Portacom has the best value SSD notebooks in Australia this Christmas Trusted for Over 31 years with full service & support on Hay St, West Perth 250GB SSD FREE Windows 8.1 Phone with all SSD Notebooks 999 $ 10W-250 while stocks last 500GB SSD U920T-500-3YR i5 • Intel Core i5 power with great battery life • 12.5" HD LED Gorilla Glass Touchscreen • Unique sliding screen for Tablet mode • Intel HD 3D Graphics • 4GB RAM (8GB Max) • 500GB Ultra fast SSD - upgradable to 1TB • Front and rear Webcam • USB3 • Bluetooth • WIFI bgn • HDMi • Wireless display Support • CardReader • Windows 8.1 64bit - Upgrade to Professional only $129 • 3 Years Warranty • INTEL Quad Core Pentium with great battery life • 11.6” HD LED Crystal Touch screen • Amazing flip around screen for notebook, tablet and presentation mode • Slim, Beautiful and Lightweight • Intel HD 3D Graphics • 4GB RAM • 250GB Ultra fast SSD drive - upgradable to 1TB • Webcam • USB3 • Bluetooth • WIFI AC bgn • HDMi • Wireless Display Support • CardReader • Windows 8.1 64bit - Upgrade to Professional only $129 • 1 Year Warranty - upgrade to 3 Years only $149 • Toshiba Quality and Reliability & Portacom Service/Support $999 Including Prep/test ($99 value) and Portacom’s 24 hour Phone Support ($299 Value) DEMAND SSD SSD (Solid State Drive) $1499 Including Prep/test ($99 value), Replacement to the Hard Disk Drive with 2 major benefits • SPEED - up to an incredible 10x faster - no minor speed increase, this is MASSIVE and very noticeable • Reliability No moving parts giving ultimate Business Grade reliability Portacom’s 24 hour Phone Support ($299 Value) 128GB SSD S40B-128 i5 • Intel Core i5 power with great battery life • 14" HD LED Crystal Widescreen • Super Slim Design - beautiful and lightweight • Intel HD 3D Graphics • 4GB RAM (16GB Max) • 128GB Ultra fast SSD - upgradable to 1TB • Webcam • USB3 • Bluetooth • Gigabit Lan • WIFI AC bgn • HDMi • Wireless Display Support • CardReader • Windows 8.1 64bit - Upgrade to Pro only $129 • 1 Year Warranty, 3 Years only $149 $999 Including Prep/test ($99 value) and 128GB SSD S50B-128/750 i7 • Intel Core i7 Performance with great battery life • 15.6" HD LED Crystal Widescreen • Super Slim Design - beautiful and lightweight • Intel HD 3D Graphics • 4GB RAM (16GB Max) • 128GB Ultra fast SSD or 750GB HDD (upgradable to 1TB) • Webcam • USB3 • Bluetooth • Gigabit Lan • Numeric pad • WIFI AC bgn • HDMi • Wireless Display Support • CardReader • Windows 8.1 64bit - Upgrade to Professional only $129 • 1 Year Warranty, 3 years only $149 $999 Including Prep/test ($99 value) Portacom’s 24 hour Phone Support ($299 Value) and Portacom’s 24 hour Phone Support ($299 Value) full colour, full duplex, scan, fax, copy and PRINT Laser Printer speed and low copy cost Network, USB and WIFI • 3 Year Warranty business grade $799 $399 Windows 8.1 Quad Core 7” $195 Tablet Q1. Who is the largest supplier and servicer of Word, Excel Powerpoint Notebooks/Laptops in WA since 1983? Q2. What is the competition password? (Found at www.portacom.com - scroll to bottom of advertised specials) A1 A2 Name: Telephone: Encore Mini Email: Competition Drawn 20th December 2014 First correct entry Wins 1181 HAY ST. WEST PERTH TEL: 9481 1565 FAX 9324 1259 www.portacom.com NOTEBOOK/TABLET 128GB SSD Power Y o u r d a t a 128GB SSD Notebooks Portacom Exclusive - both only $999 SSD for High Speed and High Reliability Back by popular demand - Powerful SSD Notebooks for only $999. Available in Intel Pentium Tablet/Notebook or Intel Core i5 Slim Notebook. A generous 13.3” or 14” screen along with high speed 128GB SSD and a full array of interfaces including HDMi, USB3 & Wireless Display WIDI are standard. SSD drives are up to 10x faster than regular hard disk drives. True Windows 8.1 combines the multitasking power and compatibility of Windows 7 with the simplicity of a Apps based environment - the future is in your hands! 13.3” •INTEL Quad Core Pentium with up to 8 hour battery life •13.3” Touchscreen IPS •High Def 1366x768 •128GB SSD upgradable to 250/500/1000 GB •4GB RAM - (8GB Max) $999 128GB Fast SSD •Bluetooth/WiFi ac bgn •Keyboard Included •True Windows 8.1 •Includes Portacom’s Prep&Test / 24 Hour Phone Tech support ($398 value) 14” •INTEL Dual Core i5 with excellent battery life •14” Screen size in super slim chassis •128GB High Speed SSD upgradable to 250/500/1000GB •4GB RAM (16GB Max) •Bluetooth/WiFi ac bgn •Backlit Keyboard included •Metal Chassis Thin design •True Windows 8.1 •Includes Portacom’s Prep&Test / 24 Hour Tech phone support ($398 value) r e c o v e r y $999 128GB Fast SSD s p e c i a l i s t ® SERVICE CENTRE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Notebook or Desktop Repair - All brands • 24 Hour Technical Phone Support • Data Recovery • Networking Specialists • Server Installation and Maintenance • Software Management • Training & Support THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF NOTEBOOKS IN WA SINCE 1983 THE BEST 500GB SSD NOTEBOOK/TABLET DEAL IN AUSTRALIA EXCLUSIVE TO PORTACOM There has NEVER been a NOTEBOOK or TABLET like this! 12.5” Gorilla Glass Touchscreen, Intel i5, 4GB RAM, 500GB high speed SSD BUSINESS QUALITY Ultrabook/Tablet-HUGE Capacity, dual camera’s, 2xUSB 3 and 24 hour Portacom support TOSHIBA QUALITY – Metal chassis with anti slip coating designed for tough on the go mobile use U920t-500 TABLET MEETS ULTRABOOK IN A SINGLE PIONEERING DEVICE BACKLIT KEYBOARD TOSHIBA U920t-500GB Tablet with all in one sliding keyboard Stocks are limited – normally $2499 NOW ONLY $1499 • MOBILE Intel i5 (2.7Ghz) 64bit power with excellent performance with great battery life (up to 10x faster than tablets using Atom/Celeron/Pentium CPU) • 4GB DDR3 high speed RAM upgradable to 8GB • 500GB SSD HIGH SPEED, HIGH RELIABILITY Solid State Drive – up to10x faster than a regular HDD • 12.5” IPS WXGA+ Gorilla glass with Anti-Fingerprint and Anti-Reflective film coatings for extra protection on the go • Capacitive Multi point touchscreen • Patented toughened Rack and Pinion slide and tilt hinge gives you in-a-second transformation from tablet mode to Ultrabook – must be seen to be believed! • Front/rear cameras • Metal Chassis & Drop protection and BACKLIT KEYBOARD • stereo speakers/internal mic • HDMi Port • WiDi Wireless display support • Bluetooth 4 • SD Card Slot • WiFi bgn • 2xUSB 3 • NFC/GPS/Motion Sensor • Windows 8.1 64bit - upgrade to Pro only $129 • 1 Year Warranty (3 year $169) • Portacom’s full setup/Prep and access to Portacom’s 24 hour support ($398 value included) • Portacom is an Toshiba Authorised Service Centre Y o u r d a t a r e c o v e r y s p e c i a l i s t ® SERVICE CENTRE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Notebook or Desktop Repair - All brands • 24 Hour Technical Phone Support • Data Recovery • Networking Specialists • Server Installation and Maintenance • Software Management • Training & Support THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF NOTEBOOKS IN WA SINCE 1983 All Notebooks are NOT Created Equal 2 notebook computer designs which are suitable for different user types Demand Business Grade Retail: Occasional mobile - used in the home environment Business: Regular mobile - used by Students & Professionals Intel i5/i7 DUAL CORE FROM Look for these benefits: Toughened impact resistant chassis • Drop protection • Lightweight Material Design • Crack Resistance • Toughened hinges and keyboard • Dust Protection • Auto hard drive protection • Water resistant keyboard • Extended Battery Life • Extended Temperature Range • Scratch Resistance • Security Hardware and Software • Advanced Ports & Interfaces eg Expresscard, Bluetooth • 24 Hour Portacom Local Support and Service Dept. 1599 $ 11.6/13.3” 1920x1080 Touch 4/8GB The Lightest Ultrabook Screen RAM with the FASTEST 128/256GB SSD Speed Portacom Bluetooth wifi bgn has EVER tested SSD Simply the BEST! Up to 8 Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Hrs Battery FROM Intel i5/i7 Dual Core 4/8GB RAM 500/750GB HDD 999 15.6” MATT $ 1366*768/FHD Bluetooth wifi bgn Business Grade ATi GPU • TPM Backlit Keyboard dvd burner Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Up to 5 Hrs Battery 1599 3 Year Warranty Intel i5 Intel i7 8GB RAM $ Expandable 500/750GB/ Business Grade ATi GPU Mil Spec reliability 256/512/1TB SSD Notebook Retail vs Business GradeThe Truth Retail Grade - for use at home with occasional mobile use - usually poor battery life and low cost design with minimal strength and durability. Business Grade - built to handle the rigours of mobile use as used by students and professionals usually excellent battery life with industrial tested and toughened design. Studies have shown that a Retail Grade notebook used in a Business Grade environment can have 50% to 100% greater failure rate per year. Portacom, Perth's largest Notebook Computer specialists, now has Business Grade Notebooks available from $999. Business Grade - Superior by design. Notebook Computer Service - The Truth TRAVELMATE Reliability WIndows 7 and 8 PRO FROM Business Grade Notebooks are always the best choice as they are specifically designed for durability, stability and longevity. 15.6” matt 1920x1080 Blu-ray DVD Bluetooth wifi bgn ac Includes Portacom’s Setup and Up to 11 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Hrs Battery Notebook Computers need regular servicing. Along with the need to eradicate Viruses and Spyware, Notebooks have moving parts such as screen hinges, HDD, optical drives, keyboard and heat sink fan that need periodic cleaning. When a Notebook cooling fan collects too much dust, it can slow down which increases the heat which in turn can slow down your notebook's performance. Portacom recommends a minimum of a yearly fan clean to keep your notebook performing in top condition. Notebook Batteries - The Truth All rechargeable batteries have a limited life span and need regular replacement. Most retail notebooks batteries have around 300 charge/discharge cycles before they need replacement, whereas Business Grade has up to 900. When your Notebook battery no longer holds a charge, its time to purchase a new battery. Notebook Screens - The Truth 4GB RAM Expandable 640GB 1599 FROM $ Business Grade Docking support 15.6” matt 1366x768 DVD BURNER Bluetooth HDD-7200rpm wifi bgn Includes Portacom’s Setup and Up to 6 INCLUDES 24 Hr Support ($398 Value) Hrs Battery 6/8GB RAM FROM Dual Core 128/240/512 GB SSD 1599 $ Ultrabook Business Grade Only 1.1kg Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Dual Core 4/8GB RAM 128/256GB SSD 1699 $ Business Grade Notebook/Tablet Pen Digitiser Screen Bluetooth Notebook Performance - The Truth Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) 1920x1080 wifi bgn Up to 8 Hrs Battery DUO 13 WINDOWS 8 MODELS WINDOWS 7/8PRO 3G available Intel i5/i7 Intel i5/i7 FROM Dual Core 13.3” PROBOOK WIN 7PRO WIN 8.1PRO PRO 11 13 WIN 8.1 PRO Intel i5/i7 There are many screen sizes as well as many screen resolutions to chose from. The higher the resolution, the more you can see on screen but the reduced pixel size can make the image size smaller. Many Retail Grade Notebooks use glossy screen to enhance contrast which unfortunately increases the screens reflectivity making them difficult to use in many situations. Most Business Grade Notebooks use Matt screens that have little to no reflectivity and are highly recommended. 13.3” 1366x768 Bluetooth wifi bgn Up to 9 Hrs Battery 2.6(3.2) i5 Processor 8GB RAM 1999 $ 13.3” matt 1366x768 DVD LIGHTEST NOTEBOOK Burner INTERNAL DVD Bluetooth 640GB WITH ONLY 1.1KG ! HDD-7200rpm wifi bgn Expandable Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Up to 9 Hrs Battery A Notebook Computer is only as fast as the combination of the speeds of the following 4 components; Processor (CPU), Graphics (GPU), RAM and Hard Disk speed. The slowest Intel Processor popularly used is the Single Core ATOM followed by the Celeron/Pentium with the highest performance being the Dual Core i3, i5 and i7. Graphics Processors are provided by Intel, ATi and nVIDIA. The amount of video memory is not a good indicator of performance rather than the speed of the GPU. 2 to 4 GB RAM is recommended along with a 5400rpm or preferably 7200rpm Hard Disk Drive. Portacom does Benchmarking to show speed differences between notebooks and are an excellent guide. Research has shown Retail notebooks used in a Business Grade environments can have failure rates 50% to 100% higher than Business Grade Notebooks. Don’t be mislead by mass advertising of Retail Notebooks, Portacom has Business Grade Notebooks available today from $999, at our West Perth Showroom and Service Centre Business Grade WINDOWS 7 pro or 8.1pro Z30 Series WINDOWS 7 pro or 8.1 pro R30 series Superior By Design Built to Last SERIOUSLY SUPERIOR EXPERT ADVICE • SERVICE • 24 HOUR SUPPORT • 30 YEARS IN WA • BUY ANYWHERE ELSE AND YOU WILL PAY TOO MUCH FROM Processor Bluetooth wifi bgn 2GB RAM True Windows Tablet Touch Dual Camera 5Mp/2MP Screen Memory card slot 64GB USB, HDMi ports SSD Up to 18 bonus ms office 599 $ FROM $599 INTEL ATOM Intel C/i3/ i5 Dual 4/8GB RAM 10.1” 1366x768 15.6” MATT 1366x768 wifi bgn Toshiba Quality • USB 3 500/750GB dvd burner HDD-5400rpm Up to 5 Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Hrs Battery Hrs Battery Intel i3 Dual Core 4GB RAM 799 FROM $ Expandable 11.6” matt Intel i3/i5 Bluetooth 4GB RAM 1366x768 BUSINESS GRADE 320/500GB up to 10x Faster HDD-5400rpm 899 FROM $ Dual Core wifi bgn Expandable Up to 9 BUSINESS GRADE WINDOWS 7 & 8 PRO 500GB Hrs Battery HDD-5400rpm Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) 15.6” matt 1366x768 DVD Burner Bluetooth wifi bgn Up to 5 Hrs Battery Optional Keyboard dock turn tablet into Notebook DUAL CORE 4/8GB RAM Business Grade Intel or nVIDIA GPU 500/1000GB HDD-5400rpm Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) 15.6” matt 1366x768 Bluetooth wifi bgn dvd burner Up to 5 Intel i5/i7 Dual Core 4/8GB RAM 500/750GB HDD Hrs Battery FROM 899 $ FROM Intel i5/i7 TRAVELMATE RELIABILITY WINDOWS 7 SATELLITE PRO RELIABILITY WINDOWS 7/8 TRUE WINDOWS 8 POWER 999 15.6” MATT $ 1366*768/FHD Bluetooth wifi bgn Business Grade ATi GPU • TPM Backlit Keyboard dvd burner Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Up to 5 Hrs Battery 750GB/ 1TB Hybrid 1499 FROM 15.6”1366x768 Intel i5/i7 $ DVD burner /Bluray RW 4/8GB RAM Touchscreen Option 2GB nVIDIA GPU Bluetooth 128/250/500 GB SSD wifi bgn Up to 6 Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Hrs Battery Dual Core 1599 $ 15.6” 1920x1080 Windows 8 TRAVELMATE Reliability WIndows 7 and 8 PRO THINKPAD WINDOWS 8 PRO windows 7 pro Intel i5 / i7 Quad 4/8GB RAM TRAVELMATE WIN 7 or 8 PRO FROM 3G MODELS AVAILABLE Ultrabook Business Grade Only 1.4kg Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) 13.3” 1366x768 Bluetooth wifi bgn Up to 9 Hrs Battery Z30 Series WINDOWS 7 or 8 3G optional THE BEST 256 GB SSD NOTEBOOK/TABLET DEAL IN AUSTRALIA BACKLIT KEYBOARD • DUAL CORE Intel i5 (2.7Ghz) 64bit power, HIGH performance with amazing battery life (up to 10 times faster than tablets using ATOM CPU) • 4GB DDR3 high speed RAM upgradable to 8GB • 256GB SSD HIGH PERFORMANCE Solid State drive -128GB and 500GB models available • 12.5” IPS WXGA+ Gorilla glass with Anti-Fingerprint and Anti-Reflective film coatings for extra protection • Capacitive Multi point touchscreen • AMAZING Patented toughened Rack and Pinion slide and tilt hinge gives you in-a-second transformation from tablet mode to Ultrabook • Front/rear cameras • Metal Chassis & Drop protection and BACKLIT KEYBOARD • HDMi Port • WiDi Wireless display support• Bluetooth 4 • SD Card Slot • WiFi bgn • 2xUSB 3 • NFC/GPS/Motion Sensor • Windows 8 64 - upgrade to Pro for only $99 • 1 Year Warranty (3 year $149) • Portacom’s full setup/Prep and access to Portacom’s 24 hour support ($398 value included) • Portacom is an Toshiba Authorised Service Centre TOSHIBA U920t 256GB Tablet with all in one sliding keyboard Stocks are limited at this price – NOW ONLY $1499 1920x1080 Bluetooth wifi bgn Backlit Keyboard Up to 8 Hrs Battery Intel i5/i7 DUAL CORE 1599 $ FROM 4G Models Available 4/8GB RAM 128/256GB SSD 1699 $ Business Grade Notebook/Tablet Pen Digitiser Screen 13.3” 1920x1080 Bluetooth wifi bgn Up to 8 Hrs Battery Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) DUO 13 WINDOWS 8 Y o u r 4GB RAM Expandable 640GB FROM 1599 $ 1999 $ DVD Burner Business Grade 640GB LIGHTEST NOTEBOOK Bluetooth HDD-7200rpm WITH INTERNAL DVD wifi bgn ONLY 1.1KG ! Up to 11 Includes Portacom’s Setup and 8GB RAM Expandable 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) r e c o v e r y Intel i5/i7 DVD BURNER Bluetooth 8GB RAM Business Grade DUal Core 1366x768 1366x768 Hrs Battery quad core Expandable 750GB HDD/ 250/500/1TB SSD 3 Year Warranty 1999 $ Business Grade 2GB ATi GPU Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) 1599 3 Year Warranty $ 15.6” matt 1920x1080 Blu-ray DVD Expandable Business Grade 500/750GB 1920x1080 • ATi Bluetooth 7200rpm hdd wifi bgn ac Blu-ray/DVD Includes Portacom’s Setup and Up to 11 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Hrs Battery PROBOOK WIN 7PRO WIN 8PRO 3G MODELS available 2.2(3.2)i7 8GB RAM 15.6” matt HDD-7200rpm Docking support wifi bgn Includes Portacom’s Setup and Up to 6 INCLUDES 24 Hr Support ($398 Value) Hrs Battery 13.3” matt INtel i5 Processor WINDOWS 7PRO R30 WINDOWS 8PRO d a t a Hrs Battery Dual Core PRO 11 13 WIN 8 PRO Portege Z10t win 8 pro Dual Core 1920x1080 Touch 4/8GB The Lightest Ultrabook Screen RAM with the FASTEST 128/256GB SSD Speed Portacom Bluetooth wifi bgn SSD has EVER tested Simply the BEST! Up to 8 Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) Intel i5/i7 11.6/13.3” Intel i5/i7 FROM 1199 4GB BUSINESS GRADE RAM Tablet/Notebook 128/256GB Optional Pen Digitiser SDD Optional 3G/4G 11.6” matt FROM Processor $ FROM Intel C/i5 17.3” matt dvd burner Bluetooth wifi bgn Up to 10 Hrs Battery PROBOOK WIN 7PRO WIN 8PRO Intel i7 QUAD CORE 16/32GB RAM 2TB HDD/ 1TB+SSD 2999 FROM $ Extreme Power 3GB nVIDIA GTX 770M Includes Portacom’s Setup and 24 Hour Tech Support ($398 Value) 17.3” 1920x1080 Bluray Burner dvd burner Bluetooth wifi bgn Up to 3 Hrs Battery QOSMIO X70 POWER WINDOWS 8 s p e c i a l i s t ® SERVICE CENTRE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Notebook or Desktop Repair - All brands • 24 Hour Technical Phone Support • Data Recovery • Networking Specialists • Server Installation and Maintenance • Software Management • Training & Support THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF NOTEBOOKS IN WA SINCE 1983 1181 Hay St. West Perth Fax 9324 1259 www.portacom.com Mon - Fri 8.30 - 5.00 Sat 9.30 - 12.30 BUYING A Notebook or Tablet? READ THIS FIRST ! BUYER BEWARE: There are 2 different Portable Computer designs for 2 different uses…. Home (Retail) Grade and Business(Commercial) Grade Home Grade portables are designed to provide the most power for the lowest price whereas Business Grade focuses on power combined with strength and reliability reducing ongoing costs, limiting repair downtime and providing better Data protection and security. Commercial Grade portables are built stronger, minimise heat/dust production, have enhanced security/interface options and usually have much longer battery replacement life. Retail Grade portables are designed for occasional mobility, Commercial Grade are for regular portability with a focus on reducing need for repair. Commercial (Business) Grade portables have a variety of design improvements over Retail Grade such as HDD drop protection, water resistant keyboards, extended temperature range, toughened hinges, crack resistance, impact resistance, Scratch resistance, Security hardware and software, dust protection along with advanced interfaces such as Smartcard, Mil Spec, 3/4G, Bluetooth, Replicator/Docking support and replaceable Drive bays. Thus if you are a student or mobile professional, Commercial grade is the best option as you are more assured of long life with less issues. A recent study showed Home Grade notebooks used in a Business Grade environment can have failure rates 50% to 100% higher than Business Grade Notebooks per year. If you ever use a portable outside the Home, Business Grade is the best long term recommendation. Notebook vs Tablet: Touch screen based Tablet computers come in many shapes and sizes along with different performance abilities. Windows 8 allows a Tablet computer to provide an ease of use touch screen interface combined with the multitasking, multi-window compatibility, power and security of the regular Windows desktop. A Notebook or Laptop computer has the keyboard attached to the screen and is more sturdy. Celeron Dual Core/Pentium Dual Core/Core i series : A clever, power conserving design that runs at slower clock speeds whilst providing high speed and low heat. The best CPU for portable use. The dual core processors actually have 2 CPU cores that can make up to an 80% multitasking improvement. The Core i series is fastest and the best choice for the future. The Core i7 quad series (overclocking 6mb cache) has 4 CPU cores that provide high multitasking speed and is highly recommended for video editing purposes but has reduced battery life. The high speed dual core i3 (no overclocking 3mb cache), dual core i5 (overclocking 3mb cache) and dual core i7 (overclocking 4mb cache) are also available & highly recommended. Intel Atom/AMD Fusion: These are among the slowest CPU’s available and are approximately half the speed of a the most basic Intel Celeron CPU. Which is best ?: The Intel dual core Celeron, Dual core Pentium and Core i series are a marvel of processor design, combining multiple CPU cores providing excellent multitasking performance and is the best choice for notebook use. The Core i7 CPU with 4 CPU cores is for even higher performance for certain multithreaded applications such as video authoring. Choose the dual core i3/i5/i7 for best overall performance and battery life followed by the Pentium and the Celeron due to lower cost. The Intel Atom and AMD Fusion CPU are only recommended for basic internet use. TURBO BOOST ? This is a clever way of dynamically speeding up a CPU core when other cores are unused. Only with Intel Core i5 and Core i7. BUYER BEWARE: The clock speed of the microprocessor (CPU) does not necessarily translate to the performance level of the computer system. Poor video design, hard disk, cache design/size, bus and memory sub-systems can reduce overall performance as much as 50%. Do not fall for the concept that the higher the clock speed, the faster the computer. Also note the faster the speed, the shorter the battery life. A new deception is to provide a high speed CPU with a low speed graphics chip and/or hard disk , eliminating any overall speed advantages. Don’t be caught with less than you paid for. Check with a supplier that can do benchmark comparisons. – Now more important than ever ! BUYER BEWARE BATTERY LIFE: Many portables provide as little as half the battery life that their manufacturers state. Ask for benchmark tests. WXGA vs WSXGA+ vs Full HD/4K2K: Instead of the screen resolution being WSXGA 1366*768, they have been improved to WSXGA+1600*900 and 1920x1080 and beyond. The higher resolution provides more displayable information than the regular XGA screens. This means more of your spreadsheet, documents and graphics will be displayed on screen. Be aware that the increase in number of pixels results in smaller image size. Make sure your graphics adapter has 512MB discrete video memory or better. 3D graphic accelerators vary in greatly in speed – as an example: a discrete ATi 8750m is roughly double the speed of an ATi 8550m , which, in turn, is double the speed of an integrated fully shared graphics accelerator like the Intel HD4000. The correct choice of graphics card is critical for 3D modelling work and games – mobile graphic cards cannot be upgraded –choose the fastest graphics accelerator you can afford for future software support and performance but be aware the faster the graphics the lower the battery life. Always see if there are benchmark comparisons as this is a major area of confusion. DVD Burner vs Bluray : A DVD drive reads and creates CD and DVD disks. These are available in capacities up to 8.5GB. The new Bluray drives are backward compatible with DVD and can create 50GB disks. These larger capacities are great for backups and HiDef movies. Be aware that Bluray drives are available as read only and read/write, with the read/write type considerably more expensive.Get Bluray combo drive to be future proofed. Hard disk drive speed :. Most notebook computers use a 5400rpm speed. 7200rpm drives can be 50% faster. SSD drives have no moving parts and are faster, however they much more expensive and compared to a regular hard disk drive but are highly recommended. There are now hybrid hard drives available which combine and hard disk drive and a small amount of SSD to enhance speed but are still slower than a pure SSD drive. Bluetooth: A radio based interface standard for communicating with devices in close proximity - within 5 meters. Useful for mobile phone connection. Wifi Wireless a/b/g/n AC: A new radio standard for connection computer networks without cables – high speed - superiour to Bluetooth – 300M range The new WiFi AC standard allows for much higher speeds and more users than any of the previous standards – Highly Recommended USB 2/3 & Firewire 1/2 : These are new serial based high speed interfaces to replace the old RS232 serial standard. Firewire and USB 2/3 are particularly suited to video movie capture. These interfaces allow for several devices to be ‘daisy chained’ together. USB 3 is 10x faster than USB 2. WARRANTY: The standard Warranty period is 1 year. Notebooks have higher failure rates than desktops due to their portability and warranty extensions can protect your investment. The higher the warranty period the better as notebooks can be very expensive to repair. Connection to a Domain: XP Home, Vista Home, Windows 7 Home and Windows 8 will not work properly with most domain server networks – only XP Professional, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 8 Professional are suitable. Insist on Support: Portable computers contain leading edge technologies. Check that your supplier can provide knowledgeable and experienced advice as there are usually more idiosyncrasies with notebook designs than desktops. PCMCIA, ExpressCard, TPM, Bluetooth, S/PDIF, SpeedStep, USB3, DVD+-RAM DL, Blu-ray, Wifi a/b/g/n, Cardbus, PATA, eSATA, power management, HDMi, Displayport, Firewire, 3D accelerators, CPU upgrades, docking station and LCD screens require specialized knowledge and support. Suppliers that locally specialize in notebook computer sales, service and support are the best recommendation, as this can speed up repairs and support considerably as portables DO fail due to their mobility. …. And remember, if you don’t recognize the notebook brand – BEWARE of reliability and long term parts availability issues Support and service is vital to the successful long term operation of a portable computer – never purchase a portable based on price alone Competition Password is: SSD _____________________________ Second chance competition… ‘Like’ and ‘share’ (under the …) Portacom on Facebook and you go into the draw to win a brand new Nintendo Wii U – full high definition gaming ! 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