What is the differences between 24k, 14k, 18k and 10k? gold
What is the difference between yellow, white, & rose gold? Find out here!!
GOLD FACTS
Pure (100%) gold is too soft, and is usually mixed with other metal alloys (silver, copper, nickel and zinc) to make it stronger and more durable for jewelry.
What is a karat?The karat indicates the amount of pure gold in the metal. The higher the karat, the higher the percentage of pure gold in the metal.
Is 10Kt harder than 14Kt or 18Kt? 24Kt gold is pure but too soft to use, so it is mixed with other metals to strengthen it. 18Kt is 75% pure. It is the European standard. 14Kt is the most popular choice in the U.S.; however, 10Kt is an affordable, beautiful alternative. White gold is the quality of 10Kt or 14Kt mixed with different metals to make it silver-colored.
Why is 18k gold more valuable than 14k gold?18k gold contains a higher (75%) percentage of pure gold than 14k gold (58.3%).
What kind of markings can be found on gold jewelry?You should see a marking such as '14k' or '18k' to indicate the karat, and you may sometimes also see the manufacturers registered trademark or the country of origin. Sometimes if the item was custom made or it was resized the markings could be missing.
What is the difference between yellow, white, & rose gold?Pure gold (which is always yellow) is too soft for making jewelry. The metal alloys that are mixed with pure gold for strength can also modify the resulting color to produce different shades of yellow, white, and pink gold. White gold was originally developed to imitate platinum, and usually contains 25% nickel and zinc. What other factors determine the value of a gold jewelry piece?There are many other factors that determine the value of a gold jewelry piece:
Weight - gold is sold by weight - grams(gr) or pennyweights(pwt), the heavier the piece, the higher the gold content, therefore it is more expensive.
Design - designer jewelry is more expensive, especially if it is a one of a kind piece.
Finish - special finishes to the metal such as matte, or sand-blasted finish add to the cost of the gold jewelry piece.
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Trying to organize and declutter your bathroom can be one of the bigger challenges to organizing. One of the smallest rooms in the house, yet so much "stuff" to put in the bathroom. Toiletries, shower supplies and cleaning supplies where can you put it all. Thankfully there are many inexpensive organizing techniques and products that can help you keep your bathroom looking organized and decluttered.
All it takes to keep your bathroom organized and decluttered is a little creativity
Take stock of your bathroom, what do you really need and what don't you need. Come armed with a garbage bag and cleaning supplies
Clean out those drawers. Even your old make-up, if you don't use it throw it away! If it has anything growing, throw it away. You may be able to move those items you store on top into a drawer. Your bathroom will be less cluttered. Using drawer organizers helps keep your bathroom drawers in order and remember to keep those items you frequently on top.
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Gaming laptop
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Windows XP or Vista?
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Vista Home Premium has all the features a home user could want including Media Center, Windows Aero desktop, DVD and Movie Makers. If you do not need those extra facilities then save a few pounds with Vista Business or Basic.
The Microsoft's Windows Vista Editions overview web page outlines the features available in each version.
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Hard Drive Size
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A lot of laptops are now being sold with 17" widescreens and although these are BIG! they are great as desktop replacements if you do not intend to take them out of the house. If you actually want a PORTABLE laptop then I would not go above 15.4" widescreen.
Should you choose an ordinary screen or a widescreen? Widescreen would be my choice, they are lovely and they do make it easier to have multiple windows visible on the desktop at the same time. Obviously watching movies will be a better experience aswell. Having said that, don't be put off if you find a good machine with an ordinary screen at a great price.
Maximum Screen Resolution
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Do I Need Wireless?
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Standard Specifications.
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802.11g Wireless Networking.
DVD±RW Drive.
High speed USB2 ports.
Built in sound card and speakers.
What Else Should I Consider?
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Dimensions and Weight.The dimensions and weight generally depend on screen size, the larger the screen the larger the laptop and the more it will weigh.
Having said that there can be large differences in weight even in machines with the same size screen so this is a specification you should pay close attention to. Lighter machines do tend to be more expensive.
Ultra lightweight laptops with screen sizes of 12" and below tend to be considerably more expensive than a larger machine with the same specifications. Probably because the screens are top quality with a very small pixel size.
Optional extras.
These are features that are not standard but their inclusion may sway your decision.
Webcam.
Memory Card Reader.
Finger Print Reader.
TV Out.
Microphone.
Analogue Modem (who uses dialup these days?).
Whoopee It's Here! What Now?
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what Kinds of Laptops is available in the market ?
Ultralight laptop
An Ultralight laptop, also called a sub-Notebook or ultraportable, is very compact and weighs four pounds or less. It is usually too small to contain large components, such as a CD-ROM drive, floppy drive, or network card. However, it accepts external drives and storage devices through the USB or FireWire port. Its screen is usually limited to 12 inches, with a video resolution of 1024 x 768. It is ideal for traveling businessmen.
Notebook laptop
A Notebook laptop is thicker than the Ultralight and weighs between four and six pounds. It has a screen size between 12 and 15 inches. It has a built-in CD-ROM drive, a floppy drive, and network card. It can also contain combo bays for installing external floppy, CD drives, and extra batteries. It is ideal for home and small office use.
Media Center laptop
A Media Center laptop is designed for multimedia use, such as watching movies, editing photos, and listening to music. It contains a heavy-duty processor, a big hard drive, and high-end graphics, video, and sound cards to maximize audio and video quality. Its screen is at least 15.4 inches wide for displaying high-resolution graphics. Because of its heavy features, it can weigh as much as seven pounds. It usually comes with built-in floppy and CD drives, network cards, and other connectivity ports.
Gaming laptop
A Gaming laptop has a discrete graphics or graphics chipset that produce fine detail in 3D computer games. Its screen is 17 to 20 inches wide. It comes with a fast processor, high-end operating system, a hard drive of at least 100 gigabytes, up to two gigabytes of memory, a dual layer optical drive, and numerous connectivity ports used for hooking up headphones, speakers, and various game controllers. Some models have customized paint jobs.
What to look out for when choosing a laptop?
Windows XP or Vista?
Microsoft Windows Vista is here and if I were looking for a new notebook that is what I would choose. Unless you want to run software that you know will not run with Vista (check for updates from the software manufacturer) then why go for the older technology? XP will be obsolete sooner rather than later. Vista looks and feels better and has better integrated security (but do not neglect a good internet security suite such as McAfee VirusScan Plus, click the ad at the bottom of this page to buy for £20.00, saving 50%).
Vista Home Premium has all the features a home user could want including Media Center, Windows Aero desktop, DVD and Movie Makers. If you do not need those extra facilities then save a few pounds with Vista Business or Basic.
The Microsoft's Windows Vista Editions overview web page outlines the features available in each version.
Notebooks in the cheap sub £300 category may not be powerful enough for Vista so XP will suffice.
Which Processor?
Quick note, more to follow soon: Preferably an Intel Core 2 Duo.
How Much Memory Do I Need?
Most laptops are now sold with 1GB of Ram and if using Vista I would not look at anything with less than this, it should be Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM. Personally I would insist on 2GB for a Vista machine. The minimum for an XP machine should be 512MB, but preferably 1GB.
It staggers me when I see Vista laptops for sale with just 512MB of RAM, it is not enough and in my opinion these laptops are being miss-sold. If you have found yourself in the unfortunate position of owning such a machine then you need to upgrade your memory. The Crucial Memory Advisor Tool takes the guesswork out of upgrading.
Hard Drive Size
Hard drives these days are massive and cheap so 80GB is the minimum you should expect. Preferably Serial ATA (SATA).
What Screen Size and Should I Go Widescreen?
A lot of laptops are now being sold with 17" widescreens and although these are BIG! they are great as desktop replacements if you do not intend to take them out of the house. If you actually want a PORTABLE laptop then I would not go above 15.4" widescreen.
Should you choose an ordinary screen or a widescreen? Widescreen would be my choice, they are lovely and they do make it easier to have multiple windows visible on the desktop at the same time. Obviously watching movies will be a better experience aswell. Having said that, don't be put off if you find a good machine with an ordinary screen at a great price.
Maximum Screen Resolution
Screen resolution refers to the pixel density of the LCD. The higher the resolution the more pixels are crammed in and because there are more pixels they have to be smaller, which means you can fit more on you desktop and the picture will be sharper. In short, a higher resolution is good.
Do I Need Wireless?
Even if you don't most modern laptops are supplied with wireless network capability built in. If you are not going to use it, there should be a button or a function key combination to turn it off and I recommend that you use it.
Standard Specifications.
These are the specifications that any modern laptop should be supplied with.
802.11g Wireless Networking.
DVD±RW Drive.
High speed USB2 ports.
Built in sound card and speakers.
What Else Should I Consider?
Run Time. The amount of time the laptop will run on a fully charged battery. This can be anything from 2 to 4 hours and obviously a longer run time is more desirable.
Dimensions and Weight.The dimensions and weight generally depend on screen size, the larger the screen the larger the laptop and the more it will weigh.
Having said that there can be large differences in weight even in machines with the same size screen so this is a specification you should pay close attention to. Lighter machines do tend to be more expensive.
Ultra lightweight laptops with screen sizes of 12" and below tend to be considerably more expensive than a larger machine with the same specifications. Probably because the screens are top quality with a very small pixel size.
Optional extras.
These are features that are not standard but their inclusion may sway your decision.
Webcam.
Memory Card Reader.
Finger Print Reader.
TV Out.
Microphone.
Analogue Modem (who uses dialup these days?).
Whoopee It's Here! What Now?
The first thing you need to do when you get your shiny new laptop in you grubby mitts is to update it.
As new as it looks it could have been sitting on a shelf for months and there is no guarantee the manufacturer will have installed all the Microsoft Updates. The supplied security suite, or the one you have purchased will certainly be in need of updating. If you have yet to purchase an integrated security suite then save 50% on McAfee VirusScan Plus by clicking on the ad at the bottom of this page.
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