Laptops have a number of benefits when compared to a full-sized computer. Perhaps the most obvious is their portability. You can take them with you anywhere, without having to haul around a bulky monitor. And with a built-in mouse and keyboard, you don’t have to bring any peripherals. You can walk into a hotel room, …
Over the past few decades, computers have simultaneously gotten smaller and more powerful. For the most part, this trend has done a lot of good. Back in the early 90s, laptops were big, fat, and heavy, and they weren’t terribly powerful. They could easily give you a cramp if you used them for long periods, …
If you own a modern smartphone then your charger is likely one of two types: Thunderbolt 3.0 or USB-C. Thunderbolt is the proprietary charging mechanism for Apple products and USB-C is the more general option that is used by Android phones and other types of smart devices. Laptops and computers used to connect all the …
It used to be that USB connections were relatively straightforward. You plugged in a keyboard or mouse, and that was it. Maybe if you got really fancy, you plugged in an external hard drive. Nowadays, pretty much everything connects via USB. If your computer has external speakers, odds are pretty good they use a USB …
In one sense, laptop docks have been with us almost as long as laptops themselves. Even back in the early 90s, you could buy a docking station specific for your machine. This allowed you to get the benefits of both a laptop and a desktop computer. You could travel with your laptop by itself. Then, …