Laptop Graphics Cards

Class 1:

High-End Graphics Cards - These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.

GeForce GTX 680M SLI *

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

GeForce GTX 590

GeForce GTX 680

Radeon HD 7970

Radeon HD 7870

GeForce GTX 580

Radeon HD 6970

GeForce GTX 680M

Quadro K5000M *

Radeon HD 7970M

GeForce GTX 570

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce GTX 675M SLI

GeForce GTX 580M SLI

Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

GeForce GTX 485M SLI

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 7950M

GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Radeon HD 6870

GeForce GTX 470

GeForce GTX 470M SLI

GeForce GTX 480M SLI

GeForce GTX 560M SLI

Quadro K4000M *

Radeon HD 5850

GeForce GTX 675M

GeForce GTX 580M

Radeon HD 6990M

Radeon HD 7770

GeForce GTX 460M SLI

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

GeForce GTX 485M

GeForce GTX 460 768MB

Radeon HD 6790

GeForce GTX 285M SLI

Radeon HD 6970M

Quadro 5010M

GeForce GTX 670M

FirePro M8900

Quadro K3000M *

GeForce GTX 570M

Radeon HD 7870M

FirePro M6000

Radeon HD 5770

GeForce GTX 550 Ti

GeForce GTX 280M SLI

Radeon HD 6950M

GeForce GTX 660M *

Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

Quadro 4000M

GeForce GTX 470M

Radeon HD 7850M *

GeForce GTX 480M

GeForce GT 650M

GeForce GTX 560M

Quadro K2000M *

GeForce GTS 450

Radeon HD 7770M

GeForce GTX 260M SLI

Mobility Radeon HD 5870

Quadro 5000M

FirePro M4000

Radeon HD 7750M *

FirePro M7820

Radeon HD 6870M

Radeon HD 4850

GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

GeForce GTX 460M

Quadro 3000M

Class 2:

 Middle Level Graphics Card:  With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

Quadro FX 3800M

GeForce GTX 285M

Mobility Radeon HD 4870

GeForce GT 640M

Radeon HD 7730M

GeForce GTX 280M

GeForce 9800M GT SLI

GeForce 9800M GTS SLI

Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

GeForce 8800M GTX SLI

Mobility Radeon HD 3850 X2

Quadro FX 3700M

Mobility Radeon HD 4860

FirePro M7740

Mobility Radeon HD 4850

GeForce GTX 260M

GeForce 9800M GTX

Quadro FX 2800M

Radeon HD 6775G2 *

Radeon HD 7690M XT

FirePro M5950

Radeon HD 6770M

GeForce GT 635M

GeForce GT 555M

Radeon HD 5670

Mobility Radeon HD 5850

Radeon HD 6850M

Quadro 2000M

GeForce 9800M GT

GeForce 8800M GTX

Quadro FX 3600M

GeForce GT 445M

GeForce GTS 360M

GeForce GT 240

Radeon HD 6755G2 *

Radeon HD 7690M

Radeon HD 6750M

GeForce GT 640M LE *

Quadro K1000M *

GeForce GT 550M

GeForce GTS 260M

GeForce GTS 160M

GeForce 9800M GTS

GeForce GT 430

Radeon HD 6830M

Mobility Radeon HD 5830

Radeon HD 6760G2 *

Radeon HD 6740G2 *

Radeon HD 6730M *

GeForce 9800M GS

Mobility Radeon HD 4830

Mobility Radeon HD 5770

Radeon HD 6570M

Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics *

Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics *

Radeon HD 7670M

FirePro M2000

GeForce GTS 150M *

Quadro 1000M

GeForce 8800M GTS

Mobility Radeon HD 5750 *

Radeon HD 6720G2 *

GeForce GT 630M *

GeForce GT 540M

Radeon HD 6690G2 *

Radeon HD 6650M

Mobility Radeon HD 5730

FirePro M5800

NVS 5400M *

GeForce GT 435M

Radeon HD 6680G2 *

Radeon HD 5570

Radeon HD 6550M

Radeon HD 7590M *

GeForce GTS 350M

GeForce GTS 250M

Radeon HD 6630M

Radeon HD 7650M

Radeon HD 7570M *

Class 3:

Low-Midrange Graphics Cards - Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

Radeon HD 7630M

Quadro FX 1800M

Mobility Radeon HD 5650

Radeon HD 7660G

Radeon HD 6530M

GeForce GT 620M

Quadro K500M *

GeForce GT 525M

Radeon HD 6550D *

Radeon HD 7610M

Radeon HD 7640G

Radeon HD 7620G *

NVS 5200M

Mobility Radeon HD 565v

Mobility Radeon HD 4670

GeForce GT 425M

GeForce 9700M GTS

Radeon HD 7550M *

Radeon HD 6645G2 *

Quadro FX 2700M

GeForce GT 335M

Mobility Radeon HD 3870

Radeon HD 6620G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics *

Radeon HD 6640G2 *

Mobility Radeon HD 5165

Mobility Radeon HD 560v

Mobility Radeon HD 4650

GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI

GeForce GT 220

GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI

GeForce GT 420M

Radeon HD 7530M *

Mobility Radeon HD 3850

GeForce GT 330M

Quadro FX 880M

Quadro NVS 5100M

GeForce GT 240M

Radeon HD 7490M *

Radeon HD 7510M *

GeForce Go 7950 GTX

Quadro FX 3500M

GeForce 8700M GT SLI

GeForce 9700M GT

GeForce GT 230M

Mobility Radeon HD 550v

HD Graphics 4000

Radeon HD 6620G

Radeon HD 7520G

Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5

Radeon HD 6545G2 *

Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics *

Radeon HD 6540G2 *

Radeon HD 7500G *

Radeon HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics *

Radeon HD 6515G2 *

Radeon HD 7470M

Radeon HD 7420G

Radeon HD 6490M

GeForce GT 520MX

GeForce GT 325M

GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI

GeForce 8600M GT SLI

GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI

GeForce GT 130M

NVS 4200M

GeForce Go 7900 GTX

Quadro FX 2500M

GeForce 9650M GS

GeForce 9650M GT

GeForce 8700M GT

Quadro FX 1700M

Quadro FX 1600M

GeForce Go 7800 GTX

GeForce Go 7900 GS

Quadro NVS 320M

Quadro FX 1500M

GeForce 9600M GT

GeForce GT 220M

Quadro FX 770M

GeForce GT 120M

Radeon HD 6510G2 *

Radeon HD 7450M

GeForce 610M

Radeon HD 6470M

GeForce GT 520M

Mobility Radeon HD 3670

Mobility FireGL V5725

FirePro M3900 *

Radeon HD 6520G

GeForce 320M

GeForce GT 320M

Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT

Mobility Radeon X1900

Mobility Radeon X1800XT

Mobility Radeon X1800

GeForce Go 6800 Ultra

GeForce Go 7800

Mobility Radeon HD 4550

Secure Your Data

L ook before you leap. Prevention is better than cure. Better safe than sorry. Roll your eyes as much as you want but there’s good reason most of us grow up with these oft-repeated clichés ingrained into our psyches. So too with your gadgets — there are simple tips to keep in mind that are as commonsensical as locking your door when you leave the house.

Secure your OS: It’s a no- brainer that you should invest in a good Internet security suite like Norton 360, so that your basic antivirus and Internet protection needs are met. 360, for example, even installs a Facebook plug-in that monitors your wall and news feed for malicious links, and deletes them. That apart, keep your Windows updates and PC software up to date — many software makers release fixes for known bugs and security flaws, and avoiding these updates is just downright asking for trouble.

Secure your data: With USB flash drives becoming ubiquitous, most of us carry significant amounts of sensitive data (think bank passwords, statements, etc) on these little devices. Buy USB drives that come with at least basic software that prevents access to the drive only after your supply the right password. The top end Windows 7 and Vista platforms allow you to encrypt your hard drive with a utility called BitLocker, but you could also use free options such as Encrypt Stick or True Crypt. The more paranoid can opt for drives with built-in fingerprint readers for additional security.

Secure your smartphone: Pretty much every smartphone these days lets you set an unlock pattern or a password to prevent unauthorised use. Agreed, it’s a pain to unlock the phone every single time you want to use it, but it’s better than prying eyes peering into your email, right? And use protection — invest in software like McAfee’s WaveSecure which, for about Rs 900 a year, lets you not only track the location of your Android, BlackBerry, Symbian or Windows Phone device but also keep tabs on what the thief is using your phone for. Apple users can use the free Find My iPhone tracking service.

Secure your Wi-Fi: With security rising in the national consciousness, it’s time you do your bit and lock down your wireless network. Use WPA or WPA2 encryption standards available on all routers to set a password to your wireless router, and do not use the default password supplied with the router. You can even set your router to allow only pre-specified devices to connect to it — these settings can be found on the router home page (check your manual), but it’s worth doing this to restrict unwanted elements (not to mention freeloaders) from accessing your connection.

Secure your public browsing: If you can, avoid using public computers or networks like the plague — they could be infected with spyware that could track and harvest your details. Use them for web search or maps, not bank transactions or email/ Facebook.

Things to keep in mind before buying laptop

Good Laptop Configuration

Display:
Most users overlook this and think about internal specs like processor, hard drive, ram and graphics card.
But what will be the use if pictures on the screen looks dull and inaccurate. Brightness should be greater than 180 lux atleast. And contrast above 200:1. notebookcheck.net provides detailed info about laptop screen displays.
There are two types of display:

1. Matt: These are anti-reflective and are a must if you plan to use your laptop outdoors.
2. Glossy: These are more suitable for indoor use specially for watching movies and playing games on.

Processor:

• intel i3 is or amd a8 enough for normal office and home entertainment needs.

• intel i5 or amd a10 is required for casual gamers and those who are in video and photo editing and other processor intensive tasks.

• intel i7 is only reqired for hardcore gamers.. 

amd crossfire mode currently has some issues running games. read deteailed review about the notebook you want to purchase or you may end up putting your money for the wrong cow.

Hard Drive:

Capacity of hard drive required depends on usage. Those into movies and gaming requires atleast 1 TB storage.
There are mainly 3 types of hard drives:

1. 5200 rpm: These are slower and quiter and most common. They have slower read and write speeeds.
2. 7200 rpm: These are faster. 

ssd drives: These are fastest and costly. Using it as os drive can fire up windows 7 in as little as 25sec.


Ram:
4 gb ram is standard for normal use.
2 gb is sufficient for office use. But 4 gb is recommended to make your system future proof.

Graphics:

people usually know and categorise gpu on the basis of capacity like 512mb, 1gb, 2 gb.
But these doesn't matter much.
Actual things which matter are clock speed and memory speed.
Recommended gpu size is 1gb. For a list of gpu according to performance see another post in this blog.

You may visit notebookcheck.net for details about various gpus .


Keyboard and Touchpad:

Keyboard should provide good feedback.  Bad keyboard makes typing a hell like job.
Touchpad should be highly accurate with multi touch support for scrolling, zooming etc. No one likes to keep repeating the gesture on touchpad again and again to get the desired effect on screen.


Ports and connectivity:
A laptop should include all basic ports like hdmi, vga out, lan port, minimum 3 usb ports including a usb 3.0 port, card reader, dvd rw, wifi b/g/n, bluetooth 3.0 or above and optional card reader.

Things you can do with your pendrive

Thumb drive, pen drive, flash drive — call it what you will, but beyond doubt, the diminutive device has come a long way from being an expensive alternative to floppy disks. Today, they’re much more than NAND-type flash memory encased in a plastic shell with a USB (universal serial bus) interface, they’re part of our lives, the modern day file folder, holding inside them our data (and our livelihood)!


Did you know then that your thumb drive can do much more than ferry data from Point A to Point B? Here’s our pick of the top five things (you probably didn’t know) your thumb drive can do:



Portable applications: Can’t install Firefox at work? Do you pine for your programmes, set up your own way, everywhere you go? Software gurus have reworked versions of assorted applications so that they run directly off your thumb drive. Among my favourites — portable editions of the Firefox browser, Thunderbird e-mail programme, and OpenOffice suite. Preferences, data files, an d the like all stay on the portable device, so you don’t leave any traces of your browsing history or passwords on the host computer. A one-stop shop for portable applications is at Portable Applications (http://portableapps.com/), which includes a freeware portable application launcher that offers a ton of portable applications, ranging from Office software to web browsers, even music players. This site also offers the Portable Apps Suite, which includes a web browser, e-mail client, web editor, office suite, word processor, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client and FTP client and weighs in at a mere 117 megabytes (44MB for the Lite version).


Of course, armed with the right software, you can be the neighbourhood Dr Fix-It too — load up the AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic (http://www.free-av.com/) and rid the locality of viruses of the electronic kind. It’s free, runs off a thumb drive, and can be loaded on the PC after it’s cleaned, too.



Carry Data Securely: If thumb drives are easy to carry, they’re also easy to misplace. Built-in tools on drives like the Lexar JumpDrive Secure II drives and the Kingston DataTraveler Elite drives let you protect your files with 256-bit AES encryption. In fact, you can even create a partition on the drive that encrypts any file dropped into it and that appears onscreen under a different drive letter. Of course, if security is really that important to you, pick up a thumb drive with a built-in fingerprint scanner, which will secure your data until you swipe the appropriate finger against it.
some softwares are also available to do the job like usb flash security. Its 30 day trial software. But its good..



Experiment with Linux: Most engineering students want to tinker with the popular open-source operating system, but many stay away for fear of modifying their hard drives. An easy option is to download Damn Small Linux, which installs the basic operating system and a bevy of productivity applications — for free of course, in as little as 256MB — that’s the smallest flash drive I’ve got, and it’s been with me for the past seven years!
Carry Windows with you: If you’re paranoid (or ultra-finicky), you can even carry an entire installation of Windows with you. Yes, Windows! It takes a little while to set up, but it’s mostly just moving files around, and you need the original Windows XP install CD, and easy to follow instructions are available at http://www.ngine.de/index.jsp?pageid=4176. Of course, your computer must have the ability to boot from USB, which is usually not a problem if you’ve bought it within the past three to four years.



Speed up Windows Vista: If you’ve got a spare USB drive laying around with some free space, you could use it to make Windows Vista work a little bit faster. Using a little-known feature called ReadyBoost, a spare USB 2.0 thumb drive with enough space can speed up the OS performance. Just plug in your drive and choose “Speed up my system” from the AutoPlay menu to enable ReadyBoost, which uses some fancy disk-caching to make Windows a bit snappier. Just keep in mind that for the drive to be ReadyBoost ready, it needs to be over 256MB, have an access time faster than 1ms, be capable of 2.5 MB/s reads and 1.75 MB/s writes — all the stuff you can find on the thumb drive manual.



Automatic back-ups: Yes, we promised five tips, but one more (for free) couldn’t hurt in these times, could it? Make your drive do more as well — if you use your USB thumb drive as a back-up device to hold your important documents, why not make the process easier? Install Allway Sync(http:// allwaysync.com/) or Microsoft SyncToy (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx). Both can let you sync files on your computer with your USB pen drive with ease. You don’t have to do manual copy and paste files — just insert, click and you’re done!

Important:






Its better to purchase pen drives from online store (like flipkart and others) as they are cheaper and pay after its delivered to your home provided if you live in some big city.
thus both your time and money can be saved.

I prefer transcend pen drives as they have better read and write speeds.