Categories of Laptop

It is shocking to see now-a-days everybody is having a laptop(notebook) these days. Though the correct name is notebook, at least for common man in India it is still a Laptop.

We can clearly make out that the rate at which the rate of Laptops are going down is faster than that of Desktops. Plus the common man is more aware of facts and advantages of having a Laptop. Thanks to all different kind of Tech shows on the News channels.

But from the Manufacturers point of view, they have already categorized laptop according to users.
The categories are divided into 2 :-
1. Corporate Users
2. Personal (Individuals and Professionals).

The categorization would have been done on Price,Configuration,Usage, etc.. What ever may be the case, the manufacturers definitely want to brand both the categories separately and hence each category has a different name

So here is a chart of different manufacturers and their category Brands.

Manufacturer : Dell
Commercial : E-series, Vostro*
Personal : XPS, Studio, Inspiron

Manufacturer : HP-Compaq
Commercial : HP-Compaq Portfolio
Personal : Hp Pvilion, Compaq Presario

Manufacturer : Lenovo
Commercial : ThinkPad
Personal : Idea


Manufacturer : Acer
Commercial : Extensa, Travelmate
Personal : Aspire

* for small and medium size business

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Dell eyes plan to outsource and sell factories

Change is Constant- Welcome Contract Manufacturing.

Dell, the world’s second-biggest personal computer maker, is considering a plan to sell its factories, according to people familiar with the matter.

Dell declined to comment on the potential move, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal on Friday.

But two people familiar with the situation said Dell had approached so-called contract manufacturers – companies that make electronics equipment on behalf of name-brand groups – about taking over the plants.

“Dell hasn’t been as profitable as it would like to be, and owning its manufacturing is dragging it down,” said one observer, who declined to be named........

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