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As with any piece of equipment, you need to maintain your laptop to help it run at optimal performance. Too often, people overlook caring for their laptop’s battery. Without proper care, the battery will degrade and hold less of a charge over time, meaning you’ll end up forgoing portability. Plus, you’ll have to replace the battery outright if it no longer holds a charge at all.

What is HP SmartFriend, and how does it work?

Whether you’re a power PC user or simply want more flexibility in your home office setup, you should understand the different uses of these two popular connector cables. It’ll make your computing experience vastly more enjoyable. Take a look at the various pros and cons of DisplayPort vs HDMI with us to get a firm grasp on their varying capabilities.

Thunderbolt is a relatively new technology that launched in 2011 through a development collaboration between Intel and Apple. Initially, Thunderbolt was only compatible with Apple’s MacBook Pro, but Thunderbolt 3 universalized the technology and made it compatible with USB-C.

The first digital computers were huge, clunky machines. A single model was large enough to fill nearly half a room. In those days, it must have been hard to imagine compressing such a machine to a size small enough to fit in your lap.

So let’s take a moment and show some appreciation for the modern laptop - that you can bring it to and from the office, that you can carry it to the coffee shop, that you can take it with you on your travels.

Nowadays, many laptops are just as powerful as their desktop counterparts. They have muscle processors, stunning displays, and large storage capacities. Laptop specs have gotten so advanced that it’s too easy to forget about the principal allure of a laptop computer - portability.

If you own a laptop, you’ll probably take it out into the big wide world at some point. And if you’re going to

First impressions are 94% design related, so a little color knowledge can make a big difference to your bottom line. Take our crash course on what every business needs to know about color from your printer to your monitor and how you can make sure every brochure and browser shows your business at its very best.

HP ePrint changes the way you’re used to printing with a more refined, user-centered design. With HP ePrint, you can bring photos, documents, and more to life with the touch of a button, from literally anywhere. On most printers, your device connects via USB, WiFi, or Bluetooth. While this functionality works when you’re in your home or at the office, it can be less than ideal for traveling professionals who don’t always have access to these technologies. Imagine a time when your colleagues needed immediate access to a printed document saved solely to your local device. With only a standard printer connection, this inconvenience could quickly become a corporate emergency. HP ePrint’s universal connectivity gives you access to your printer with a quick, simple email. So what exactly does email have to do with printing?

There are a number of pros and cons between an SSD and an HDD, but at the core, a solid state drive usually boasts faster processing times than a mechanical hard disk drive. On the other end of the spectrum, a hard disk drive typically offers larger storage space at a lower price per byte, so you can download more movies, install more games, and save more files on a friendlier budget.

The innovative Intel Optane memory hardware combines the best of both worlds. It enables you to boost the performance of a large HDD to achieve SSD-like speeds. You can find it either pre-installed in new laptops and desktop towers, or you may add it to compatible devices

For decades, Intel® has made the most trusted CPUs on the market, but the thicket of model numbers, names, and generations can make it challenging to choose the best Intel Core CPU for your PC.

Below, we explain the Intel processor brands, generations, and models in plain, easy-to-understand English. We’ll also look at naming conventions, so when you see Intel Core™ i3-8145U or Intel Core i7-10510Y, you’ll know exactly what each part of the name means.

We also demystify the Intel CPU generations and “Lake” monikers, and the latest Intel processors – 11th Generation – and how they support