laptop or desktop

renovation · 03-22-2007, 03:21 AM

whats your main computer !

MikeD · 03-22-2007, 04:50 AM

Should only be a laptop if you TRULY need the portability.

Other than that, dt should win every time...

johnnymk · 03-22-2007, 05:51 AM

laptop

DarkFury · 03-22-2007, 07:25 AM

Desktop...

Cubsfan · 03-22-2007, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeD

Should only be a laptop if you TRULY need the portability.

Other than that, dt should win every time...

I don't suppose that I really NEED the portability (I'm not sure my laptop has left my house), but I really love being able to use it around the house. Sitting in the kitchen, outside, etc... is really nice. That along with the fact that I rarely have time anymore to do anything terribly computer-intensive pushed me to a laptop, and I have no regrets.

MikeD · 03-22-2007, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cubsfan

I don't suppose that I really NEED the portability (I'm not sure my laptop has left my house), but I really love being able to use it around the house. Sitting in the kitchen, outside, etc... is really nice. That along with the fact that I rarely have time anymore to do anything terribly computer-intensive pushed me to a laptop, and I have no regrets.

I understand what you're saying. I was speaking more towards the processing power / component add-on capability that a desktop offers over a laptop.

We have both at home; I use the desktop, while the wifey does enjoy the laptop in many of the same ways you do.

Sirrich3 · 03-22-2007, 08:44 AM

Desktop....

bachviet · 03-22-2007, 10:41 AM

Desktop since the 700m is only used for internet/word processing (nothing really demanding).

Napoleon54 · 03-23-2007, 04:58 PM

Desktop. I only use my laptop when traveling or on occasion go to hang out in a coffee shop, etc.

But if prices keep going down like they have been, I'd be tempted to get a new laptop to use as my next main machine.

zippyjuan · 03-23-2007, 10:33 PM

Desktop. I am not a student and have no need for a laptop's portablilty. A survey says that by 2011 laptops will outnumber desktops; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6474581.stm

Quote:

Laptops set to out sell desktops

The ubiquity of wireless may help explain the rise of the laptop
Laptops will overtake desktop PCs as the dominant form of computer in 2011, according to a report by analysts IDC.
The demand for bulky machines will continue to slowly grow but at a declining rate as portable machines become quicker and more efficient.

The report predicts the laptop market will grow by 16.1% year-on-year until 2011, compared to 3.8% for desktop PCs.

There will also be a short burst of desktop shipments over the next year as Microsoft rolls out Vista, it predicts.

Desktop decline

"The release of Vista and a desktop refresh will create some growth opportunity in late 2007 and early 2008, before resuming a declining growth trend in the out-years," said Doug Bell, analyst in IDC's personal computing program.

More than 82 million portable computers and nearly 140 million desktop PCs were shipped around the world in 2006, according to the report.

Compared to the previous year, the numbers of laptops shipped rose by 26.3% compared to less than 2% for desktop PCs.

The gradual shift away from fixed machines may reflect the needs of an increasingly mobile workforce and the ubiquity of wireless networks.

A recent US survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that the number of internet users with wireless at home nearly doubled, from one out of 10 in January 2005 to one in 5 by December 2006.

The same survey found that 80% of laptops had wireless capabilities and 88% of laptop users used a wireless network at home.

Last year, a report by research firm Current Analysis found that 2005 was the first year that laptops outsold desktop computers in the US.

The latest report from IDC indicates that the appetite for computers on the move is set to continue.

"Portables are picking up some of the slack from Desktops," said Loren Loverde of IDC.

Airencracken · 03-24-2007, 09:16 AM

My Desktop is my main compy, but I spend a lot of time on my Laptop a lot too. Both are useful for different reasons.

redcolours · 03-24-2007, 02:53 PM

a desktop as my main computer.

although a laptop in every other room sounds neat (with TV and surveillance hookup to each).

ArkiStan · 03-24-2007, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeD

Should only be a laptop if you TRULY need the portability.

Other than that, dt should win every time...

That's exactly my philosophy. But if I were to have two computers....now that's a different story. I have a Dell desktop that works fine for me, but recently I've been drooling over the Macbook Pros. It would be nice to have a portable alternative so I can join my laptop friends when they all hit the streetside cafes in the springtime. I'm always stuck at home in my dark room.

redcolours · 03-24-2007, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArkiStan

That's exactly my philosophy. But if I were to have two computers....now that's a different story. I have a Dell desktop that works fine for me, but recently I've been drooling over the Macbook Pros. It would be nice to have a portable alternative so I can join my laptop friends when they all hit the streetside cafes in the springtime. I'm always stuck at home in my dark room.

huh.

i dont get that, hanging out at a cafe WITH FRIENDS, all with laptops ON.

the computer has become truly personal, that once engaged the focus of attention of each person is with his/her computer/laptop.

hanging out is a social event - having laptops turned on for me somehow beats the purpose of hanging out.

but thats just me though.

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03-22-2007, 03:21 AM	#1
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03-22-2007, 04:50 AM	#2
MikeD President, Cowboys Nation Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In the 'burbs, west of D.C. Posts: 5,139	Should only be a laptop if you TRULY need the portability. Other than that, dt should win every time... __________________

03-22-2007, 07:25 AM	#4
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	Desktop... __________________ DarkFury's Pimptopia - Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Game! Home of the Original OG Pimp (accept NO imitations)

03-22-2007, 08:44 AM	#7
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03-22-2007, 05:51 AM	#3
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03-22-2007, 10:41 AM	#8
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03-23-2007, 04:58 PM	#9
Napoleon54 Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: floating inside of a giant egg made of stars Posts: 4,861	Desktop. I only use my laptop when traveling or on occasion go to hang out in a coffee shop, etc. But if prices keep going down like they have been, I'd be tempted to get a new laptop to use as my next main machine. __________________ There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal. - Friedrich Hayek

03-24-2007, 09:16 AM	#11
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	My Desktop is my main compy, but I spend a lot of time on my Laptop a lot too. Both are useful for different reasons. __________________ "I remember my first orgasm, I just wish someone was there to share it with me..."11-05-2003 05:33 AM - Topane They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, & the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opiate of the masses. - Karl Marx Hell is other people - Jean-Paul Sartre

03-24-2007, 02:53 PM	#12
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