Is it more tiring using a laptop than a PC?
By mercuryman3a
@mercuryman3a (2477)
India
October 11, 2008 3:55am CST
I just bought a Laptopand I am finding it mo tiring sitting and working ona laptop than it was on a regular PC. What can be reason for this?
4 responses
@adihindu (1922)
• India
11 Oct 08
When you are using laptop, you have to take care of some precautions. Place the laptop in a table not on your legs. You must be 2 feets in distance from laptop. Or you will get some radiation effects. And if you are using your laptop for a long time, you have to use a chair that must be comfortable. Or else you will get some pains. Finally when you are using laptop for long times, better to use a usb mouse and keyboard rather the keyboard and touchpad. I love my laptop but I have to take care of these precautions when I use my laptop for longer times.
@smacksman (6053)
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11 Oct 08
Radiation? Are we talking WiFi radiation here? There is no radiation from a TFT monitor.
If there is radiation in a laptop it will help reduce world population! haha
@adihindu (1922)
• India
11 Oct 08
I am sorry. Producing heat will give some radiation effect. Laptops don't have completely cooling system to cool the heat generated by the processor. So when the heat is releasing to your body, I shows some negative affects like radiation. But It may cause a little problem and not leading the people to die.
@smacksman (6053)
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11 Oct 08
A desktop would be just as slow in that situation. The Internet is very slow compared to any computer - laptop or desktop. If two computers are networked they will swap info through ethernet at 10 or usually 100 or for the latest models at 1000 Mb/s.
You will be lucky to get a broadband connection at 0.5 to 4 Mb/s in the UK or dialup at 0.03 to 0.04 Mb/s. Speeds are better in other places but still way below what a PC can handle.
@smacksman (6053)
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11 Oct 08
Personally I would say yes - a desktop is less tiring.
Don't use a laptop on your lap unless you have to.
The comfortable distance away from your laptop keyboard may not be the same as a comfortable distance to the laptop screen for you.
With a laptop you will usually be looking down to your monitor when the most relaxed position is just below eye level.
A cheap way to prove this is the problem is to buy a USB keyboard and a USB mouse (about $30) and plug them in to the laptop. Sit at a desk and position the laptop on a stand or a pile of books to position the screen at the best height and distance to suit you.
I hope this experiment will help you.
