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1
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SSD

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Solid State Drive

  • All memory, no moving parts.
  • Silent, fast access time, less latency
  • 2.5 inch and 1.8 inch form factors
2
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SSHD

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Solid State Hybrid Drive
Solid-state hybrid drive
• Flash memory and hard drive storage
• SSD caches the hard drive data

3
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Magnetic Disk

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Traditional spinning drive platters

4
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Laptop Memory

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SO-DIMM
• Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module

Micro-DIMM
• Micro-Dual In-line Memory Module

Memory used in laptops and mobile devices.

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Video Cards

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  • Often built into the processor
  • Not upgradable
  • Sometimes part of the system board
  • Again, not upgradable
  • Some laptops have upgradable video cards
  • Not the slimline models
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LCD

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LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
• Light and high-resolution
• Very, very fragile - Get a good case!
• Resolutions are fixed
• Changes to native resolution may look
blurry or not as crisp
7
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Laptop power – AC adapters

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  • Auto-switching or fixed input
  • Converts AC to DC
  • Input voltage - 110 volts / 220 volts
  • DC jack on the laptop
  • Specific to the power supply type
8
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Laptop power - batteries

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  • Lithium Ion (Li-ion)
  • Common in consumer electronics
  • No “memory effect”
  • Charging the battery diminishes capacity
9
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Replacing Laptop Storage

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  • Can be very modular
  • Two screws and the drive slides out
  • All internal
  • Open a cover on the back
  • Open the entire laptop
10
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Smart card reader

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  • Integrated card reader
  • Built into the laptop
  • External reader
  • USB connected
11
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Optical drive

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Too large for today’s portable devices
• Becoming difficult to find
• Often removable
• Replace with other media
• Read and write CD-RW/CD-ROM and DVD-RW/DVDROM
• In a portable device
12
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Laptop frame

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  • Plastic
  • Lightweight, mobile
  • Durable, difficult to break
  • Inexpensive, cost-effective
  • Metal
  • More durable than plastic
  • Can be more difficult to repair
13
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Speaker

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Self-contained - Portable audio
• Not the highest quality - Very small
• Often stereo (L/R) - May include a subwoofer!

14
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System board

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  • Proprietary
  • Built to fit
  • Replacement isn’t easy
  • Swap the entire board
  • Most components are on the system board
15
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CPU

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  • Designed for mobility
  • Power management
  • Integrated features
  • Memory controller, video controller
  • Not very upgradable
  • Replaceable, but not upgradeable
  • Often slower than desktops
  • Size and heat are disadvantages