Author: Dan Gooki
Publisher: For Dummie
Keywords: dummies, laptops
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 1970-01-01
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0470578297
ISBN-13: 9780470578292

Get a move on! Learn to roam free with this guide to choosing and using a laptop Laptops come with everything you need to get going — everything, that is, except a guide to buying and using one. This book covers portable computers from laptop to lap-bottom, with useful advice on picking one, setting it up, managing power and peripherals, going online, and hitting the road. Which one fits your lap? — learn what to look for, what to ignore, and how to find the laptop you’ll love Get acquainted — tour your laptop and locate its buttons, disk slots, security features, and key

Author: Corey Sandler
Publisher: For Dummies
Keywords: dummies, one, laptops
Number of Pages: 816
Published: 2010-06-01
List price: $34.99
ISBN-10: 0470464909
ISBN-13: 9780470464908

The all-in-one guide to buying, using, securing, and transporting a laptop—it’s ten books in one! If you want to take a computer with you on a trip, to a coffee shop, or into the kitchen when you’re cooking, laptops are just the ticket.  They’re portable, powerful, and popular—but they’re not desktops, so you’ll want to know what you’re doing from the get-go. This terrific, ten-minibooks-in-one book covers all the bases:  how to choose the best laptop for you, what you need to know when you’re on the road, how to get more productive and more.

Author: Scott Mueller
Publisher: Que
Keywords: laptops, repairing, upgrading
Number of Pages: 912
Published: 2003-12-22
List price: $54.99
ISBN-10: 0789728001
ISBN-13: 9780789728005

Beyond cutting edge, Scott Mueller goes where no computer book author has gone before--right past all the warranty stickers, the hidden screws, and the fear factor to produce a real owner’s manual that every laptop owner should have on his desk. This book shows the upgrades users can perform, the ones that are better left to the manufacturer, and how to use add-on peripherals to make the most of a laptop. The CD contains one-of-a-kind video showing just what’s inside a portable PC. For readers who have ever wondered what goes on inside their portable PC, how to upgrade/repair the

Author: Scott Mueller
Publisher: Que
Keywords: laptops, repairing, upgrading
Number of Pages: 912
Published: 2005-12-26
List price: $54.99
ISBN-10: 0789733765
ISBN-13: 9780789733764

Laptops--call them notebooks, portable computers, or whatever else you like--are tightly engineered items. It’s hard to get all the required components to obey stringent performance and power-management requirements, and still fit into a small case. The job usually requires a custom motherboard and other specialized components, and so the laptop owner who wants to upgrade his or her machine faces a much more difficult task than the owner of a desktop machine with a similar wish. One can swap out the hard drive, add more RAM, and make tweaks in software, but almost everything else require

Author: Corey Sandler
Publisher: For Dummie
Keywords: dummies, reference, desk, one, laptops
Number of Pages: 768
Published: 2008-05-12
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 0470140925
ISBN-13: 9780470140925

Builds on the huge success of Laptops For Dummies, now in its second edition Eight minibooks comprising nearly 850 pages give laptop owners the detailed information and advice they need to make the most of their computers Offers focused content for new and intermediate laptop users, covering laptop basics and beyond, from synchronizing information with a desktop PC and coordinating e-mail between two computers to accessing the Internet or a desktop computer remotely Minibooks include laptop basics, software for laptops, accessories to go, traveling with a laptop, security, networking a laptop

Author: Corey Sandler
Publisher: For Dummies
Keywords: dummies, laptops, fixing, amp, upgrading
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2005-11-07
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0764589598
ISBN-13: 9780764589591

Keep your laptop on top of its game! Find out how to care for your laptop, what can go wrong, and what you can fix A laptop is much more than a PC that shrank. It has unique needs, and this book shows you how to meet them. You’ll discover how to diagnose and fix common problems, replace parts, add external upgrades, and develop workarounds. You’ll even get the lowdown on networks, and find out when to repair and when to replace your laptop. Discover how to * Treat your laptop properly * Identify common problems * Know when repair may not make economic

Author: Dan Gookin
Publisher: For Dummies
Keywords: dummies, tech, computer, laptops
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2004-12-24
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0764575554
ISBN-13: 9780764575556

* With a generous dash of humor and fun, bestselling author Dan Gookin shows people how to select the right machine and tackle typical laptop challenges * Laptop sales recently surpassed those of desktop machines-a trend that seems likely to continue * A must for laptop newbies as well as road warriors who need to get the most out of their machines * Covers synchronizing with the desktop, accessing the desktop remotely, coordinating e-mail pickup between two machines, wireless networking, managing power, and securing a laptop