Gateway 1450 Manuale Utente

Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 1450

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Gateway offers accessories that can help you make the most of using your 
notebook.

If you run your notebook on battery power for extended periods, you may 
want to buy an additional battery so that you can swap batteries when 
necessary. See “Changing batteries” on page 133 for more information about 
using an additional battery in your notebook.

With an automobile/airplane power adapter, you can save battery power by 
plugging your notebook into an automobile cigarette lighter or an airplane 
in-flight power receptacle.

Gateway has large-capacity carrying cases if you need additional space for 
accessories or supplies.

You can attach devices such as a keyboard, mouse, printer, or monitor to your 
notebook.

Large programs, such as multimedia games or graphics programs, use a lot of 
memory. If your programs are running more slowly than you think they 
should, try adding more memory.

You can attach many types of printers to your notebook. The most common 
types are inkjet and laser printers, which print in color or black and white. 
See “Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device” on page 33 for 
more information about attaching a printer to your notebook.

Inkjet printers and cartridges are relatively inexpensive, but usually they are 
slower than laser printers. Using an inkjet color printer, you can print pictures, 
banners, and greeting cards, as well as documents.

Laser printers and cartridges are more expensive, but usually they print much 
faster than inkjet printers. Laser printers are better than inkjet printers when 
you are printing large documents.