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General Information Durabook S14K Laptop PC is a rugged notebook made by Durabook. It comes with the following features * Magnesium alloy case - 20 times stronger than ABS plastic, offering higher survival rate. * Anti-shock mounting design protects LCD screen and hard disk drive from damage and data loss. * Flexible HDD cable design absorbs shock from drops. * Spill resistant keyboard, touchpad, and buttons. * Exclusive optical disk tray lock prevent unintentional tray eject from drop and vibration. * Double protection smart battery circuitry prevents damage caused by current or voltage surges and overheating. * It is available in black colour. * It weighs 2.6 Kg (with 6-cell battery) and its dimensions are 31.25cm (W) X 25.7cm (D) X 3.3~3.53cm (H). Processor Type Durabook S14K Wireless Laptop comes in 2 types of processors namely Turion 64 MT28 with 512KB~1MB L2 Cache and the second one is Mobile AMD Sempron 2600+ with 128KB~256KB L2 Cache Hard disk capacity This notebook is shipped with a 40 GB hard disk of type IDE with Ultra DMA 100 and S.M.A.R.T support. It also mounted with anti-shock shield. Hard disk capacity can be expanded up to a maximum of 80 GB. RAM type and Capacity This laptop comes with one Dual Channel DDR II SODIMM Slot with 256MB/512MB/1GB (Max. 1GB) capacity. The clock speed of the main memory is 533/667 Chipset and System BIOS It comes with either North Bridge chipset of type VIA K8N800/A or South Bridge chipset of type VIA VT8235M-CE. The BIOS supplied is AMI Flash EPROM Display, Video & Graphics Durabook S14K Notebook comes with 14.1" TFT LCD with XGA resolution. It features AGP 4X/8X graphics card with hardware 2D/3D video graphic accelerators and High performance 128-bit 3D. It has a Shared system memory up to 16/32/64MB I/O ports This notebook comes with the following input and output ports. * Two USB 2.0 connectors * One Mic-In phone jack for external microphone * One 9 pin D-sub connector for RS232 serial port * One RJ-11 jack for internal 56Kbps V.90 modem * One RJ-45 jack for internal 10/100Mbps Ethernet * One 15 pins D-Sub connectors for external monitor * One DC-In jack * One Line-Out phone jack for external speakers Optical drives It has a built-in combo drive (DVD/CD-RW) or DVD Dual (DVD-R/CD-RW/DVD-RW/DVD+R W). Battery capacity This laptop comes with a standard 6-cells 4400mAh Li-Ion battery that lasts up to 3.5hrs and an optional 9 cells 6600mAh Li-Ion battery that can last up to 5 hrs. Keyboard & Touchpad This Laptop PC comes with a standard keyboard with 85 keys and a standard touch pad. Wireless Communication * Modem: Internal 56K V.90 Fax/Modem * Ethernet: Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet * Wireless: Mini-PCI WLAN module 802.11 b/ g Operating System * Windows XP Professional * Windows XP home Accessories * AC Adapter * Kensington Lock / Administrator password / Boot password * Symantec Norton Internet Security including Anti-Virus * Cyberlink PowerDVD * Cyberlink PowerDirector * Cyberlink Power2Go * Phoenix System Recover

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Sharp is the brand name that has give you a notebook that is stylish, elegant and robust at the same time with lots of other features that are ready to make it Sharp-PC-AX20-PIII-600-MH z-12.1in-TFT-Notebookone of the best choice available in the market. You can be a high flyer with the new Sharp PCAX20 PIII 600 MHz 12.1 in TFT Notebook in hand. It has a highly scratch resistant blue outer casting with a slim line figure and silver inside. It is Stylish yet elegant with a unique Black TFT screen that will enhance the notebook with great looks. The processor it has is Pentium III that has a processing speed of 600 MHz and the installed memory it has is of the capacity of 64 MB with SDRAM. It uses Microsoft Windows 98 as its operating system and the Bus Speed of its Mother board is calculated to 100 MHz. the installed Cache Memory that supports the Sharp PC AX20 Notebook is 256 KB with a Hard Drive capacity of 12 GB. The CD/ DVD type details are the characteristic features of this Notebook from Sharp. It has an Optical Drive Read Speed of 24x with CD – ROM and is supported with a 1.44 MB Floppy Drive too. Some features on its display are that is has a TFT Active Matrix with a display size of 12.1 inches and the display colour support of the device is 24 bit which is equal to 16.7 million colours. With a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels Sharp PCAX20 Notebook gives an outstanding performance. The installed video memory of the device is 4 MB and the audio output type is a new Sound card. It has a Keyboard and Touchpad as its input methods. Data Link Protocol supported by the notebook is Ethernet and Fast Ethernet. An integrated Network card is used for networking purpose. Analogue Modulation Protocols supported by this device is ITU V.90 and K56Flex. The battery it uses Lithium ion technology and has a run time of 1.4 hours. The notebook from Sharp has a height of 2.8 cm and the weight of the product is 1.6 Kg.

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My aging little HP laptop is starting to show its age. Recently the fan rumbled and made a clinking sound. The fan runs noisily with a tinny sound that can be heard across the room. My hard drive squeaks from time to time, although this has been going on for some time now. And the monitor goes black from time to time (I think it may be a short-circuit with the connection to the computer itself). Obviously, I have to backup my stuff every night, for fear it will bite the dust before the next morning. It’s been a pretty reliable little laptop for the 5 or 6 years I’ve had it. I use it like my right arm. It’s on all day, and I use it for graphics design, web design, and writing, as well as playing videos. The battery life is shot (lasts me 20 minutes), and the power cord is twisted and mangled. A few dead pixels blot my screen. But it keeps on ticking. However, I have been saving my pennies and dimes to get a new one. I do not want this one to die before I have another on hand. I work from my computer, and therefore I must have one available at all times. So, I’ve been scoping out different models for the past year or so. In my searching, I found an excellent notebook review website, called appropriately, Notebook and Laptop Review.com. I’m impressed with the thoroughness of the reviewers. Lots of high-graphic photos, too. If you’re hunting for a notebook, I recommend the site. Nowadays, all computers come with Vista installed. I’m not too keen on Vista, as I’ve heard so few programs are compatible with it. I can’t believe it’s marketed so widely when software compatibility is such an issue! I’ve considered wiping out Vista and installing Windows XP, but I’ve also heard of massive headaches with this move (I’d have to go and find and install proper XP drivers, etc). I’ve even considered a dual-boot of Vista and XP. I did a dual-boot with Xandros on this XP laptop, and it went well until I had to reformat XP. (As a sidenote, I’ve got a CD of Ubuntu that I am eager to try sometime.) At any rate, I’m definitely getting away from HP this time. The HP bricking threat I’d read about is enough to make this loyal HP user look around. Almost all my computers and printers have been HP computers! But besides the bricking problem, I’m more willing to stretch my wings and try some other models. Toshiba Satellite looks good. The only problem I’ve heard with it is that they come loaded with bloatware. But bloatware I can handle. The real issue for me is the processor and the speed. I do a lot of heavy graphic design, which kicks on my HP fan so much that it sounds like it will take off in flight.

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Many Laptop user reporting leak of battery power before a year usage, the battery can't serve more than a hour or it's just off if there is no electrical power support on it (nonchargeable anymore). The life of a rechargeable battery operating under normal conditions is generally between 500 to 800 charge-discharge cycles. This translates into one and a half to three years of battery life for the average user. As your rechargeable battery begins to die, you will notice a decline in the run time of the battery. When your two-hour battery is only supplying you with an hour’s worth of use, it’s time for a new battery. How can we prevent that bad thing, or how can we maximize the battery performance? Daily Usage Threat * If you have a new battery (A new laptop) it comes in a discharged condition and must be charged before use. Upon initial use (or after prolonged storage period) the battery may require two to three charge/discharge cycles before achieving maximum capacity. * Do not leave your battery dormant for long periods of time. It's recommend using the battery at least once every two to three weeks. If a battery has not been used for a long period of time, perform the new battery procedure described at above point. * If the battery is not going to be used for more than a month, it is recommended that it be removed from the device and stored in a cool, dry, clean place.It is normal for a battery to become warm during charging and discharging.A charged battery will eventually lose its charge if unused. It may therefore be necessary to recharge the battery after a storage period. * Do not short-circuit a battery. A short-circuit may cause damage to the battery. Do not drop, hit or otherwise abuse the battery as this may result in the exposure of the cell contents, which are corrosive.Do not expose the battery to moisture or rain.Keep battery away from fire or other sources of extreme heat. Do not incinerate. Exposure of batteries to extreme heat may result in an explosion. * Keep Your Batteries Clean, it’s a good idea to clean dirty battery contacts with a cotton swab and alcohol. This helps maintain a good connection between the battery and your laptop.

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