Laptop computers generally cost more than desktop computers with the similar capabilities because they are more challenging to design and manufacture. A laptop can successfully be turned into a desktop computer with a docking station, a hardware frame that supplies connections for input/output devices such as a printer or larger monitor.

Laptops usually come with displays that use thin-screen technology. The thin film transistor or active matrix screen is brighter and views better at different angles than the STN screen. Laptops use several different approaches for integrating a mouse into the keyboard, including the touch pad, the trackball, and the pointing stick. CD-ROM and digital versatile disc drives may be built-in or attachable.

Some significant reasons for owing a laptop today are.-

It is portable and can be taken with us anywhere, within the house and office or even when we are traveling. We have option to use laptop either with a battery or through an electric connection. A laptop is flexible, adaptable to changes and can be upgraded to suit our requirements. It is versatile and can multi task. We can have instant and effortless access to our business data so that we can examine how well the business is doing by keeping in constant touch.

If we have a wireless connection then we have the world at the tips of our fingers. We can network and keep in touch with people from across the world at any time and from anywhere.

We can easily retrieve news, events and happenings from across the globe at anytime. A laptop allows us to create visual aids through graphs tables and charts and save it before we show it to our future clients.

Among the best-known manufacturer of laptop computers are IBM, Apple, Compaq, Dell, and Toshiba, Sony, Acer, Lenovo, HP.

Lenovo's product line includes the popular ThinkPad notebook computer. Among Toshiba's most popular current products is the ultra portable Portege R200, a super-slim, powerful laptop. Sony is a premiere laptop manufacturer, the VAIO line being among the most popular laptop computers on the market. One can discover that how the life can be of fun and frolic by being the proud owner of a laptop.