Everybody, it looks like, has a laptop today, and if you don't have one,
you most likely are thinking of buying one. As if it's not difficult
enough to choose from the many types and brands of laptops out there,
you are also confronted with the many accessories that are available for
one to. Of the overwhelmingly large amount of accessories out there, it
can be certainly overwhelming to figure out what you really need for
your laptop. Clearly, it is completely dependent upon your needs and
plans with your computer, but there are five essentials you may want to
consider to start with first.
Laptop Essential 1: If you are
planning to use your laptop at home with any kind of regularity, you
will want to consider getting an external keyboard and pointing device
(mouse). Why? Well, believe me, if you have ever tried typing on a
laptop for any more than an hour, then without a doubt you know that
your neck, shoulders, and wrists can start to feel wiped out, to say the
least. Well, the solution is to buy an external keyboard, which you can
plug into the back of your laptop, as well as a mouse. And if you use
your laptop in the office you can raise the screen up with books or
risers of some sort to make looking at the screen a little more
ergonomic. Of course you can also purchase accessory swivel stands for
your laptop as well if you want them.
Laptop Essential 2: When
your home you will most likely want to connect other peripheral devices
to your laptop, like a printer, maybe a DVD player, or even a CD burner.
This can create a lot of clutter with all the wires you need to plug in
and unplug if you want to take your laptop out of the house or move
room to room or even take it to the office. So to resolve this problem,
you will absolutely love a docking station.
Now a docking station
basically turns your laptop into a desktop computer when you're home
and when you're ready to take it away, you simply slip it out of the
station and off you go.
Another alternative along the same lines
is a port replicator, which has computer ports. You connect your
external devices to the replicator and then to your laptop. When you
want to move your laptop, you simply detach the one port replicator,
rather than each external device.
Laptop Essential 3: Now this
isn't as exciting as some of the other accessories, but I assure you,
you will be thankful you have it, and that is an external hard drive.
It's certainly not going to make your day, and it certainly won't throw
any excitement in your life, but the morning you wake up and your laptop
won't start will be the day you are overjoyed that you decided to get
that external hard drive.
Here's a little tip to go along with
your new external hard drive: never pack your backup drive and your
laptop in the same case when going on a trip, keep them separated. If
you happen to lose your bag with both the backup drive and the laptop in
it, you're going to have a really bad day!
Laptop Essential 4:
This little device will allow you to hook up everything you need. So
make sure you go out and get yourself an external USB hub. Desktop
computers sometimes come with several USB ports, some with as many as 8
or 9. But, laptops since they are smaller, often only have a couple of
USB ports. USB hubs will usually have four or more ports that will
connect through one of your laptop's USB port making them very easy to
use to hook up multiple USB devices.
Laptop Essential 5: You need
to think about the worst thing that can happen with your laptop. Now
you probably bought your laptop so you can work out of the office, or
your home, or wherever you need to, right? Well, since you will be out
and about, you will definitely want to think about insurance for your
laptop. The manufacturer's warranty usually doesn't cover anything
beyond parts, and an extended warranty will certainly not cover theft,
though it may cover you for breakage or fire.
Finally, there are
literally thousands of different accessories available for your
computer. Of course some you might need and others you won't. It really
depends on what your plans are for your laptop as well as where you plan
on using it. Nevertheless, these five things are indispensable to
making your laptop as functional to you as possible. While there may be
some variation to what you need, most of these items will be valuable to
anyone who owns a laptop, no matter how you expect to use your portable
computer.
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