rubberized case. Latest usb flash drive carries usb 2.0 connectivity. The fastest usb flash drive available in the market is using dual channel controller. One should go through the technicalities of usb flash drive before purchasing it such as speed , connectivity, compatibility, and also transferring rate. Recent usb flash drive is using a standard type-A USB connection which permits plugging in a particular port on the computer . But drives are also available for various interfaces in the market.

RAM

RAM (random access memory) is the place where the operating system, application programs, and data in use are stored so that they can be quickly access by the computer's processor. RAM is considered to be faster to read from and write to than the other available storage in a computer such as the hard disk, floppy disk, and CD-ROM. The data in RAM stays there as long as your computer is running or turned on. When you unplugged your computer off, RAM loses its data. When you turn your computer on next time, your operating system and other files are once again loaded into RAM, generally from your hard disk.

RAM is also known as "random access" because any storage location can be acheived directly. Originally, the term discriminates regular core memory from offline memory, commonly on magnetic tape in which an item of data could only be gained by starting from the beginning of the tape and finding an address sequentially. Perhaps it should be termed as "nonsequential memory" because RAM access is hardly random. RAM is organized and controlled in a way that permits data to be stored and retrieved directly to particular locations. You sholld note that other forms of storage such as the hard disk and CD-ROM are also accessed directly but the word random access is not applied to these types of storage devices.

Commonly RAM are of two types: DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and SRAM (Static Random Access Memory). The two types of RAM differ in the way they use to hold data, with DRAM being the more common type. When it comes to speed, SRAM is faster. DRAM needs to be refreshed more than SRAM. SRAM has the advantage that it does not need to be refreshed, what makes it faster than DRAM. DRAM technology supports access times nearly about 60 nanoseconds, SRAM can give access times as low as 10 nanoseconds. Despite SRAM being faster, it's not as commonly used as DRAM because it's too much expensive. Both types of RAM are volatile, which means that they lose their data or the contents when the cable is unplugged.

Laptop Screen Repair - Have a visit of a professional repair company

Being a delicate machine, laptop computers are highly prone to attract a problem that can make it useless. Here the important thing is that how early you get to know the actual problem occurred in the screen of your laptop. The task becomes easier if you are succeeded in determining the actual problem of the laptop. This is because then you can decide that whether to repair the laptop screen or replace it. In case of having a problem in your laptop, you can approach the laptop screen repair company that can help you to find out the actual problem in your laptop sorting out it. There are various steps used in examining the laptop screen problem. Some of them are as follows:


According to some experts, if your laptop computer screen goes completely blank then there can be a problem of the connection on the mother board to the video controller. The monitor is usually connected with pushes into a socket via a ribbon cable. Find out whether the ribbon cable is connected completely. Check the ribbon cable may be loosely connected to the monitor so you should check that also. If you didn't find any difficulty in any of these then there might be the internal problem of monitor and it should be replaced.

In case of having a physical problem in your laptop screen, you can replace it. It is just a matter of eliminating ribbon cable and set of screws to take out the screen. From a huge number of numerous resources you can find online the replacement screen. Find out that all the screws are kept back in the right locations and the ribbon cable is properly replaced.

In case if you notice a problem which solution seems to beyond your reach then you directly refer your laptop screen to a professional and reputable laptop screen repair company that can easily find out the problem and start working on it as soon as possible. As you know laptops are the fragile objects so it i always suggested to go for Repair Company rather than repairing it by your own.

If you notice that there is a physical problem in your laptop screen then it is advised to replace generally or sell them for parts as the cost for repairing the old laptop may not be worth it.

The hardware problems like malfunctioning of the screen or the damage to the screen of laptop are the general issues of the laptop owners. An educated and well trained technical person can easily handle this delicate piece.

These days there are numerous laptop screen repair companies that offer the best possible services to their costumes. They take very short time to repair your PC. According to your requirements, you can choose the right one through the Internet.

INSTALLING MACBOOK AIR DC-IN BOARD

Your Air is thirsty! Keep those electrons flowing and fix your broken DC-In board.

TOOLS USED IN THIS GUIDE

• Phillips #00 Screwdriver

PARTS RELEVANT TO THIS GUIDE

• MacBook Air Magsafe DC-In Board

Step 1 — Lower Case

• Remove the following 10 screws securing the lower case to the Air:
  • Six 2.8 mm Phillips screws.
  • Two 5.4 mm Phillips screws.
  • Two 3.8 mm Phillips screws.

Step 2

• Slightly lift the lower case near the vents and push it toward the rear of the computer to free the mounting tabs.

Step 3 — Battery

• Disconnect the battery connector by pulling it straight away from its socket.

Step 4

• Remove the following nine screws securing the battery to the Air:
  • Four 2.9 mm Phillips.
  • Four 3.8 mm Phillips.
  • One 7.2 mm Phillips.

Step 5

• Lift the battery out of the Air.

Step 6 — DC-In Board

• Remove the single Phillips screw securing the display data cable ground loop to the upper case.

Step 7

• Lift the display data cable slightly for enough clearance to remove the two Phillips screws securing the DC-In board to the upper case.
• Lift the DC-In board slightly and pull its connector straight away from the socket on the logic board.