A lap top is a portable personal Computer. It is so called as it is small enough to fit into a person’s lap. Laptops have most of the features of a desktop like Keyboard, screen, touch pad and batteries. They are usually shaped like a large notebook.

They were initially intended for a niche market like military and internal revenue services. But now they are popular with the general public like students etc. In 2008, sales of laptops exceeded those of Desktops in the USA.

The advantages of Laptops are many:

Main advantage is portability. It means that the Laptops can be used anywhere, at home, in the office, while traveling, in lecture halls, coffee shops etc. Portability offers the following advantages:

• Achieving more: More work can be completed by Laptops. It can do work where it is not feasible by a desk top, like while traveling, or while resting in a university coffee shop in between lectures.
• Instantaneous work: Carrying a laptop computer provides immediate access to various personal files and other information. Getting immediate access to information helps in better collaboration between students and coworkers because a laptop can be used to present a solution anywhere at any time.
• Latest information: In case a person has more than one desk top PC, it becomes a problem to synchronize; changes in one are not automatically transferred to another. It needs to be physically transmitted like through a USB stick. But using a single lap top at both locations solves the problem as files are found in one location and are up to date.
• Connectivity: the latest broadband and WiFi connections enable the Laptops to be net connected wherever it is transported and enables internet based work at any place, at any time.

The next advantage of Laptops is their size.

· Laptops are much smaller than Desk tops. This is useful when there is a shortage of space like student dorms and small apartments. Lap tops can be folded and put away.

· They are easily accessible. Many of the drives, hard drive, memory etc on the Laptop are easily accessible in comparison to the desktop.

· Also, power consumption by laptops is much lower than that of desktops. A laptop uses 60-90 watts while a desk top consumes 100 to 800 watts. For more details please visit http://www.webelectronicsstore.com/computers/