A Powerful Hardware Graphics Card Heightens the Gaming Experience

Hardware graphics have come a long way. There was a time when all you would see was a hard-mounted 3D display system. Now you have the graphics card to turn the data from the CPU into pictures. We have always taken for granted how this is even possible. The graphics card is the one that decides how to make use of the pixels on the screen so it will be able to make an image. Without it, we might not even have clear cut videos or pictures shown on our monitors. The computer will have a hard time processing and handling it.

To be able to play the hottest computer games, one would need a powerful hardware graphics card. Most computer game addicts know this, and they will spend much to get it. They say that the overall game experience is quite different. For most of us, we appreciate the fact that we can see nice pictures on the monitor and play our videos. However, choosing the right graphics card will help make sure that the system performs at its maximum and its performance stable. Thus, knowing some basic hardware graphics knowledge can be helpful, but it is definitely not a must for most of us. If you want to know about the different kinds of graphics cards and their performance, check out the reviews.

Did you know that hardware graphics is not entirely exclusive to computer? Mobile phones, game consoles, workstations and others have it too. This is probably why we can play computer games on our phones, watch videos and view images taken.

Five Reasons Why Tablets Won't Be Replacing Your Laptop Any Time Soon

 

The year 2011 is expected to be the year of the tablet, with new models expected to flood the market and give the current tablet front runner, the Apple iPad, some stiff competition in mobile technology. The Motorola Xoom and the RIM Playbook are just some of the highly anticipated releases in the upcoming months. Meanwhile, the iPad 2 has Apple fans lining up to add to their collection of gadgets and gizmos.

However, while many see tablets becoming a preferred mobile computing device - it's hard to say that traditional laptops, and even desktops, will be replaced by these new machines, at least not anytime soon.

Here's five reasons why:

1. Expandable memory - need to save a file on a USB stick? You won't be able to just yet with the tablet computers. Meanwhile, if you're looking for more memory, especially for photos, music and movie files, you'll be hard-pressed to condense your entire multimedia collection into the memory limitations of the tablet.

2. Input - tablets are great for browsing and reading, but if you're looking to input extensive amounts of data, a solid keyboard and mouse system is still preferred. While there are Bluetooth keyboards available to work with tablets, many will still want the ability to create an entire semi-permanent workstation around their laptop - while still being able to take their machine on the go.

3. Physical Limitations - the inability to extract the battery out of most tablets also limits their ability to be disconnected machines truly - you won't be able to take along an extra battery pack for emergencies. You'll also be limited in the accessories you'll be able to connect to your tablets such as printers, external monitors or an Ethernet connection.

4. Software limitations - while the availability of tablet applications means there's an app to do practically anything, the tablet environment is still comparatively limited. If you're looking to do serious video editing or need a database processor, a tablet likely won't cut it. Meanwhile, if you're keen to install the latest PC game like Total War Shogun 2, a tablet will do little more than show you a pretty picture of the box.

5. DVD/CD and multimedia - for in-flight entertainment and personal viewing, the laptop is still a great way to take your favourite movies on the go. Meanwhile, for those who still love to collect physical albums, you'll need the laptop's CD player to import your songs into your iPod or another MP3 device.