Connection Options

USB A 2.0 – A cable used for transferring data from one device to another. 280MB/s

USB A 3.0 – The new generation of USB cables. 5GB/s, Note USB 3.1 is out now. 10GB/s

USB B – A cable to transfer Data. Usually found on printers.

Mini USB – a smaller head than standard USB

Micro USB – An even smaller head than Mini USB, used of phones and cameras, etc

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Micro USB 3.0 – The new generation of Micro USB

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DisplayPort – A cable used for transferring data.

Mini DisplayPort – A smaller version of the Displayport. Found on Thunderbolt 1 & 2

 

HDMI – High-Definition Multimedia Interface, Transfers audio/video data to monitors, TV’s, projectors and such.

VGA – Video Graphics Array, provides a resolution of 720 by 400 to connect a monitor to a PC. Does not transfer sound.

Firewire – Also known as IEEE 1394, Used to connect different equipment so they can easily and quickly share information. Can connect up to 63 devices in a daisy chain achieving up to 400MB/s.

Thunderbolt – Very Fast Transfer speeds. 10GB/s in bi-directional channel. Mini Displayport

Thunderbolt 2 – Very Fast Transfer Speeds. 20GB/s input or output. Mini Displayport

Thunderbolt 3 – Transfer speeds of 40GB/s. USB type-C

RJ-45 – Used to connect computers onto a LAN, especially Ethernets

Ethernet – LAN technology, Used for Transferring Data between a network , Gigabit Ethernet has transfer speeds of 1GB/s.  A 10Gigabit Ethernet can transfer 10GB/s

PS/2 – a 6-pin connector used for connecting some keyboards and mice to compatible computers

 

 

­­Expansion Slots

Note – Card will have different transfer speeds for high-end and low-end users. Micro & Mini SD cards can fit in Standard SD slot with adapter.

 

 

 

 

SD Card Speed Class

 

 

 

Full SD Card – 32mm x 24mm, Used to add storage to a compatible device. Max 2GB

SDHC Card – 4GB to 32GB

SDXC – 32GB to 2TB

Mini SD Card – 11mm x 15mm, Used to add storage. 2GB/128GB

Micro SD Card – 21.5mm x 20mm

 

 

Storage

 

HDD – Hard Disk Drive, spinning head, cheaper than SSD, Higher storage options.

SSD – Solid State Drive, no moving parts, much faster than HDD, no noise

 

Fusion Drive – Apple’s hybrid drive, very fast, quiet and very reliable. It pairs 128GB flash with either 1 or 3 TB hard drive.

 

Display

HD/720p – High Definition, usually 1280 x 720 resolution  921k Pixels

FHD/1080p – High Definition, 1920 x 1080  2.07M Pixels

WQHD/QHD/1440p – 2560 x 1440  3.68M Pixels

UHD – 3840 x 2160  8.3M Pixels

4K – 4096 x 2160  8.85M Pixels

5K/UHD+ – 5120 x 2880  14.75M Pixels

FUHD/UHD 8K — 7680 x 4320  33.17M Pixels

QUHD – 15,360 x 8640  132.70M Pixels

Retina – The name given by Apple to High resolution screens. Over 163 pixels per inch is Retina

UltraSharp — the name given by Dell to its high resolution screens

 

Hardware

 

4xxx – 4^th Generation Intel chip

5xxx – 5^th Generation Intel Chip

6xxx – 6^th Generation intel chip, Brand New

Intel i3 – All are dual-Core

Intel i5 – All are Quad-Core, better than i3.

Intel i7 – Quad-Core, Supports Hyper-Threading. Vastly superior to i3/i5

Processor – The brains of the computer, used to do all the calculations to make the computer work

CPU – Central Processing Unit – Another term for processor

GHz – Gigahertz, one GHZ represents 1 billion cycles per second. The clockspeed is measured in GHZ. Each computer instruction requires a fixed number of cycles. The faster the number of cycles, the more powerful the processor is.

Clock Speed – The speed of how many cycles a second a processor can complete. Expressed in MHz or GHz

Core – A processor will have a number of cores. The more cores, the more tasks can be served at the same time.

Turbo Boost – Allows a processor to dynamically increase its clock speed whenever the need arises to increase performance.

Cache Size – When a CPU uses the same data over and over it stores that data in its cache for faster access. It’s like RAM, only faster.

Hyper-Threading – Only found on i7 models. Allows a core to do 2 jobs at once. Useful for high end video editing and heavy duty tasks.

RAM – Random Access Memory, the more you have the quicker your computer will be.

Integrated Graphics – Shares memory with the CPU and provides a more economical alternative to a stand-alone graphics card

Architecture – Allows the system to connect easily to devices and programs made by other manufacturers with the same architecture, I.E 32/64bit.

If you run a business you have to promote what you do to attract new customers and to help build your brand.

GEEX recently attended the Birmingham Business Growth show to reach out to business’s who may be interested in leasing new computers, and even those who didn’t know you could even do such a thing.

 

The event was held at the Edgbaston Cricket ground. We arrived prompt at 7.30AM (Thanks Boss). It was raining and moggy. We carried our display equipment and stands inside to a large conference hall.

The staff were still getting things ready, such as hoovering the carpet, connecting extension cords and testing the mic for the sound system.

By 8AM we were set up and ready for business, the same could be said for about 5 or 6 other companies. Most would arrive later on.

By 9AM the show was ready to start but due to a delay and several empty stands we were told doors would open at 9.20.

 

At 9,15 the company with the stand next to us had not arrived so we were told we could have both booths. Happy days, we started to spread across and of course, a nice lady arrived with all her stuff ready to set up her stand. lol. We moved our things back to our stand. It turns out it was a very nice lady who ran a magazine and we had good talks with her and other nearby stands throughout the day who were all very interested in what GEEX were offering.

 

By 10am the hall was bustling with people going round the 100-120 or so stands and the hall had really come to life.

We had many people interested in GEEX. They didn’t know such a service was possible.

We spoke to all sorts of business’s who had asked for a quote and call back.

 

On display we had a 21.5 retina iMac, a Macbook an iPad Pro and a Surface book 3. Everyone turned their heads to see what it was all about. We had our website on the iPad Pro for people to browse and people really liked the size of the screen and how great it looked.

 

At 12pm lunch was served. there was a selection of sandwiches and you could take as many as you wanted. I had 2.

 

What was really popular was our offering of free heroes. People were gobbling them up. Way better than celebrations I might add.

 

As the afternoon went on and speed networking events and key note speakers were progressing, GEEX was busy speaking to business’s and making contacts.

 

All in all it was a great day. We wrapped up at 3pm and money well spent. We met hundreds of people and had well over 100 business’s asking us to give them a call to discuss leasing.

 

After 3pm when all the visitors had cleared the hall we started to pack up. We were very happy with what we had achieved.

We walked in from cold and rainy cloud filled skies, and walked out to sunny skies with a refreshing breeze with a feeling of satisfaction and optimism.

 

We will continue to be going to more events and have no doubt will meet more great people along the way.