If You Have Enough $$$, PC Or Laptop ? And Why ?

[PC Astray 0]

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.

[kam1405241509 0]

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).

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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!).

[kam1405241509 0]

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!

[wwheeler 0]

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