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Computer articles about laptops. Learn how to fix your laptop, as well as upgrade and maintain your favorite portable device.

I Spilled Liquid On My Laptop! Now What?

I Spilled Liquid On My Laptop! Now What?

This may be your face when it happens to you. Every day, 1 in 20 Americans spill something on their laptop (Also, 48% of statistics are made up). So something liquid finds its way onto your laptop or smart phone whether by accident or angry significant other and now you must act, or weep inRead More

Alienware’s Unique Position in the World of Computers

Alienware is a well-known computer brand in the computer gaming circuit. If you ask computer gamers what brand is the best, they will definitely tell you that Alienware is first when it comes to providing desktop computers, laptops and peripherals specifically made for the pleasure of playing computer games.  These devices are powerful enough toRead More

Five Powerful Ultrabooks To Consider

Ultraportables are experiencing a surge in popularity lately, edging out other laptop classes like desktop replacements and netbooks through a (supposedly) balanced combination of portability, laptop parts specs, and looks. In the past, ultras eschewed certain laptop components like GPUs and optical drives to account for the limited space in exchange for extremely convenient portability. RecentRead More

What To Do With Your Old Laptop

What To Do With Your Old Laptop

As we continue to grow in technology, we’re constantly buying the latest gadgets to play with as we feel like our older, used ones are far inferior to what is in today’s market.  While this is mostly true from a technical standpoint, it is not true from a usefulness standpoint.  All of our old techRead More

Taking the Ultrabook Battle to the Next Level

Taking the Ultrabook Battle to the Next Level

Every year, competition is getting tougher among manufacturers of premium ultrabooks, with a lot of players vying for the market, and a good number of consumers who are slowly moving to Windows products. Today, there is a growing trend of ultrabooks being the mobile computing device of choice against laptops. So what makes this deviceRead More

My Laptop Was Stolen, Now What?

My Laptop Was Stolen, Now What?

Having your laptop stolen would be the worst feeling in the world if you were not prepared.  All that precious data at the mercy of some fool who could have access to your financial records, bank/PayPal/eBay/email accounts, and the wealth of personal information that you have stored throughout the years–your pictures and personal data atRead More

Tips To Conserve Laptop Battery Life

Whether you’re on a train heading into work, sitting by the lake at your local park, or hiding in the woods while typing your 50,000 word manifesto, eventually we all need to conserve laptop battery power until we can find a place to plug in. Changes in our Operating System’s power management and improvements inRead More

Tips On Upgrading A Samsung Laptop

Before you even consider upgrading your laptop, you should ask yourself a few questions: Should I upgrade my Samsung laptop? Can I upgrade it? Where do I find the right parts? There aren’t a lot of people who are comfortable installing Samsung laptop replacement parts into their laptop. Most of the people who do areRead More

Tips on How to Sell Your Laptop

Have you already upgraded to a new laptop, and are now wondering what to do with the old device? Have you thought of trading it in for credit, recycling it, selling it, or just throwing it in the trash? What a lot of people don’t know is how valuable their older electronics are in eitherRead More

Lock Down Your Laptop

What’s on your laptop? Your taxes? Your credit card information? Maybe your bank account password or social security number? If you think about it, your laptop contains a lot of personal data that could devastate you if lost. Laptops are gradually replacing desktops in homes and businesses and likely contain sensitive personal data. Are youRead More

How to Buy Laptops for Students

Whether it’s your son or daughter going off to university, or perhaps a close family friend making the move, a laptop makes a great gift that will certainly prove useful in the years of study ahead.  But what should you look for when making this purchase?  Which specific elements should you consider when you headRead More

Stop A Laptop From Going Into Sleep Mode

Window-based laptop computers generally go into sleep mode (standby mode in XP) when the lid is closed. The sleep mode makes sense because it helps your laptop conserve battery power. For example, while working at your office you leave for home and simply close the lid and keep it inside your bag. It then goesRead More