More than just a pretty face, laptop rates well in performance - Satellite M645

More than just a pretty face, laptop rates well in performance - Satellite M645
By Raquel P. Gomez

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Gone are the days when laptops looked like ugly thick slabs that focused only on performance and shunned aesthetic appeal.

Today, laptops served up to the mass consumer market do not only boast of performance and features, they also look cool. Users get to feel like they own valuable pieces of property.

One such laptop is Toshiba’s Satellite M645, a 14-inch display multimedia laptop powered by the new Intel Core i5 processor. The Satellite is part of the “premier series” of Toshiba’s brand of notebooks.

Work and play

Work and play

By Raquel P. Gomez

Getting the attention and budget of small-to-medium-businesses (SMBs) and small and home offices (SOHOs) is now the focus of many PC makers.

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According to Michael Ngan, country manager of Lenovo Philippines, SMBs and SOHOs make up the big untapped segment of the IT market.

These businesses have particular IT needs, such as ease of deployment and use of PC hardware since many small companies maintain a small staff to manage their computer systems.

SMBs and SOHOs are also particular about the price and energy efficiency or electricity costs of PCs since small companies earn just enough, Ngan said.