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Table of Contents
Introduction.....................................................................1
Laptops ............................................................................2
High End PC’s .................................................................7
Low End PC’s................................................................13
Conclusion .....................................................................16
References ......................................................................16
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Introduction

What Is A Computer?
A Computer is a programmable gadget that can store, recover, and process information. The
expression "PC" was initially given to people (human PCs) who performed numerical
computations utilizing mechanical number crunchers, for example, the abacus and slide rule. The
term was later given to a mechanical gadget as they started supplanting the human PCs. The
present PCs are electronic gadgets that acknowledge information (input), process that
information, produce output, and store (storage) the results.
Nowadays there are many different types of computers, but there are mainly 3 computers which
are commonly used. They are as follows:
1)Portable Computing Device (Laptops)
2) High-end PC’s
3) Low-end PC’s

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Laptops
The laptop computer, often referred to by suppliers as a notebook, is usually a battery or AC-
powered personal computer less than a briefcase that can be carried readily and comfortably in
temporary areas, for example on aircraft, library, temporary departments, and at conferences. A
laptop weighs generally under five pounds and has a size of 3 inches or less. One of the best
known laptop manufacturers is Apple who launched the latest version of the 15 inch MacBook
Pro in the summer of 2018.

Fig 1.2

Specifications
Touch Bar
Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor
Price
RM 12,199
Finish
Silver Space Grey

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Display
Retina display
15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880x1800 native resolution at
220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors.
500 nit’s brightness
True Tone technology
Processor
2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz, with 12MB shared L3 cache
Storage
512GB SSD
Ram
16GB of 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory
Graphics
Radeon Pro Vega 16 with 4GB of HBM2 memory
Charging and Expansion
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports with support for:
Charging
DisplayPort
Thunderbolt (up to 40 Gbps)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps)
Keyboard and Trackpad
Full-sized backlit keyboard with:
64 (US) or 65 (ISO) keys including four arrow keys
Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor
Ambient light sensor
Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force
clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing and Multi-Touch gestures
Touch Bar Force Touch trackpad

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Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Camera
720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
Three microphones
3.5mm headphone jack
Battery and Power
Up to 10 hours’ wireless web
Up to 10 hours iTunes movie playback
Up to 30 days of standby time
Built-in 83.6-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
87W USB-C Power Adapter
Operating Requirements
Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
Size and Weight
Height: 1.55 cm
Width: 34.93 cm
Depth: 24.07 cm
Weight: 1.83 kg3
24.07 cm 34.93 cm 1.55 cm

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Operating system
macOS
macOS is the operating system that powers everything you do on a Mac. macOS Mojave brings
new features inspired by its most powerful users, but designed for everyone. So you can get more
out of every click.
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook Pro.
With built-in support for vision, hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy, you
can create and do amazing things
Features include:
Voice Over
Zoom
Increase Contrast
Reduce Motion
Dictation
Switch Control
Closed Captions

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Text to Speech

Fig 1.3

Analysis
When you spend a boatload of cash on something, you anticipate that it should fulfill your needs.
With the 2018 MacBook Pro, it'll depend—settling on it a hard choice. For me, what you do not
get is nearly so astounding as its cost: there's no USB-C adapter in the box. The power-cord is no
longer supplied with the extension cable. Everything's soldered down.

There are better alternatives in the same price range in windows but you certainly won’t be able
to run Apple’s macOS on them—and if you need a powerful, portable Mac, this is the best
option.

But in general, the products produced by Apple are of high quality and are very reliable.

In my opinion, in the future if we let creative professionals design the next iterations of the
MacBook Pro, I think it'd look a whole lot different than it does right now. I think it would be
more modular, have a higher-res screen, a normal keyboard without a superfluous Touch Bar,
and a wider array of useful ports.

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Fig 1.4

High End PC’s

High End PC is a machine that will run all of the newest games at all of the highest graphics
settings, and continue to do so for some time, preferably years but are very expensive.
To start with, what do I mean when I state "High End?" The appropriate response is a bit of
misdirecting. Without a doubt, top of the line PCs will be costly, yet it's imperative to
comprehend what you're paying for, and what you shouldn't be.
For a top of the line PC, what you're searching for is a machine that will run the majority of the
most current amusements at all of the most astounding designs settings, and keep on doing as
such for quite a while, ideally years. This is the thing that we call "future-sealing," and
considering most mid-run PCs will run most current recreations well, future-sealing is extremely
the main motivation to go top of the line.Apple offers the iMac pro for high end power users

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Fig 1.5

Specifications
Display
27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display
5120x2880 resolution with support for 1 billion colors
500 nits brightness
Processor
8-Core
3.2GHz Intel Xeon W
Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz
Price
RM 20,855
Graphics
Vega 56
Radeon Pro Vega 56 graphics processor

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with 8GB of HBM2 memory
56 compute units
3584 stream processors
9 teraflops single precision
18 teraflops half precision
12 teraflops single precision
Memory
32GB
32GB of 2666MHz DDR4 ECC memory
Quad-channel memory controller
Storage
1TB SSD
Camera
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
Stereo speakers
Four microphones
3.5mm headphone jack
Connections and Expansions
3.5mm headphone
(USB-C)Ethernet
Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ‑45 connector
SDXC card slot with support for UHS‑II
Four USB 3 ports
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports with support for:
DisplayPort 1.2
Thunderbolt (up to 40 Gbps)

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USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps)
Thunderbolt 2, HDMI, DVI and VGA supported using adapters (sold separately)
Input
Space Grey Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Space Grey Magic Mouse 2
Optional Space Grey Magic Trackpad 2
Wireless
Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology
Size and Weight
65.0cm51.6cm
Height: 51.6cm
Width: 65.0cm
Stand depth: 20.3cm
Weight: 9.7kg2

Electrical and Operating requirements

Line voltage: 100–240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Operating altitude: tested up to 5,000 meters

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Operating System
macOS
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new iMac Pro. With
built-in support for vision, hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy, you can
create and do amazing things.
Features include:
Voice Over
Zoom
Increase Contrast
Reduce Motion
Dictation
Switch Control
Closed Captions
Text to Speech Fig 1.6

Analysis
iMac Pro is intended for experts, shading multiplication must be as exact as could be expected
under the circumstances. This is basic for photographers, visual specialists and video editors,
among others. To offer precise shading multiplication, the presentation bolsters the P3 wide-
range shading space, a RGB shading space that is generally utilized in advanced motion picture
creation. On the off chance that you work with advanced film, at that point this help will be

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enormously welcome, but not very astounding. However, while the slim line across the board
configuration surely looks shocking, it means this is a workstation you won't probably pop open
effectively so you can tinker with and update parts yourself. This may not be an issue for some
individuals; notwithstanding, on the off chance that you need an effectively upgradable gadget
for further future-sealing, at that point you should need to investigate an alternate gadget.
Generally, the plan of the iMac Pro is all that you'd anticipate from Apple: perfectly made, with
some truly creative highlights and superb subtleties equipped towards experts, all of which
joined will enormously legitimize the high price

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Low End PC’s
A low end PC is a PC that is worked to be cheap and subsequently has lower execution parts in
it. ... Low end pcs are commonly worked to deal with regular assignments, for example, some
surfing, office, etc., but will seriously struggle with anything requiring handling power, either
from the CPU or the GPU like the Dell Inspiron 3470.

Fig 1.8

Specifications
Processor
Intel® Core™ Pentium GOLD 5420 [Intel 2-Core/4-Thread, 4M Cache, 3.8 GHz Processor]
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64bit English
Ram
4GB, 4Gx1 DDR4, 2400MHz UDIMM
Video graphics
Intel® UHD Graphics 610

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Storage
3.5" 1TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Keyboard and Mouse
Dell Wired Keyboard KB216 Black (English)
Dell Wired Mouse MS116 Black
Ports
Front
1 x 5:1 MCR,
1 x Audio Combo Jack,
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A
Rear
1 x Line in/out and Microphone Port,
1 x VGA,
1 x HDMI out,
4 x USB 2.0,
1 x Network Port
Optical Drive
Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD)
Chassis
Chipset
Intel® H370

Color Options
Black with Silver Trim

Form Factor

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Small Form Factor

Software
Audio software: Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
My Dell, Dell Digital Delivery, Dell Backup & Recovery, Drobox, Microsoft® Office 2016 trial,
McAfee LiveSafe (30Day)
Dimensions and Weight
Height: 290mm (11.42") X Width: 92.6mm (3.64") X Depth: 292mm (11.50")
Starting weight 4.8kg (10.58lb)
Wireless
802.11bgn + Bluetooth 4.0, 1x1
Power supply
200W Internal PSU
Price
RM 1600

Analysis
The compact Dell Inspiron 3470 desktop PC looks like it ticks all the boxes for someone looking
for a no-fuss desktop for daily office use. With decent internal specifications, but it won’t be able
to handle any GPU or CPU intensive tasks.
It is perfect for those people who are on a budget and just want the basic functionalities in a
computer.

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Fig 1.9

Conclusion
When settling on buying a desktop or a PC, need to consider a bunch of criteria and make an
assurance that meets your requirements the best.
At last, a ultimate conclusion relies upon what your needs are. if compactness is a major need of
yours, the PC is the best choice. There are a few impediments to consider, however they are not
excessively critical for general clients.
Be that as it may, on the off chance that you need the most value for your money and
compactness isn't essential, a desktop PC is likely the best decision particularly if cost is
significant. laptops are ideal decisions for realistic concentrated gaming, utilization of CAD
applications, and for the individuals who want to have the alternative of updating all the more
effectively. Be that as it may, they are likewise superbly fine for the fundamental PC client who
just needs email and Internet access

References
 https://www.techradar.com/sg/reviews/imac-pro
 https://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/laptop-computer
 https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001399.htm
 https://www.dell.com/en-my/shop/desktop-computers/new-inspiron-small-
desktop/spd/inspiron-3470-desktop?view=configurations
 https://www.wired.com/review/apple-macbook-pro-2018/

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