If you used a computer or a laptop so far, you have definitely used (or at least heard) about the Windows operating system. It is the most famous and used operating system in the world, it is produced by Microsoft and in time it had many versions. And the latest of these versions is the Windows 7. This version was released in 2009 and it can be used on personal computers, laptops, netbooks, tablet PC-s and media center PC-s. The next version will be of course Windows 8, but there is no release date for this operating system yet. But the previous version was not called Windows 6, but it was the Windows Vista.

Unlike that version which came up with many new features, Windows 7 was intended to be a more focused, incremental upgrade to the Windows line. There are 2 versions of the Windows 7, the 32 bit version and the 64 bit version. If you have a really powerful computer or laptop then you can use the 64 bit version, and in case you have a weaker configuration, you can use the 32 bit one.

The minimum hardware requirements for the Windows 7 32 bit are: a processor of 1 Ghz (32 bit), a RAM memory of 1 GB, a DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0, 16 GB of free disk space and also a DVD drive, in order to install the operating system from a DVD. For the 64 bit version you will also need at least a 1 Ghz processor, but one with 64 bit, at least 2 GB of RAM memory, a free disc space of 20 GB, and also a DVD drive and a DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0. So these were the 2 basic versions, but in terms of features offered there are 6 different versions of the Windows 7. And these are: Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Basic and also Windows 7 Home Starter.

So now you know most of the useful information about this operating system, but you can find the complete information here on this link. So now let’s discuss more about some laptops that come with this operating system. And a really good place where you can find some of the best deals on laptops with 64 bit Windows 7 is the store or the website of Best Buy. They are offering a free installed version of this operating system on every model they have, and even the netbooks come with a version of the Windows 7 Home Starter.

So now let’s discuss more about a laptop from Best Buy that comes with this operating system, and since almost all of them are offering it, we can simply choose a random model and discuss more about it. Let’s take for example the powerful Samsung – Laptop with Intel ® Core ™ i5 Processor – Red/Black, Model: NP – R 780-JS 01 US | SKU: 9728443, which has a price of 850 dollars. It comes with a really good processor, a large display screen, a large hard disc, and many other really good features. And to see exactly what this model has to offer, let’s look closely at its technical details:

-  Product Height 1.6 ”

-  Product Width 16.2 ”

-  Product Weight 6.3 lbs.

-  Product Depth 10.7 ”

-  Gaming Series Yes

-  Color Category Red

-  Processor Brand Intel ®

-  Processor Intel ® Core ™ i

-  Processor Speed 2.26 GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 2.53 GHz )

-  Battery Type 6 cell lithium ion

-  Display Type High-definition widescreen LED (1600 x 900)

-  Screen Size (Measured Diagonally) 17.3 ”

-  Cache Memory 3 MB

-  System Memory (RAM) 4 GB

-  Type of Memory (RAM) DDR 3

-  Hard Drive Type SATA (5400 rpm)

-  Computer Hard Drive Size 500 GB

-  Optical Drive Dual-layer DVD ± RW / CD-RW

-  Optical Drive Speeds 6 x DVD+R DL; 6 x DVD-R DL; 8 x 8 x 8 DVD+RW; 8 x 6 x 8 DVD-RW; 5 x DVD-RAM; 24 x 24 x 24 CD-RW

-  Direct-Disc Labeling No

-  Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reade

-  Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 330 M

-  Video Memory 1 GB GDDR 3

-  TV Tuner No

-  MPEG Yes

-  Built-in Webcam Yes

-  Modem None

-  Networking Built-in 10/ 100/ 1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)

-  Wireless Networking Wireless- B+G+N

-  Bluetooth-Enabled Yes

-  S-Video Outputs None

-  Additional Audio/Video Connectors HDMI

-  Audio High-definition support

-  Speakers Internal

-  PCMCIA Slots 1 ExpressCard/34

-  USB 2.0 Ports 4

-  IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports None

-  Laptop Weight Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.)

-  Battery Life Not available

-  Pointing Device Touchpad

-  HDMI Output Yes

-  Blu-ray Player No

-  Operating System Platform Windows

-  Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

So as you can see, it is a really good laptop, that will handle about any computer activity you might do. It is also very appreciated by customers, and it has an overall rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 (5 for value for price, 4.7 for display, 4.7 for performance and also 4.5 for convenience). So in case you had the chance of using this laptop, or if you decide to buy it from Best Buy, tell us more about it and if you were happy with its performances or not. Have a nice day, and enjoy your Samsung laptop!

There are many places where you can find notebooks in the UK, one of them being an online store at laptopsdirect.co.uk. In this store you can find laptops from manufacturers like Acer, Toshiba, Samsung, Sony, HP, Asus and Apple. In what comes next, you will see a couple of laptops available in the store and their features, as well as the prices they have.

The Acer Aspire 6930G laptop, with its Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2 Ghz and a 3GB RAM that can be upgraded to a maximum of 4GB, the 16-inch HD screen laptop is sustained by a NVIDIA GeForce 9300M graphics which, along side with the Blu-Ray Drive, will ensure a very high quality time spent on watching movies, playing games or surfing the internet. With the integrated webcam and wireless connectivity, you can be sure that keeping in touch with family and friends will not only be easy, but also fun and enjoyable. In what concerns your movies, music and documents and photos, you should not be worried, as the Acer Aspire laptop comes with a huge HDD of 250 GB, where you can stock everything you want. Moreover, if you buy it at laptopsdirect.co.uk, you will save about $121,96, as the laptop’s price is $439,97, including VAT.

If you look for cheap notebooks in the UK, you can also find one such thing on the mentioned site. Samsung R519, with its Intel Pentium T3400 / 2.16 GHz (Dual-Core) Processor and 3GB RAM, this is a great laptop if you are a music fan or a gamer or a serious web surfer. Your movies will also look great on the 15.6” LCD screen and Intel GMA X4500 graphics and on the 320 GB you can store everything you need from documents to entire games. Using the integrated webcam and wireless internet, you can chat with your friends from all around the world. You can get all this at only $359,97 with VAT included, saving about $112,04.

For the HP fans, this online store is great as it has a great laptop for sale: the HP Compaq 610 laptop. Powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, its performance is outstanding and along with the 3 GB RAM, it makes it easy for you to perform even the most demanding tasks. Your movies will look incredible on the 15.6 Inch TFT Bright View display screen with 1366 x 768 resolution that provides clearness, contrast and enhanced brightness. With the use of the Bluetooth you’ll be able to transfer files from your phone into the laptop and the incorporated webcam will make your internet surfing experience and chatting even better. You can purchase this laptop from the site at the small price of $443,97, including VAT.

Basically, you can find at this online store laptops for every taste and needs. What is even better for the buyer is that the store also has small prices for very efficient and competent laptop computers.

From $298 to $1248 and from Acer to Toshiba, laptop deals at Walmart are for everybody. For instance, Dell has a 15.6″ Inspiron 1545 Laptop PC with Intel Processor, Microsoft Office & Windows 7 Home Premium, with a price starting from $698. They come in different colours, 6 to be more specific – black, green, purple, red, pink and blue, so to suit every taste.

For those who want to spend little money on laptop deals at Walmart, Acer has a great offer: an Acer Silver Matrix 10.1″ Aspire One AO532h Netbook PC with Intel Atom N450 Processor & Windows 7 Starter Edition, whose price starts from $298. So this is a great deal, as you get a great laptop at a cheap price. It’s chassis comes in only one colour, but users say that the resolution is crystal clear and that the battery lasts upwards of 7 hours on one full charge. There is plenty of memory to hold music and picture files.

Another great deal comes from Toshiba, whose laptops have always been appreciated. The 13.3″ Satellite T135D-S1325RD Laptop PC with AMD Turion Neo X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor L625 & Windows 7 Home Premium is a very slim and compact laptop, and although it does not have a DVD/CD Drive, and External DVD burner can be purchased to help solve the problem. Besides the fact that it is a very practical laptop computer, it also comes in an affordable price of $598.

Walmart has not forgotten about children and so, Asus presents the Disney Blue Netpal Netbook with Intel Atom Processor. The laptop is ideal for little children who can use it either for school or for playing games, but also for parents that will not have to worry, as the web browser has additional filters to assure online safety. It is very practical, with spill-proof keyboard and also with a kid-friendly software that features Disney themes, which your kid will love and it’s price is only $345.

For those who love games like The World of Warcraft, Compaq released the 15.6″ Presario CQ61-411wm Laptop PC with AMD Sempron Processor & Windows 7 Home Premium, which comes with additional features like 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Headphone out, 1 Microphone-in, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45 port, and 6-cell Li-ion battery. The integrated high-speed wireless LAN enables connectivity wherever you can find hot spots and so, you can use your internet whenever you please, as it loads pages very quickly. The price doesn’t really reflect its capacities, as it costs only $398, which is a great price for such a powerful laptop.

People who love high-definition entertainment, Toshiba’s 16″ Satellite A505-S6040 Laptop PC is the perfect choice. With its Intel Core i7-720QM processor, 1.6 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache and 4 GB DDR3 memory, this laptop has everything you need and sustains even the most memory-hungry applications. It’s perfect for games and movies and its touchpad does everything you want from pinching, swipping, rotating and scrolling. It’s a great laptop, but only for those who can afford it as it costs $1248.

Sears Holdings Corporation is on the fourth place in largest broadline retailer and it has 3,900 full line and specialty stores in US and Canada. If you want to buy a notebook at Sears you can find them on www.sears.com. On the same site you can find a wide range of products under different departments like appliances, automotive and tires, bed, bath and home, baby, beauty, clothing, fitness and sports, electronics and computers, books and magazines, health and wellness, gifts, lawn and garden, jewelry and watches, music, movies and gaming, outdoor living, office products, tools, shoes, clearance and toys and games.

The computers and electronics department has also several categories of products. These are: home theater, imaging, home office, cell phones, car and portable electronics, shop by brand, other cool links, get advice from costumers and related links. In the category  home office you can find notebook deals at Sears. One of the popular netbooks under $ 300 is the Hewlett Packard Pavilion Mini notebook PC.

This laptop costs  228.86 euro on www.sears.com. This netbook has a display of 10.1 inches TFT with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 600 WSGA and is a widescreen display with LED backlit and anti glare. The operating system is Microsoft Windows 7 Starter but is has other software programs to, like Adobe reader, HP wireless assistant, Skype, sun java virtual machine, CyberLink power2go, Microsoft works, adobe flash player, Norton internet security 2010 with 60 days subscription, and other.

At Sears there are 5090 laptops, 322 netbooks and 450 tablets. In the top of the selling in laptops, there is Hewlett Packard  HP Pavilion G60 630 US. This laptop has an Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor T4400 at 2.2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB and 1 MB L2 Cache. The system memory is of 3 GB DDR2 and is expandable to 4 GB. The operating system is Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit and the battery life is up to 3.75 hours. The display is High definition HP bright view widescreen with the diagonal of 15.6 inches and a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

The dimensions are 14.9 x 9.9 x 1.4 inches and a weight of 6.6 pounds. The video graphics is Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 M – share which has up to 1309 MB of total available memory for graphics and the battery is a 6 cell Lithium Ion one.

In the top of the best rated laptops you can find the Asus Eee PC MK 90 Princess Pink. It is a Disney Netpal made by Asus especially for little girls. It has a LCD display with the size of 8.9 inches and a resolution of 1024 x 600 WSVGA. The processor is Intel atom N270 CPU and the memory is DDR 2 of 1 GB. The operating system for this laptop is Windows XP Home Preloaded. The dimensions of the unit are 9.76 inches x 6.81 inches x 1.13 inches W x D x H. this laptop has a warranty of one year and 6 months for the battery.

Although the initiative of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) has sold the $ 100 laptop, called XO and launched in November 2007, with $ 188, project organizers are now determined to deliver a $ 75 laptop by 2010. XO 2 is expected to have the same size and enough memory to store 500 e-books.

One Laptop per Child organization has announced that it is already working to develop the successor of XO, one of the laptop computers for children, which provides, at present, access to computers for many poor students from developing countries. “Following feedback from governments, educators and most importantly, the children themselves, we work hard to reduce costs, consumption and the size of the XO laptop to make it more accessible and usable for the poorest children in the world,” said Nicholas Negroponte, OLPC founder.

Since the launch of XO in November 2007, approximately 600,000 units were delivered for an average price of 188 dollars each. “Delivery of the first generation of laptops has generated tremendous interest globally for the project and provided valuable information on a laptop transformation into a tool that help children to learn better”, said Negroponte. OLPC initiators are determined to deliver the next generation, called XO 2, at a price of 75 dollars by 2010 and, in order to achieve the objective, they will use the latest discoveries in the field of processors and displays, together with new software based on Linux. Vice president of the research firm Gartner, Leslie Fiering, says that the recent announcement about the OLPC initiative is in the style of founder Nicholas Negroponte, who is trying to attract as much media attention with little information at this time.

The XO 2 laptop will have the same size as a standard textbook and will store 500 e-books. Moreover, the device will incorporate flexible dual screens to display e-books in a vertical format, as in a book. Will have touch screen capabilities. The decision of the OLPC to put the keyboard on one of the two screens will reduce significantly the size and weight of the device. XO 2 will consume one watt, unlike the first version, that consumed almost 4 watts, which is a major advantage for children in rural areas with limited access to electricity. Meanwhile, the OLPC has launch an improved and cheaper model of the first version, called the XO 1.5, in the late spring of 2009.



Intel’s Classmate project addresses to the children, children with fragile ages, but that should soon get used to the secrets of a computer. Basically, getting used with the computer can be set on the same stage important as learning the alphabet or taking the first lessons about life from their parents. Classmate has already launched several generations of educational mini-laptops, with various degrees of performance and adapted to be used in any conditions.

The Classmate, one of the laptop computers for children, is comparable to a regular netbook, thanks to its technical specifications. It is equipped with an Intel Atom N270, 1.6 GHz. The platform used for this version called “convertible” system is an Intel 945 GSE classmate, which supports 1 GB of memory. Applications and storage are handled by a 1.8-inch hard disk with the capacity of 60 GB, the part on which the Classmate is perfectly reasonable is to present to a kid just what he needs to make the first contact with technology, but compared with current netbooks, Classmate is not perfect.

The touch screen has the great advantage to serve as a sheet of drawing. It is virtually an infinite sheet of drawing that the little one can draw freely. However, do not forget to teach your kid that the only tool that is allowed to draw on the screen is only the stylus. Classmate convertible was also designed to withstand even shocks. Solid construction, protection and rubber handle enables safe transport, but guarantees also that the system will escape unscathed from the most minor accidents, unavoidable when the target users are children. Tests conducted by Intel ensures that your laptop can fall from a height of 50 cm directly on concrete without getting broken. Also, the keyboard can be sprayed with water without damage. The laptop was tested by spraying with water on G and H keys for 30 seconds, from a distance of 15 mm, while the system was in operation. Once the system was switched off and dried for four hours, the laptop has resumed functioning without problems.

Another important element is the size. The laptop measures 241 x 215 x 39.3 mm and weighs approximately 1.3 kilograms. With this dimensions, children will not have problems with netbook’s transportation. And in terms of software classmate reserve some very pleasant surprises. Operating system interface used is Blue Dolphin, from Windows XP. Blue Dolphin is a practical application launcher fully customizable, optimized for control through the touch screen. Dolphin is much more friendly and easier to assimilate and learning for children and the system will be much easier and more enjoyable.

Large icons are placed on the entire surface of the screen, so launching the application you want to be more simple. However, for those who want to familiarize children with the familiar interface and Windows, there is the possibility of deactivation launcher’s Blue Dolphin and return to the Start classic structure. Evernote is a very useful program for writing with a simplified method of saving notes. Writing on the touch screen can surprise you with its accuracy.



Classmate can turn into a real easel-hand with the help of ArtRage 2. This will enable your child to try their artistic skills. Also, there is the possibility of transforming the system into an ebook with Foxit Reader and FBReader programs.



Intel Classmate convertible is probably one of the most successful configurations and construction for younger computer users. The Netbook can be always mistaken for intelligence toy, ready to learn the little ones secrets of a good and true computer. It is solid and resistant to the small accidents than can happen all the time, and it can become a classmate both fun and educational for children.