Which is better, a desktop or a laptop?

In this fast-changing technological world, sometimes you are faced with some difficult choices. For instance, your current computer has matured to the ripe old age of six months and has been deemed obsolete. Now it's time to purchase a new computer and the question is, "Should I buy a laptop or a desktop?" But just because laptops are the new craze, it does not mean that you should run right out and get one. There are benefits and drawbacks that must be weighed. Of course, the main benefit of a laptop is the portability. This can be a huge benefit, allowing you to take your computer to and from work, on planes, on camping trips, and practically anywhere else. Along with this benefit comes a large drawback. It is just as easy for someone else to walk off with it as it is for you. Laptops are stolen at an alarming rate, because they are just so easy to steal. And when that computer is stolen, not only do you lose the value of the computer, but also all of your valuable data. Another major drawback of a laptop is that their parts are "proprietary" which means that if your laptop breaks, only the company that made it will be able to fix it, and after the warranty expires they will be very happy to charge you an exorbitant price for that service. While with a desktop computers, you are able to take advantage of your local computer store which will often fix it at a much more reasonable rate. A third drawback to the laptop craze is that in general, laptops are far more expensive than desktop systems. For the price of an average laptop, you could purchase a much more powerful desktop. Of course, what you are paying for is the portability of a smaller design, but is that worth it? While it can be very fun to take your computer with you on a camping trip, how often do you need to type something up while fishing? Now, the laptop is a very important part of the computer market, and I am not trying to dissuade people from buying them if they have need for them, but I have just seen far too many people dissatisfied with their laptops and wishing that they had purchased a desktop. One main example of this group of people is college students. Often first year students purchase laptops because they plan on taking their computers to class with them and being able to do their homework anywhere on campus. The stark reality of it is that laptops get stolen far too often at college, even right out of the dorm rooms, because they’re just so portable. To add to this, I do not know a single student who uses their laptop in classes. While a noble ambition, no one actually carries through with this plan. Laptops should be viewed as a purchase that should only be made when necessary. You would not purchase a car with 4-wheel drive (no matter how fun it looked) unless you actually had use of that feature, because otherwise it wouldn’t justify the added cost. The same is true of laptops.

We have 2 desk top before and they are functioning well, really over used by my sons. Now I have a lap top, I bought it coz of the convenience and mobility. Laptop can be brought and used anywhere, anytime. My old son who's in college always borrow it too to bring to school and outside when he makes project with his classmates. I think both have advantages and disadvantages. If money is to be taken into account, you can buy and have 2 desktop PC which is equivalent to just one laptop.

i think desktop is much better because of its fast speed and low price and easily assembable i mean you can add lots of hardwares.......

I think in travel laptop is usefull. But for office use , at home , any other working place desktop is better.

i prefer laptop.I like the infrastructure of it than computer and it is handy too than desktop.

I think it depends on what you need. I have both and I like both but prefer the laptop (powerbook) since I like to be in the open and when I'm traveling I always take it with me. Nowadays it's not really true anymore that desktop are more powerful than laptops... technology is so fast...

From my opinion desktop is more powerful and yes it's true that we can't deny laptop's mobility and portability but laptop uses more power and so it's need frequent charging i have a laptop as well as desktop but i desktop more than laptop i only use laptop when i really need to!!!!!(",)thank you and take care!!!!

Hi. I think for comfort and stability the desktop computer comes in handy and better suited... For convinience and mobility, the laptop would be more suitable...

i prefer desktop because it's cheaper to maintain and upgrade unlike the laptop where the spare parts are quite expensive