I like Both Desktops and Laptops for a bunch of reasons.

Desktops Laptops

-easy repair -Very small and lightweight
-faster -Internet no matter where you go
-More memory capacity(and cheaper memory) -You always have a computer with you
-direct link to internet(no 3rd partys slowing you down!) -They look cool(lol)
-INTERNET NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO!!!


Hope this helps!

-Murtahg

A laptop is better so far!
Why?

PROS
1. Is not the same to have a truck than a bike right?, but with technology, you are able to have a bike 2 times more powerful than a truck
2. Another point is: "portability", A laptop give us the opportunity to carry an office in less 1 Kg
3. Energy savings. Less pollution, healthy planet

CONS
1. A laptop is robed easier: then you loose not only your laptop, all your business is on risk!!!
2. Is expensive: at least in my country
3. Is not very open for upgrades: do you need more power? buy a new one

CONVERT(CONS TO PROS)
1. Keep backups, don't be depended of your tools.
2. A laptop is easier to resell
3. After resell buy a new one with less cost

Blessings!

This post has been edited by develCuy: Jul 6 2007, 05:27 PM

Laptops are good because of mobility purposes and a real space-saver. But I think desktop PC is easier to troubleshoot.

After 5 years of building, upgrading, and repairing PC’s I’ve noted a great deal of premature disk failure and heat related failure in all common brands of notebooks. In addition, the limited ability to custom build or upgrade a notebook leads any power user to require a desktop system.

I have had none for hard drive or heating problems (even though my Macbook runs at a hot 80 degrees on heavy load, its fan compensate the heat distribution).

xboxrulz

There are a couple major issues I have had with laptops in the past.

One of the largest, and most widespread I have seen has been with power adapters....the socket that they plug into stops working. And so you either have to go in there and re-attach something because it wiggled itself loose on the inside, or pry the contacts out because they lost their springyness that holds the plug securely in place.

Now I think that apple has figured out this issue really well, maybe I am wrong, but what I have seen with the magnetic power cords seems like an extremely good idea...as from my first look at them it seems as if they are designed to withstand a lot of abuse...

A second issue I have seen is with the hard drives....it seems as if they start to fail a lot quicker than ones in desktop computers....Now I am not sure if that is because of heat, or if it is from people moving the computers when they are on...I guess since I am currently using the first laptop I have ever owned....i may find out. (I hope that I can get a good 4-5 years out of it without having to replace any parts, or anything like that, but with some of the stories I have heard about dell laptops...we'll see about that).

But then despite those downfalls, laptops are really nice in that you can have your computer with you wherever...it provides so much portability...once my school loaned me a ibook last year (not the clamshell ones, but the G3's after that)....I was hooked...it was so nice to be able to work wherever I wanted...so as of right now I prefer laptop computers....although for certain situations a desktop computer is better (where portability isn't needed), just because it is a lot easier to upgrade/repair a desktop computer than a laptop (something about having to take out over 200 screws, and have a screen over there, mouse pieces over here, keyboard there, and so on...isn't the most ideal of situations)

0kay...laptops suck I hate them ewwwww.Ugh...anywho
I have desktops,because they don't break so easly yay for desktops.My mom wants to buy me a laptop idk...I do not like them very much they tend to get on my nerve plus there super small well for me that is.I just like you know
the old fashion way just sitting at the computer you know just typeing away.
Why in hell would I want heat on my lap and an annoying moouse that goes everywhere.I just wanna keep it simple thats just me...

-Jessica

Laptop Or Computer For Christmas?
Do You Prefer Laptop Or Desktop Computers?

Basically I can either have a laptop or computer for Christmas. It needs to be able to put about 6 sims 2 expansion packs on it and the sims 2. It needs to be quiet fast because I hate slow ones. Access to the internet. So please help me! Any comments or answers would be greatful!

-Cody-Lee

Hi Arunkumar,

It depends on 2 things:
1. What you really want, and
2. What you need it for.

Answering the first need. A laptop is a 'desirable' thing. So you might have already decided to buy it and just want to make sure that its not a bad idea..........

What you need.......
Now since you are a developer, you obviously need a powerful computer. Just think of the waiting time for a fully loaded firefox with all extensions to load from the significantly slower laptop hard disk....... Photoshop, gimp...............

Why I recomend a PC:
1. You can get an Asus mobo which has a DVI out and 4 SATA ports for a slight premium over the regular mobos.
2. Now you can attach a 22" Viewsonic LCD with a DVI in. Just imagine the comfort this would bring in. And your productivity increase........................
3. You can put in a 4 disk RAID 0+1 array. Now your data is ultra safe and you get 110MB/sec data transfer compared to the 40MB/sec of a laptop. Three times the speed!!!!!!!! Photoshop, bootups, firefox, games, etc, etc, will all FLY......................
4. Processors are now too powerful anyway. So you can get yourself the cheapest AMD X2 and you would hardly notice the difference were you on a processor which cost 4 times as much (no exaggeration!)......
5. And you can add the extra hardware you need. Graphic cards, tv tuners(22" tv remember ;-) )...........
6. Now you can add the latest Creative XFi Xtreme Music 7.1 sound card.
7. Then a 7.1 creative speaker system. The S750 if you may.
8. And you can top it all with a 1000VA APC inverter to take care of all those power cuts(+ a small 650VA APC UPS).

And all this high end hardware you can get at the price of a medium range laptop.

So a lap is worth it only when your primary need is travel. When you are an executive and all you need is the internet, the outlook and the microsoft suite........

You can even do another thing.
If you drop the Creative XFi, S750, and the inverter you can buy both the PC and the lap(the cheapest one)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Negs for a lap:
1. Battery life falls rapidly.
2. The most important - REALLY REALLY BAD ERGONOMICS. We may have to pay dearly for that.........
3. Extremely slow HDD.
4. Will have to protect against theft.

So thats it. Hope you are able to make an intelligent choice.

Cheers....

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I prefer a laptop over a desktop just because I can lay in bed and do the work that I need to do from there and be comfortable instead of sitting in a chair for hours hurting my back, neck and wrists and junk. On top of that laptops have been picking up the pace in technology and it seems 2008 will be especially strong for the laptop market.