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Clear-Cloud, LLC  What the Mobile Device Broker needs to (absolutely) know about the connectors and ports in ALL LAPTOPS AND NETBOOKS....
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another engaging and interesting Training-Module from Clear-Cloud.com Network
We will cover in this module the essentials for connectors and ports in
the various categories of laptops…now, it is probable that many Pre-Registered Mobile Device Brokers & Liquidation
Pros will say “but I already know that there are USB ports, some laptops even have Firewire…many have Ethernet,
etc”……………but, for you, the soon-to-be Mobile Computing Pro.......you
need to know!
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HDMI ports
are usually found on Mobile Devices such as desktop replacements, entertainment laptops, and gaming laptops. But many value,
budget laptops don’t. But, as a Registered Mobile Device Broker, you'll see a lot of Mobile Devices with
 HDMI ports in the pipelines
of the Business IT Asset Disposals you'll be receiving. This is because HDMI ports are used in corporate meetings
with slide shows, new services-products presentations, corporate training, and even sales.We will explore some of the essentials for you to know, so
when a customer says to you “I want HDMI connectors on the laptops so as to be able to watch on my external HDMI enabled
display”…….well, you’ll know how to handle this “scenario.”
At Clear-Cloud Network, we see a lot of IT Asset Disposals with ONLY HDMI ports - no VGA at all. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an interface standard used for audiovisual equipment such as high-definition television and business display systems. The businesses that will supply you your Mobile Devices for resale, and the small businesses and Edu market you’ll sell these devices to, use HDMI ports on their Mobile Devices a lot now – in Corp meeting with presentations, in classroom teaching, sports, etc. With 19 wires wrapped in a single cable that resembles a USB wire, HDMI is able to carry a bandwidth of 5 Gbps (gigabits per second). This is more than twice the bandwidth needed to transmit multi-channel audio and video, future-proofing HDMI for some
time to come. This and several other factors make HDMI much more desirable than its predecessors, component video ,s-video and composite video.
   Composite jack
View the video below...check out,
in this video, the very detailed tutorial and "presentations" of the typical connectors and ports found on a HD
capable laptop....important - so as not to waste time, ONLY "jump" to the time-point of 2:12 minutes into this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HN2Lm_dXz0 But this market has also changed significantly for the last several years. And, so has
the proliferation of different types of ports, connections, on a laptop/netbook. The largest segment is inexpensive notebooks. And, now, of course, NETBOOKS. That's because most users do not have high requirements to functionality or ergonomics. They have just a few basic requirements, which are easily met by the cheapest models.
All advantages consist in extra features and new technologies. And not all users need these features, still fewer people can appreciate their true worth. So the manufacturers
have to offer cheap notebooks in their product lines – these notebooks make mass sales (although profits from a single
notebook sold are lower) and attract much more users.
(note that all these are the 10.1” screen type – NOT the small screens, because these are all business Netbooks, and not orientated to the “end user that’s a consumer”)
All notebooks are rapidly falling into some average level.
A105-820; this is an off-load division we work with, and will (in late 2009) expand our connections with lower level tier Taiwan-based laptop mfgrs. We will examine
the included ports/connectors for you to learn the typical ports/connectors on an entertainment/multimedia laptop, and the other
general laptop categories, as well. It will profit you greatly to take the time to learn these “details” because,
then, when a customer Built on the new mobile technology Intel Centrino Duo , the new Ghoiuscgiou A105-820 offers mobility in a 15.4" wide case. A100 series is good for entertainment liking users, who wish to enjoy the advantage of mobile, multimedia rich, digital entertainments. ram: 2,048 MB (2 GB) technology: DDR2 RAM (533 MHz) ATI Radeon® Xpress 200M capacity: 320 GB PORTS/CONNECTORS: DC-in external monitor RJ-11 RJ-45 (Ethernet)
 TV-out (S-Video) 1 x i.LINK® FIREWIRE (IEEE 1394)
external microphone 1 x headphones (stereo)
4 x USB 2.0 PC Card slot for one card (Type II)
Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fax modem V.90 (supports V.92) IEEE 802.11P°/b/g Wi-Fi Case-to-Frame join area (where the ports and connectors are located on all laptops): Usually, the front beveled edge houses audio jacks and an analog volume control. The left side usually contains VGA connector, vent grille, *S-video (see below), IEEE1394 port, PCMCIA.
S-Video  The right side houses two or more USB 2.0 ports, an optical
drive, and sometimes a modem port.
Display and Audio Most of today’s notebooks are equipped with a standard wide panel. This panel lets
you work and watch movies, if you look straight. Viewing angles are typical of modern wide TN-film panels: if you don't move your head much, movies
or photos are displayed rather well
a little further
or closer, distortions will be evident.
We here at Clear-Cloud Network are often asked by our newly Registered Mobile Device Brokers & Liquidation
Pros, “what , exactly, is an ExpressCard? How much do I need to know about this, and other
things, like what’s a PC Card port?”
ExpressCard is a hardware standard replacing PC Cards, an older std. PC Cards are also known as PCMCIA cards.
The ExpressCard plugs into a laptop’s connector
on the side.
These slots can accept Firewire, Serial ATA external disk drives,
 SSD (solid state drives), and much more. They extend
a laptop’s usability greatly.
ExpressCards allow a laptop to be expanded with devices such as Flash memory card readers, networking cards, wireless cards, extra USB ports and other devices. ExpressCards are hot-pluggable, meaning that they can be safely connected or disconnected from a laptop without turning it off first.
 Almost
all Netbooks-Notebooks you acquire, as a Mobile Computing Pro, will support
networking in one
form or another. This can include wired Ethernet, wireless networking or both. Some newer
machines also incorporate 3G cellular broadband to allow
 internet access over the cellular telephone
network.
 Remember: as a Registered Mobile Device Broker & Liquidation Pro, wireless connectivity is a B-I-G part of your profits! This is usually the ONLY reason people (i.e., your buyers!) get laptops and/or Netbooks. Wireless networking equipment (also often referred to as Wi-Fi) will support some version
of the 802.11 standard, either the mainstream 802.11g or a draft version of the new 802.11n standard (sometimes called n draft).
You may also find 802.11a systems, Systems based on 802.11b are generally  considered to be obsolete. All versions of 802.11 require you to be within range of a
wireless hotspot or router for internet access.
   features of several new laptops will allow you
to access the internet over the cellular telephone network, thus allowing users to get internet access nearly
anywhere in the world covered by
mobile phone networks. As with a mobile phone, your buyers will need a contract with their mobile phone operator who will provide a  SIM card to install in the laptop.
If your buyer’s laptop doesn't support 3G broadband then most mobile phone operators can provide a USB "dongle" you can attach to the laptop for 3G access. So,
when you design your advertising to sell your off-loaded laptops (we can do the advertising for you if necessary) you will
need to STATE CLEARLY in the ad, whether the laptop you are selling has 802.11n or 802.11g, and if the laptop does support
3G connectivity (over a cellular carrier’s network).
PC Card (see image immediately below)  PC Card (also known as PCMCIA or CardBus) is an (older) standard for expansion cards. The cards themselves are similar in dimensions to credit cards, though they are considerably thicker. PC cards allow a laptop to be expanded with devices such as Flash memory card readers, networking cards, wireless cards, extra USB ports and other devices. PC Cards are hot-pluggable, meaning that they can be safely connected or disconnected from a laptop without turning it off first. PC Cards have been replaced by ExpressCards and are considered an older technology. (see below for exploded view)  Other Ports and Connectors
Most laptops will incorporate at least 2 USB ports, as there is a very wide range of accessories that can connect via USB, such as external hard drives, Flash memory sticks, 3G broadband dongles, keyboards, mice and many other types of devices. As USB devices are so common, many laptop designs will include more than 2 ports. Laptops will also have one video connector of some sort to allow them to be used with full sized monitors, projectors, or other EXTERNAL display devices. Most machines will have a VGA port or a more modern *DVI port. *WHAT IS DVI ? DVI stands for (D)igital (V)ideo (I)nterface. The images immediately below shows DVI connectors.  DVI is a popular form of video interface technology made to maximize the quality of flat
panel LCD monitors and modern video graphics cards. In addition to being used as the standard computer interface, the
DVI standard was, for a short while, the digital transfer method of choice for HDTV, Plasma Display, and other ultra-high-end
video displays for TV, movies, and DVDs. Likewise, even a few top-end DVD players have featured DVI outputs in addition to
the high-quality analog Component Video. The digital market is now swinging towards the HDMI interface for high-definition
media delivery, and DVI is being reduced in popularity. As a Mobile Device Broker and Liquidation
Pro dealing with the business units, you'll see a lot of these connectors - learn to know their worth - they're Better and
More Expensive than DVI........................... Some may also include S/PDIF  connectors for connecting to high end audio
equipment.
Some
laptops have an IEEE 1394 port, also known as a FireWire port, or for laptops made by Sony an iLink
connector. Port Replicator A port replicator  is a laptop accessory that helps
your buyers quickly connect their laptop to a variety of external devices, such as a monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer and
so on. Port replicators make this job easier as all the devices can be connected in one go rather than one
at a time. Docking stations
are similar, but offer additional features. When
you are “up and running” as a Mobile computing Pro, you might want to stock these devices to sell to your buyers. The CPU - The processor is a computer's "brain", responsible for all the operations the computer can perform. All the laptops you’ll be dealing with from the mfgrs will have either an Intel or AMD processor  on the notebook's main board (aka the “motherboard”)
The performance of the processor will have a significant impact on the performance of the computer as a whole. Currently, quad core processors are the fastest…but none of the mfgrs and off-load divisions you’ll work with, will have off-loaded laptops with quad core processor, unit mid-summer 2010.  Atom is a new family of processors from Intel intended for use in ultra-portable laptops such as Netbooks. It is designed with extremely low power-consumption in mind. Remember…………some of your buyers might ask “do you have Atom?” ………………..so you need to know! CeleronCeleron is the branding Intel uses for a range of much lower cost processors for use in value computers. Core 2Core 2 is the branding Intel applies to its current range of processors. The range includes Core 2 Duo for mainstream systems,
Core 2 Quad for higher performance computers and Core 2 Extreme for workstations. The Core 2 Duo processors
consist of 2 separate processors in a single package and the Quad and Extreme versions include 4.
 So, you (the soon-to-be Mobile Device Broker & Liquidation Pro) might run
an ad (selling a batch of value Netbooks you just acquired from an off-load division) in a local newspaper, or on the web
(we can help you there with craigslist, amazon, etc), and your ad might say “fast and powerful Then, you get some calls…potential buyers that want/need to “get” a unit like the one you’ve advertised….one of the buyers to your new laptop Business, may ask “do you have laptops that will work well with movies? I need a FAST quad core!” Well, then you can say, “no, we do not have any laptops with quad core processors, but we do have very powerful, fast laptops with discrete GPUs – which are graphics processing units -- (i.e. a separate card that’s inserted into a laptop’s main board)…and let me come to you, and show you how good this laptop is, and what a good deal it is!” ………………remember – it is all about making a living as a Mobile Computing Pro…that’s our job, here at Clear-Cloud Network – to show you the (easy) way to do this……………………. 
Core i7 is Intel's latest range of processors, the successor to the current range of Core 2 processors. All the current members of the Core i7 family are quad core, meaning that they effectively contain four separate processors in a single package. Core i7 is expected to offer better performance than the current Core 2 family. Pentium (older!)Pentium is the branding Intel uses for a range of lower cost processors for use in value computers. This name had previously been used for Intel's mainstream and high performance processors, but these roles have now been taken by the Core 2 and Core i7 rangeOptical Drives An optical drive is a device built into many of the off-loaded laptops you’ll acquire…optical drives (aka CDs, or DVDs) allow you to access or create CDs, DVDs, and/or Blu-Ray discs, depending on the capabilities of the drive. Nearly all drives can read CDs, and most can write ("burn") them. Drives that can read and write DVDs are also common. Newer high-end laptops may come with a drive capable of reading Blu-Ray discs, the latest format for high definition movies. Some types of laptop, such as Netbooks and Apple's Macbook Air don't have an optical drive at all because there is not enough space to install one. An external optical drive can be purchased for the Macbook Air as an optional accessory. (but, as a Registered Mobile Device Broker, you don’t have to worry about Apple!) Cache is a special type of high performance memory used by processors
to speed up processing by avoiding access to slower main memory. Cache memory is built into the processor itself and operates at the same speed as the rest of the processor,
as opposed to main memory which has to be several times slower.
Having a bigger cache will in most cases result in faster performance. Currently, processor cache sizes up to 8 megabytes are available. Centrino Mobile Technology is
a collection of computer parts from Intel which when combined comprise the Centrino platform. To be Centrino compliant, a
laptop should incorporate one of a range of Centrino certified processors, chipsets and wireless networking cards. Laptops come equipped with liquid crystal
displays (lcds) built into their
lids. They can range in size all the way from 6 inches for a Netbook to 20 inches for a large desktop-replacement class laptop.
Display size is given as the distance from one diagonal
corner to the other, so a 15 inch
display measures 15 inches from its bottom left corner to its top right corner.
Docking Station
A docking station (see image immediately
below) is a more sophisticated version of a port replicator. It allows your buyer to easily connect a laptop to a set
of external devices such as a monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, etc in a single operation, rather than  However, a docking station may also provide
additional functionality such as extra hard drive Some Netbooks-Laptops made by Asian laptop manufacturers will have a mini-DVI port or a mini DisplayPort connector ( a very new technology/std for connecting PCs to displays in VERY HD mode) for output from a laptop to a HD external display.  Laptops with sound will usually have a headphone
jack for listening in private, and will often also incorporate a microphone jack as well. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ What's the difference between notebooks, Netbooks and ultra-mobile PCs? |
