Basic Features of Laptop Computers

Video Transcript

"On behalf of Expert Village.com my name is Don with Friendly Computers I'm here to show you a little bit about laptops. Now the features you may want to see if the fire wire port in this case is a four pin is which what's in most laptops and what fire wire will do for you is allow you to hook it to some modern video camera's so you can capture your vacation footage. Another feature is your optical drive this one has it on this side in this case its a DVD burner, Cd burner, etc. You want to make sure it has the right features there. Another thing that you look for is the presence of a PCMCIA or new PC express card slots for added features down the road and sometimes they even have right here the little flash reader so you can use your camera's memory card directly with the laptop. Another thing that most laptops have but not all, is built in wireless internet. That's a great feature for travelers because then you can access the internet and most hotels a lot of travel stops etc. One other thing you want to look for is that you do have built in internet port and a modem for those times your really stuck in a remote area and need to get online. Other features that come with mini laptops include external monitor support and even S video for hooking up to another tv. So there's a lot of features you can see in these things today the best thing you can determine which one is more important to you and then find a laptop that comes closes to meeting all of your wish list."