Today the world has become upwardly mobile and it helps if we can remain in touch with the world around us all the time, whether we are moving, sitting in a cafe or just enjoying the afternoon in a park. The globalization forces have made a real impact on almost all aspects of our lives. Information technology is a key driver of the process of globalization.
The changes in the IT field has brought revolutionized the world around us to such an extent that whatever we do today has an element of IT in it, be it banking, traveling, gaming, education, entertainment, business, communication, or media, everywhere we find the influx of technology in a big way. The e-elements like e-business, e-banking, e-gaming, etc. are such applications, which necessitate having a computer with us all the time. Therefore, some of the causes which can be listed for owning a laptop are;
- To remain upwardly mobile with the world in my laptop
- To be able to work on college assignments even when outside of the home or college, access mails on the move, etc. This allows for better time management, even when someone is waiting in the departure lounge of the airport.
- Availability of wireless networking (w-fi) facility at many more places all around us at reasonable prices.
- To remain in touch with the university, friends, teachers, and near and dear one’s all the time.
- Financial activities like online banking and online share trading can be done even while on the move.
- There are a host of features like net banking, IT enabled services, business process outsourcing, online ticket purchase, online retailing from supermarkets etc. which are the components of e-business activities. We need to have a laptop to make use of these features.
- Now the use of the internet covers real-time computer conferencing, audio broadcasting, video broadcasting, real-time telephony, and of course real-time business. Having a laptop is a prerequisite for making the fullest use of such features and services.
- Rates of laptops have drastically come down in recent years. Now a high configuration machine is available at reasonable rates.
- Technology is changing really fast. Follow the trend, the desktop is now a passé.
- With the availability of multi-colored lightweight laptops, it has become a fashion statement now.
- As compared to a desktop, a laptop also leads to huge power savings. This helps in conserving our energy resources so that we can have the all import energy available for many more years to come.
- Let’s have one before it goes extinct, and taken over by handheld devices or even smaller devices so that we don’t feel like having never used the laptop. Let us not forget Moore’s law, ‘The number of transistors on a chip will double about every two years. And the IT companies have indeed kept pace with these technology trends over the years.