Computer market is getting bigger and bigger everyday, as there are plenty of choices to make when considering buying a new computer.

Palmtops, desktop PCs, laptops and a wide variety of different pieces of state-of-the-art technology may confuse prospective buyers, as the massive amount of available offers may be overwhelming.

As an attempt to make some things clear, this article will highlight many different features of the two most widely used kinds of computers: desktop PCs and laptops.

Everybody knows what a desktop computer is. However, not everyone knows a laptop, and frequently people mistakenly think that laptops and notebooks are the same thing. Well, the truth is that although notebooks are a kind of laptop, not every laptop is a notebook.

This distinction is made for two reasons: weight and peripherals. While notebooks are lighter, usually about four or five pounds, they not always include disk drives such as floppy drives and CD-ROMs. Bulkier (six or seven pounds) laptops include these drives.

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