Mini Laptop
What Is A Mini Laptop?
Remember when those electronic organizers first came out and we all thought they were the neatest things we had ever seen? You know, the Blackberry organizers and those PDA hand held things? Well do you also remember someone saying that if they could just figure out how to get a fully functioning computer down to that size then those PDAs would be useless? Guess what.
If you have never heard of a mini laptop, and you own one of those PDA things, then you may want to pay attention because technology is changing again and now everything we thought was completely impossible just a couple of years ago is fast becoming a tiny little reality.
For years manufacturers toiled and tussled over what to do to make the ever shrinking laptops even smaller. The sticking point was always drives. How can you make a laptop that doesn’t have any drives on it and still make it useful? Won’t people miss their CD or DVD drives?
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Apparently not as the mini laptop is taking over the world and they are doing it without floppy drives, CD drives, or DVD drives. The mini laptop can not only be your fully functioning computer but many come standard with wifi and Blue Tooth connections that can allow you to integrate your home electronics into your mini laptop computer as long as your house is wired like that. Want to control your television while still sending email? You mini laptop comes with all the functionality you need and it doesn’t stop there.
It Expands And Plugs In
A mini laptop usually comes with the standard USB ports that accept any external storage device and it also usually has an Ethernet port so it can connect to any network connection that cannot work with the wireless connection already built in to the mini laptop. It has a smaller keyboard and some offer an expanding or fold out keyboard as well that allows you to use it like a regular laptop on a desk.
You need to use it like a computer? No problem. Many models come with docking stations that include all of the ports you need for connecting CD drives, keyboards, and a regular monitor. You can use your mini laptop as your regular desktop and then put it in your pocket and take it with you.
As far as further expandability goes don’t forget it has a USB port which can connect to a USB hub and connect things like printers, external storage devices like external hard drives, and other drives like CD and DVD drives. With all of that functionality in such a small package it is no wonder traveling business people are falling in love with the mini laptop and out of love with their old PDA.
| About The Author Ralph Jarvis runs his own mail order business as well as running several shopping based websites. Check out these great websites for more info on Mini Laptop or more general Discount Computer Equipment advice and resources. This article may be reproduced as long as the author is kept intact including the hyperlinks. |