Comments on: Questions from readers, Answers from Mathieu http://www.hardware-revolution.com/questions-from-readers-answers-from-mathieu/ Find out how you can build a remarkable custom computer and save money in the process. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Hardware Revolution answers your questions | Hardware Revolution http://www.hardware-revolution.com/questions-from-readers-answers-from-mathieu/#comment-502 Hardware Revolution answers your questions | Hardware Revolution Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:58:25 +0000 http://www.hardware-revolution.com/?p=235#comment-502 [...] the previous edition of this series, ashwin said: Q: Also it would be great if you could write what is meant by terms [...] [...] the previous edition of this series, ashwin said: Q: Also it would be great if you could write what is meant by terms [...]

]]> By: Mathieu http://www.hardware-revolution.com/questions-from-readers-answers-from-mathieu/#comment-501 Mathieu Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:09:47 +0000 http://www.hardware-revolution.com/?p=235#comment-501 The problem with laptops are that few manufacturers yet offer the possibility of building your own laptop from scratch. The reason for that is that you have to consider the heat dissipated and the different size of different parts. What laptops need are standards, like the various ATX standards for desktop. However, until manufacturers get together and adopt a standard, things are not going to improve much unfortunately. Your two main options usually are to go to the manufacturer website, choose your configuration with what they offer and have them build it for you. The other being to buy a barebone laptop, where you can choose your cpu, ram and hard drive. OCZ should offer you the possibility to choose your video card, but not before 2009. The problem with laptops are that few manufacturers yet offer the possibility of building your own laptop from scratch. The reason for that is that you have to consider the heat dissipated and the different size of different parts.

What laptops need are standards, like the various ATX standards for desktop. However, until manufacturers get together and adopt a standard, things are not going to improve much unfortunately.

Your two main options usually are to go to the manufacturer website, choose your configuration with what they offer and have them build it for you. The other being to buy a barebone laptop, where you can choose your cpu, ram and hard drive.

OCZ should offer you the possibility to choose your video card, but not before 2009.

]]> By: Mathieu http://www.hardware-revolution.com/questions-from-readers-answers-from-mathieu/#comment-500 Mathieu Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:01:34 +0000 http://www.hardware-revolution.com/?p=235#comment-500 I could do a glossary page for all those terms and a post to explain the different parts of a motherboard, sure. I'll work on that ;) I could do a glossary page for all those terms and a post to explain the different parts of a motherboard, sure. I’ll work on that ;)

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