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Tuesday, 16 December 2008 |
By Tony Hill
 The world of gaming is a rapidly changing one. Gone are the days of separate tape-decks and loading screens that took ten minutes to load a 2-D platform game (when they loaded properly) controlled by laborious key-strokes or a joystick with more triggers than a jetfighter.
While older platforms still retain a cult following and devotion from those grew up with them, the advent of the games console and controller heralded a new era that develops with almost every game release.
As the technology and capabilities of the games console have grown, so too has its popularity. No longer are people that play on computer games seen as social pariahs. The gaming industry is huge, when was the last time you turned on the television and didn't see and advert for a console or game? The Xbox 360 alone has shifted 22 million unites worldwide.
Microsoft, surely the biggest name in computing, were late joining the market but soon became leaders of the pack and on a competing level with Sony with the release of their Xbox and its latest Xbox |
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Monday, 15 December 2008 |
By Amy Nutt
 Buying a laptop computer isn't something that you should go into lightly; it's something that you should do an ample amount of research on before making your final decision. Laptop computers are often quite a bit more expensive than comparable desktop computers, so a high quality laptop can be a pretty big investment.
Do You Really Need a Laptop?
This is a very important question to ask yourself. If you won't be required to travel with your computer for business or school, a desktop computer may be a better option because it will most likely be faster, have more memory and be much easier to upgrade.
If you are really pressed for space or if you absolutely need all of your information to be portable then a laptop may very well be your only option, but there are even more laptops to choose from than desktops, so it's important to choose wisely.
Which One Should I buy?
Once you decide that a laptop computer is the type of computer that you'll need, you'll have to narrow the wide field |
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