id get Computer.. cuz laptops you cant upgrade. and cant really get very confortable on them for a long period..... Thier good as temps.. but.. face it .. a Desktop is alot better in the long run..

Right now, I would get a laptop because I have a nice desktop machine and really could use something portable, even if it's not too fast or nice. Anything that could run some word-processing software so I could do my work even when I'm not at home would be nice. However, as a general rule, you do get a lot more for your money in a desktop.

lapotops are upgradeable nowadays, it's only a bit harder and more expensive to get the new stuff.
CPU's can be upgraded easily and (ok, I'm not too shure about this one) not-onboard vid card (eg newer ATI and NV cards) can be swapped out too.
Memory can be replaced, hdd too.

The hdd is a bit the weakest point of a laptop, they realy lack speed (especialy budget minded laptops).

I would definately go for the PC. I would like to have a gamming machine that would have all brand new hardware that just hit the markets.

CASE: Koolance PC3-725SL (Just looks cool)
Motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe
CPU: AMD Athlon64 FX-57 (the best for gamming)
Hard Drive: Western Digital WD740 Raptor (not really new but great deal)
Memory: Corsair XMS XPert
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX (nothing else to say but a MUST Have!!!)
Sound Card: Creative Audigy4 Pro (for the kickn' 5.1 surround sound baby!)
Monitor: ViewSonic N2750w 27” LCD Monitor (Crystal Clear)
Sound Sytstem: Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Sound System
Internet Connection: D-Link Gigabit Gaming Router
Optical Dive: Lite-On 16x DVD+RW Drive
Mouse: Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse (Smooth Control)
Keyboard: Logitech Media Keyboard (just a multiuse than just gamming.)
PSU: Seasonic
JUST FOR SHOW: Antec LED Fans Logisys 4" RED COLD CATHODE LIGHT KIT (got to inpress the ladies)

The machine is about $3500 to $5000. It is definately worth the price if you want the best in the business hands down.

Would be a hard one to chose.

Both have advantages in my life, the pc for the fact that im constantly on mine for work purposes. The only problem with this is, if i need to go round the other halfs house then i cant get any of my personal work done, which is where a laptop would certainly come in handy.

I guess in a way it is swings and roundabouts for me, i would like the pc for its easily upgradeable and cheap parts. However, the laptop for the fact i can have it on the go.

As for the make, Dell all the way, great 3 year warranty they come out within 24hours and have not had a problem with them in any way.

Well, a desktop is always better than the laptop in terms of value and performance. Besides, I was always addicted to gaming but that has changed for now so if I really had the money, I would rather spend it on a laptop that can suit my needs but definitely not one with Integrated Graphics.

Why did I choose a laptop over the desktop now? Well, when ever I upgrade my computer, there're always newer games that are more demanding in performance and I simply cannot keep up since I don't have the money. I'm more into chatting and browsing the net. I would prefer mobility over performance and money...if I were to have enough of it, that is.

In theory, and I'm pretty sure eventually someone will do it, we could have enterprise SAS (next gen SCSI) drives in a laptop, since they make them in 2.5" form factors that laptops use. These are 10k RPM (10,000 RPM) which matches the fastest "normal" desktop drives (WD Raptors are 10k RPM too). But I agree, most current laptop drives are 4200RPM, compared to most desktop ones at 7200RPM!!

As for the expansion-ness, one weakness is the limited number of PCI expansion slots available in laptops. This too will soon be a historic problem since the PCIe v2 spec includes information about external PCIexpress connectors .. I'm sure we'll soon be able to plug in several PCIe cards (incl perhaps desktop graphics cards) into some sort of docking station (Intel had some concept demos of this in one of their 2003 or 2002 IDFs!).

Another option could be to get a SFF (small form factor) desktop machine, as a compromise. The downers are that there are only a few PCIe slots available, and that you might have to lug around a separate screen (although you could build it into the case exterior), and that you'd need a power supply point (although Intel research demo'd a PC connected to a car battery a few weeks ago). If you didn't mind lugging around a small cube, this would let you have your cake and eat it too.

Personally, my needs are for decent no-compromise performance in 1 main place/PC (i.e. a desktop that can handle everything I need to do, computing wise .. e.g. high-end gaming), plus a crummy low-end small laptop (ultraportable etc) for use on the move. I then connect back to my main machine from work over the Net to tell it to do something high-end if necessary (so I don't really need a desktop PC at work anymore .. I just connect back to my home machine (which is more flexible anyway since I'm the main/only admin on that box .. whereas at work I would need to get permission to do many things, and I'm not allowed to install shareware etc which is annoying!). On the UPC I mostly just need to do some emailing & word processing etc whilst on the move!

I personnally use a laptop, as I am a Audio/Visual Specialist at a hotel, and have to use a computer about two hundred Times a day to set up equipment, it makes it easy to hook up and run what I need to run...

I also belive that it is great to sit in the tub, and surf the internet, and talk to friends.. (Just make sure that you don't put it in the water...)

I also like to go to Lan partys for a couple of games that I play, and it would be really hard to get to them and get set up if it were not for my lappy...


-William