im an engineering student looking for a notebook, better buy for home built or business types, whats the diff actually, thnks in advance!
2006-10-11 07:15:18 · 5 answers · asked by feeza 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
There are no definite rules for what makes a home notebook or a business one but usually a home notebook will have better graphics to make it suitable for games and business notebooks tend to have better warranties.
2006-10-11 07:20:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience the difference is on two levels - Power and Quality.
In the past a "business" notebook was made better than a home user notebook. I have noticed recently that many major manufacturers are starting to make better cases for all of their lines now. However, if you look at some of the laptops available at Walmart and some companies you will find that the case, keyboard, etc. are not top quality.
On the power side, you can normally configure a home notebook the same as a business notebook, but the standard configurations for business notebooks usually have more memory, larger hard drives and a better chip set.
2006-10-11 14:22:54 · answer #2 · answered by bears_fan_1966 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the person that purchases computers for my company, and has also helped my best friend buy her laptop at home, here is what I see the difference is:
The software that is included. Business need the Microsoft Office Suite loaded to be able to use immediately. Most "home computers" don't have this program.
Otherwise, there isn't much difference. I think they charge business more, just because then can.
2006-10-11 14:25:53 · answer #3 · answered by ktan_the_siren 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Notebooks built for home typically look fancy, have features useful at home (for ex card readers) and come with Windows XP Home OS.
Notebooks built for work look industrial, have features useful at work (for ex Gigabit Ethernet) and come with Windows XP Professional OS.
Basically its a marketing gimmick. There's nothing that prevents you from buying a home oriented laptop and using it at work or vice versa.
That reminds me of an original joke: Can Windows XP Professional be bought and used by Amatuers?
2006-10-11 14:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by reguser2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should look at the specs of the computer and the software that is bundled with it. That is all that really matters.
Business will come with XP Pro - can connect to domain, has more file sharing options, can run IIS web server
Home will come with XP Home - can do everything you will want
But that isn't steadfast.
2006-10-11 14:31:14 · answer #5 · answered by lester8820 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋