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Quote: Originally posted by tentage on 06/3/2014
Quote: Originally posted by firebird2209 on 05/3/2014I have both. I prefer the proper keyboard of the desk top and the ease of sorting it out if it chucks a hissy fit. Lap top is convenient and faster if I'm going to give customers quotes for the old tent repairs and stuff. I do find however that if I need to work for any length of time on the lap top I get some banging headaches.
... It's actually impossible to get a good seating position when using a laptop without a separate keyboard and mouse.
I don't find that. And I'm using a laptop for several hours a day. Conversely, I got neck strain using a desktop and separate monitor.
Quote: Originally posted by Bramston on 06/3/2014
A laptop is portable like the stove in your tent or caravan. Would you replace the cooker in your kitchen with a camping stove to cook family meals at home?
No. But you cook in the kitchen (usually) because that's where everything appropriate to the function is stored. You no longer need to go to a special place to compute or browse, unless - I would suggest - you work from home or are sort sort of power user
A desktop PC allows you to use bigger monitors at ever lower prices and you get a proper mouse.
If that's your need. I use a *proper* wireless mouse.
Laptop screens (and hinges) easily get damaged leaving you with expensive repairs, a desktop owner would just buy a new monitor.
If you're careless, and don't have AD cover with the warranty.
A desktop is designed to be opened and repaired or upgraded whilst a laptop will usually be run until it dies without servicing.
So? I've replaced drives, cards, RAM etc etc. Don't need to do that anymore, and many users would not feel confident doing it.
Laptop DVD drives are vulnerable and difficult to replace although HDDs and RAM may have access panels.
Changed the DVD drive on our last laptop fine. Slide out, slide in. Again, does the average user need to change drives and RAM anyway? The key is to back up, back up, back up. And off the machine, whatever the format
My personal option is a good quad core desktop at home and a cheap dodgy dual core Win Vista laptop (£29 on Ebay)for using away from home, I can afford to lose it if I fall off my bike.
Great.
The OP can see the pro's and con's and can go from there. For many of us, a special room set up with multi-screen installations and changeable component towers just isn't relevant anymore. YMMV.
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