Top 8 useful laptop accessories

2010-05-21 04:22:02

The main point of having a laptop vs a desktop computer is the chance to carry it around wherever and whenever you go. Having too many laptop accessories with you at all times doesn't make much sense. Unless you're traveling by car all the time. But independent of that, it's still worth having a thought about all these accessories.

Here's a list of 8 either useful laptop accessories you might want to buy for yourself:

Laptop bag �" obviously, this is one of the accessories you definitely need. Which type of bag, that's already a different story. You can either have waterproof bag or not, a bag that can only carry your laptop or a backpack that you can also travel with, without the need to carry multiple bags on your journeys. The choice is yours.

Headphones �" make them small as this is the second add-on you definitely want to have with you at all times.

Memory stick �" if you have enough free space on your hard drive, you might think that you don't need a memory stick, but you do. Mainly for unforeseen circumstances like losing or breaking your laptop. Keep a backup of all your most important documents on your memory stick.

Mobile printer �" If you often need to have access to printer, you should consider buying a mobile printer which can be found in weight range of about just 1-2 pounds.

Wireless mouse �" while you might have got used to your laptop's touch pad or anything else similar depending on your laptop, the truth is that if you need to spend hours on working with your laptop, nothing will replace a regular wireless mouse.

Extra battery �" if you like to travel around a lot with your laptop, you don't want to change places just to charge your laptop battery. Even if your laptop has one of these great laptop batteries with more than 8-hour of quality working time, it couldn't hurt having an extra battery with you, just in case.

Cell Phone USB Adapters �" soon we'll all have mobile batteries that are able to charge themselves by using the invisible waves in the air, but before then, for cases you don't have access to electricity, but do have enough power in your laptop battery, you can use the cell phone USB adapter to charge your phone.

Laptop light �" whenever you're working in dark, depending on your laptop, it might be difficult to see your keyboard. That's where laptop light comes into play. You switch it into the USB port and place it so that you can see your keyboard well enough.