Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

22 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020

WORKING FROM HOME TIPS

Thunderbolt ports and devices offer greater throughput.

That’s most significant for docks connecting to multiple

monitors or high-resolution displays

aretoosmallortravelthat’sshortorloud.Thisismostly

anissuewiththinnerorcheaperlaptops.Businessor

workhorsemodels,andthickerlaptops,tendtooffer

betterkeyboardsforprolongedtyping.Youcanseeour

toprecommendationsatfave.co/2VnrthQ.

Note thatlaptopfannoise,whichmaymeltintothe

backgroundinanofficeenvironment,couldbemore

noticeableinaquiethomeoffice.There’snoeasyway

to recommend quieter laptops, as the fans are tuned

by the vendor; however, if you need a whisper-quiet

workplace, look for a fanless laptop (usually a thin-and-

light laptop, perhaps with an Intel ‘Y’-class processor),

orif nothingelse,avoidgaminglaptops,whosehigh-

endCPUsanddiscreteGPUstendtokeepthefansbusy.

MostmodernlaptopshaveatleastoneUSB-C

port, and if it’s Thunderbolt, congratulations – you