As the name suggests, the portability in computing, large screens, spacious hard disks, graphics and all these peripherals combined in a single unit of weight not more than 10 pounds. This is what Desktop Replacement Notebooks speak about. This kind of a laptop is not what you might take along everywhere you require; however it provides convenience which your mini-tower may not.
Desktop Replacement Notebooks have been created for those who do not travel much, and do not really require laptops. However, its main purpose lies in its portability within a certain vicinity, such as your home or your office where you might need a computer all the time but might need the desk space that a normal personal computer might take. Therefore a normal Desktop Replacement Notebook includes:
They have been built with the intention of creating ideal devices for small apartments, kitchens or places where you would want to have a single machine to serve several functions of the same time. These might include watching TV, gaming, listening to music, watching movies and much more. See how convenient it is rather than getting a huge pc that takes lots of computer space with its monitor, keyboard, mouse, CPU and speakers.
• Notebooks come with a screen of 17 inches or above
• Video, Multimedia and other heavy gamers might find it very useful
• High-resolution screens (usually HD-capable)
• High definition DVD player
• Core 2 Duo or optional Quad Core GPU
• 240GB or higher hard drive capacity (extends up to 320 GB)
• Optional TV tuners (internal or external- with small antennas)
• Optional high-end GPU
• Look for High Definition options for better viewing. It might seem a bit expensive but having your own HD home theatre would just fill you with enthusiasm and also your eagerness to buy something like this. The combination of DVD drives with blu-ray and HD compatibilities along with the 1080x768 pixels are just enough to do this.
• Make sure you get a hard drive with a high capacity to store data. No matter you intend to use it as your on the go business computer or just another medium to store multimedia files; videos, movies and songs the high storage capacity will never let you look down on you laptop. These Replacement desktops usually come with the capability of adding an additional hard disk. Furthermore, if your desktop replacement comes with a TV tuner the extra storage capacity would let you download and record satellite video quality with much ease.
• To game or not to game? Gamers need high graphics for most advanced games available today and also for those that are still to come. However If you are not a game freak, you could easily save a lot of money by getting a GPU instead. Although you may require graphics cards to assist quality videos to be decoded and played again. Gamers should get an nVidia or ATI graphics card of around 128MB or above.
