Laptop Ports

Laptops, they are like mini, portable and convenient versions of your computer and they also work like your computer. There is an equivalent for the monitor of desktop computers which is the screen, an equivalent for the mouse which is the touchpad and many others. In addition, laptops also have ports known as laptop ports just like your desktop computers for easier connectivity to the outside world or in other words, for easier connectivity to other peripherals.

The ports in your laptop may be USB Ports (Universal Serial Bus) or they may be serial ports or other ports for connectivity. You may use these ports to extend the function of your laptop or to enable them to perform certain tasks such as printing. Modern printers connect to USB ports of computing devices to establish connection. These ports may they be serial or USB ports serve as good input or output devices for your computer. Through these ports, you may be able to send data to modems, printers, GPS systems, wireless connections, and others.

Port Replicators

There are also things called por replicators aside from the standard ports mentioned earlier. A port replicator is a device that contains the common ports in a PC such as serial ports and parallel ports that are not commonly found in a laptop. These ports were more visible in desktop computers. Port replicators have these serial and parallel ports to be able to connect with other peripherals such as a printer which does not have a USB port but instead has a parallel port. Using a port replicator you can then connect the printer onto your laptop via the port replicator connection.

Laptop ports are very useful for a laptop. They are your laptop’s gateway to performing better and giving you more features and advantages for your laptop. In case you might be wondering where these laptop computer ports can be found, they are mostly located at the back of your laptop, not at the back of screen but at the back where your network adapters slots can be found. In some laptop computer versions, these ports can be found on the sides of the laptop.