So I'm thinking about getting a laptop and I have a few questions. First, I know they come with a rechargable battery but will it harm it to have the laptop constantly plugged into the wall running on electricity. Second, can I get one with a DVD-rom and DVD burner if I order one through a company like Dell or something? And three, does it come with built-in speakers or can you plug speakers into it and what-not?
Thank you.
2007-06-27 06:49:36 · 6 answers · asked by Bobby D 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Laptops come with built in internal speakers, although you can plug them in as well (i think) ... although there may not be space to plug speakers in. But im sure nowadays you can buy USB speakers.
Also you can get DVD-ROM/BURNER but it may be a fiddly job replacing it, but it is and can be done.
Im not sure about keeping the battery on all the time. I've heard that with mobile phones it burns out the battery eventually if you leave it on too long too often, but im not sure if its the same senario with laptops.
2007-06-27 06:56:26 · answer #1 · answered by ChrisW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you keep the battery charging for a very long time, and never let it run on battery power, it can damage your battery. If you don't want to use a battery, you need an AC Adapter to use as your only source because it needs at least one source. The best thing to do is to charge the battery until it's full, and then let it run on battery power, and charge the battery when it is 6% full. I'm not sure if you can get one with a DVD-rom and DVD burner if you get one from Dell. I know that all laptops come with built-in speakers, but if you want to, you can connect external speakers to plug into your headphone port, or you can get USB headphones, depending on what kind you want or if your laptop has a USB port. Good luck!
2007-06-27 07:08:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laptop batteries no longer develop memories. Used to be if you kept the laptop plugged in, it would shorten the amount of time you could use the laptop on battery. But now that laptop batteries are Lithium Ion, they no longer develop these memories. Keep it plugged in if you want, it won't do any damage.
As for the DVD-ROM and DVD burner, most laptops do not have the space for 2 drives. You can check on the IBM (Lenova) laptops, they used to offer multiple drives in their laptops. But even if you are not able to find a laptop with 2 drives, you can always get a DVD burner and still read from the burner.
Built in speakers in laptops are usually horrible quality. Some of the more expensive laptops have higher quality speakers. But most people end up using headphones with their laptops, after all, the sounds are for you, not everyone around you.
2007-06-27 07:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by fritz_monroe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newer laptops have Lithium Ion batteries so leaving the computer plugged in isn't going to harm the battery. However completely discharging the battery will eventually harm it though. You can get many different configurations for your new laptop if you build your own at http://www.dell.com. So a multiple drive combinations are possible. However having a DVD-ROM and a DVD burner both are going to use a lot of battery power when not plugged in. Juse 1 drive would be sufficient for most use, as you won't be able to burn a DVD and watch another one or play a game at the same time anyhow due to memory issues.
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