Business laptops

Lenovo ThinkPad S230u-33474HU Twist 

SPECS

Processor

Processor type Intel Core i5-3317U

Processor speed 1700.0 MHz

Display

Display size 12.5 inches

Display type Glossy LCD with LED Backlight

Touchscreen Yes

Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels

Graphics

Graphics Type Integrated

Primary Graphics Chipset Intel HD Graphics 4000

Ports and Connections

Available Interfaces

Bluetooth

Mini DisplayPort

Mini HDMI

USB 3.0

Memory

Memory size 4.0 MB

Memory type DDR3

Memory speed 1600.0 MHz

Dimensions

Width 12.3 inches

Depth 9.3 inches

Height 0.9 inches

Weight 3.4 pounds

Weight with Accessories 4.1 pounds

Battery

Battery Life 3:15   (hh:mm)

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Dell Latitude 6430u

SPECS

Processor

Processor type Intel Core i5-3427U

Processor speed 1.8 MHz

Requirements

Operating System Compatibility

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Microsoft Windows 8

Display

Display size 14.0 inches

Display type Matte LCD with LED Backlight

Touchscreen No

Aspect ratio 16:9

Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels

Graphics

Graphics Type Integrated

Primary Graphics Chipset Intel HD Graphics 4000

Storage

Drives included 1.0

Drive size 128.0 GB

Drive type Solid-State Drive

Ports and Connections

Available Interfaces

USB 3.0

VGA

Wireless connection

802.11n

Bluetooth

Memory

Memory size 8192.0 MB

Memory type DDR3

Memory speed 1600.0 MHz

Memory max 16.0 GB

Dimensions

Width 13.3 inches

Depth 8.9 inches

Height 0.8 inches

Weight 4.0 pounds

Weight with Accessories 4.6 pounds

Sound

Speakers Stereo

Battery

Battery Life 6:18   (hh:mm)

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HP Elitebook Folio

SPECS
Processor
Processor type Intel Core i5-3427U
Processor speed 1800.0 MHz

Display
Display size 14.0 inches
Display type Matte LCD with LED Backlight
Touchscreen No
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels

Graphics
Graphics Type Integrated
Primary Graphics Chipset Intel HD Graphics 4000

Storage
Drives included 1.0
Drive size 180.0 GB
Drive type Solid-State Drive

Available Interfaces
Bluetooth
DisplayPort
Docking Station / Port Replicator
USB 3.0
VGA
Wireless connection 802.11 n

Memory
Memory size 4.0 MB

Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1600.0 MHz
Memory max 16.0 GB

Dimensions
Width 13.3 inches
Depth 9.1 inches
Height 0.8 inches
Weight 3.7 pounds
Weight with Accessories 4.4 pounds

Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 Pro

Other Features
Devices
Built-In Microphone
Built-In Webcam
Fingerprint Reader
Input devices

Battery
Battery Life 6:19   (hh:mm)

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Toshiba Satellite P845T-S4310 

SPECS
Processor
Processor type Intel Core i5-3317U
Processor speed 1700.0 MHz

Display
Display size 14.0 inches
Display type Glossy LCD with LED Backlight
Touchscreen Yes
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels


Graphics
Graphics Type Integrated
Primary Graphics Chipset Intel HD Graphic 4000

Storage
Drives included 1.0
Raid type none
Drive size 750.0 GB
Hard Drive Speed 5400.0 RPM
Drive type Hard Disk Drive

Available Interfaces
HDMI
USB 3.0
VGA
Wireless connection 802.11 n

Memory
Memory size 6144.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1600.0 MHz
Memory max 16.0 GB

Dimensions
Width 13.7 inches
Depth 9.2 inches
Height 1.2 inches
Weight 4.8 pounds
Weight with Accessories 5.3 pounds
Optical Drive
Included Drives DVD Drive

Sound
Speakers Stereo
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8

Other Features
Devices
Built-In Microphone
Built-In Webcam
Input devices Touchpad (multitouch)

Battery
Battery Life 4:22   (hh:mm)

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free internet worldwide

Hundreds of tiny satellites could soon deliver free internet worldwide


 Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) of New York is currently in the midst of conducting technical assessment of the project, but say by June they hope to develop test satellite in order to see how long-range WiFi would work if beamed down by a tiny 10x10x10-centimeter payload called a CubeSat.

If all goes as planned, a test CubeSat will be sent into orbit next January, and within a few years there could be hundreds of similar devices circling the Earth and sending back down internet signals.

"We exist to support the flow of independent news, information, and debate that people need to build free, thriving societies," MDIF President Peter Whitehead told the National Journal recently. "It enables fuller participation in public life, holds the powerful to account and protects the rights of the individual."

To accomplish as much, though, MDIF is facing a rather uphill battle, at least with regards to funding. Funny enough, sending hundreds of tiny WiFi ready satellites into orbit isn’t as inexpensive as one might imagine.

Syed Karim, MDIF's director of innovation, told the National Journal’s Alex Brown that it would take only three years and $12 billion to get the project up and running.

But "We don't have $12 billion,” Karim said, “so we'll do as much as we can with CubeSats and broadcast data.”

“Broadcasting data,” Outernet says on their website, “allows citizens to reduce their reliance on costly internet data plans in places where monthly fees are too expensive for average citizens. And offering continuously updated web content from space bypasses censorship of the Internet.”

Around 40 percent of the planet currently doesn’t have access to any sort of internet service, the company claims, but basic CubeSats could send one-way signals down to earth to deliver news or content through a “global notification system during emergencies and natural disasters,” their website says.

“Access to knowledge and information is a human right and Outernet will guarantee this right by taking a practical approach to information delivery. By transmitting digital content to mobile devices, simple antennae and existing satellite dishes, a basic level of news, information, education and entertainment will be available to all of humanity.” If they can succeed with that, then Outernet hopes to start figuring a way to let customers send data back to the CubeSats, ideally creating free, “two-way internet access for everyone” in a few years’ time.

During a recent question-and-answer session on the website Reddit, Karim explained that the Outernet project is already being more affordable because some of the most expensive aspects of the endeavor, at least with regards to research, have already been considered by other entrepreneurial space experts.

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