Desktop or Laptop Which one do you use more often?

Desktop or Laptop - Desktop Computer and Laptop Computer
United States
September 18, 2009 8:58am CST
With the way that the society is always on the go,it got me to thinking. Which one is used more often,Desktop or laptop...I have a laptop that is my main computer. I had purchased it about a year ago for certain reasons and it has ended up being my main computer since then. So my question to you is which one is your main computer. The Desktop Computer or The Laptop Computer?
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@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Hello my friend I am using a laptop right now but I also have a dell desk top, she is not feeling well right now she has a virus, so until I can get her to a doctor or have one to make a house call I am using my daughter mac, its cool but I miss my desk top hopefully one day soon I will be able to use her again. Thank you.
• United States
21 Sep 09
Hi kitty...I see that you changed your avatar..Is that you? If it is then you are a pretty lady...I hope that you get her back real soon. I like the way you talk about your computer. I always give names and call my stuff she too...LOL..Thanks for sharing and have a nice day..
• United States
22 Sep 09
Don't be hard on yourself. When it comes to the tech part of a computer than I am lost. You didn't know and that is it. You can't go back and change things. You will be able to get it fixed real soon..Im gonna send a cyber hug to her...LOL
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Hello my friend Thank you Yes I miss her so much, I let my sister use it for a little while, and she did this to her, I asked her what happened she say it does not work, I told her the only this will happen is if you did something to it, when I left her with you she working fine, her attitude about it really makes me mad, I know she is irresponsible but I didn't think it was right to have the computer just sitting there, so nice/stupid me hooked it up, if only I can go back to that moment, if only. Thanks my friend, now she is just sitting her, looking all pretty and sick, grrr, I will have someone look at it as soon as I am financially able, take this as a lesson no matter who, don't share things that mean alot to you with others they will not treat like you would, sad but true.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
22 Sep 09
hi rose. I long been dreaming to own a laptop but even a desktop, I still have none at home. I mostly use my mobile phone to surf the net, login to mylot and post, and also do my other online business. It's my phone at night and whole day on weekends. But it's my office desktop whenever there is work. I hope one day I already have a system at home, a desktop will do but laptop will be better.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
24 Sep 09
hi rose. i am doing great now. thanks. well with my mobile phone, if only i have enough extra money to buy one, i will. even long before, i am thinking of buying a system, but my finances never let me do it. maybe, in the near future. hope so.
• United States
23 Sep 09
Hi neildc...How are you today? I couldn't go without a computer. I don't have that kind of phone and really never wanted one like that. I guess maybe I just not into the the modern technology. LOL I can't wait until I get a desktop. Thanks for sharing and you have a nice day...
@coldmoon (1088)
• France
18 Sep 09
I use laptop more often and I prefer it because of the following reasons: 1/ I can bring it with me for the travels. 2/ It consums less electricity than desktop for the same manipulation in general. When the current is cut off, I can do nothing with a desktop, but I still have time( about 3 hours) to save the sessions (it's important) before the laptop is turned off. 3/ If the internet is broken down, I can use my laptop to detect free nearby wifi. If I use desktop, I have to plug in a device to do that. In fact I only use desktop for specific aims, for instance, when I have to run a big program that the ram of my laptop is not enough, then I'll work on the terminal connected to a big server which is a desktop.
@coldmoon (1088)
• France
20 Sep 09
I don't think that we can train the battery. It works as it have to.
• United States
18 Sep 09
Hi coldmoon.. You was talking about the electricty thing on laptop, I have a question for you. My battery on my laptop will only fun for about an hour at a time. I have been told that you have to train the battery to last longer. I have done and still just an hour. Do you know why? Thanks for sharing...
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
18 Sep 09
i have two deck tops and one laptop i used my deck top more. but if i want to watch tv and then i use my laptop
• United States
18 Sep 09
yeah my one deck top we use for the net, and our other one we use for vedio or slide shows. and my laptop i like i can sit and watch tv or take it out back to my deck when it's nice out
• United States
18 Sep 09
That is how I would love to be. I would like to have the choose of which one I would want to use. I have my laptop set up like a desktop with the mouse attached. I still prefer to have a desktop. Maybe soon I can get us a place to where I will have the room for a desktop..Thanks for sharing and have a nice day...
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
1 Oct 09
Hey, I actually only have a laptop, so I use a laptop every single day of my life. But I also use a desktop computer only if I somehow can't access my laptop, I just use my brothers desktop computer, but that is rarely ever. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
• United States
1 Oct 09
Hi ElitUser Thank You for your comments. You too have a great day. Like I was saying in my discussion I only have the laptop to use. I do prefer a desktop, but at this time I don't have a choice but to use the laptop.
@underdogy (700)
• Thailand
18 Sep 09
I don't have desktop so technically i am using my laptop. If i were to choose between the two, i would choose laptop. Why? Because i do travel a lot. Not specifically out of the country but i don't most of the time stay in one place. My work requires me to go from one place to another so laptop which is convenient is my thing.
• United States
18 Sep 09
Oh yes I can see where that would be a necessary for your line of work. When I first bought my laptop it was for traveling too. My husband worked out of town all the time. I would go visit and take the laptop with me. I couldn't handle not having access to the internet for days on end...Thansk for sharing and have a nice day..
• Thailand
19 Sep 09
Thanks as well..It is difficult if you don't have access to the internet especially if your line of work requires you to have one. It is imperative really for me to go online because i can't make my own plans --. Desktop is really good for family use especially for kids at home. Unlike laptop, kids can't carry the desktop so they cannot sneak it out and watch unrelated or dangerous sites somewhere especially if you have wireless connection. It would limit their access of dangerous sites because eyes are everywhere if desktop is in the living room where people come and go.
@leo1985 (164)
• China
19 Sep 09
For me,I have both of them now.I use laptop to see movies,to chat,to play games in my leisure time. But when I work, I will choose to use desktop since I should process some data and I think desktop has better performance to do that kind of task. I love both of them.
• United States
20 Sep 09
I have to agree with you that the desktop does have more to offer. Also I feel that working at a desktop is some what more comfortable. Well it is for me. I normally just sit at the kitchen table with my laptop. Have a nice day..
@Keola12 (823)
• United States
24 Sep 09
I use a laptop most often, in that it is more convenient. I can take it with me wherever I go and work any where, even in the car.
• United States
25 Sep 09
I can see where that is a convenice. I just never did do anything with my laptop unless I went out of town to visit with my hubby. I have to use the laptop now because we have to live in the camper. When I am able to get a house then I want to go back to the desktop. Thanks for sharing..
@delkar (1712)
• Romania
19 Sep 09
My main compter it`s the PC from my home, but my laptop it`s used more, because i use my laptop when i`m at college far away from my home . I use it a lot to earn money from the internet but i`m not getting much results as i wanted to get . I use the laptop at my home and at college in other city too , and for that the laptop it`s prefered by me .
• United States
20 Sep 09
I wish you the best of luck in college. Keep up the good work and Im sure that your money will grow before you know it. Thanks for sharing and you have a great day.. Oh yeah..Dont forget to smile...
@jules67 (2788)
• Philippines
19 Sep 09
Unfortunately, I do not have a laptop. I have long wanted to have one. Maybe in the future I will get one for my own. So, now I use desktop. I just have to be contented with it for now.
• United States
19 Sep 09
Hi jules.. I know how you feel. The only difference is that I long for a desktop. Im like you I will get one before too much longer. Just waiting on hubby to get more long term work so that we can move into a house. Thanks for sharing and have a nice Saturday...
• China
19 Sep 09
I'd like to use desktop just because i love play computer game,use laptop to play game?it is horrible.
• United States
19 Sep 09
My hubby plays alot games on this laptop. He doesn't have any problems with it. But I do have a mouse hooked up to it. Maybe that is why he doesn't have any problems..
@Amasid (25)
• Philippines
19 Sep 09
i used my laptop it's pretty convenient to use even if i'm outside just try to find the nearest hot spot lol,but i like to own a desktop someday it is much more better you can upgrade it and it is more powerful than the laptop. and to answer you're question is my main computer right now is tyhe laptop
• United States
19 Sep 09
I don't that much about a computer when it comes to the tech stuff. All I know that I think that the desktop has more to offer. I like my laptop but for traveling reasons only..I guess I need to be thankful for what I do have. Thanks for your comment. Have a nice day..
• Vietnam
25 Sep 09
desktop and laptop, both of them have themselves weak and strong poins - desktop : cheap, strong, long warranty ( 3 years ), able to update (chip, ram, main, ODD, HDD, VGA...), suitable for playing games, .... But the desktop is quite big, it is difficult to move. - laptop : expensive, not strong, short warranty ( 1 year ), difficult to update (especially, VGA , because it is onboard). But it is light (1.5 - 2.4 kg) and easy to move. For me, I prefer to use desktop because I usually play games, and... have a little money to buy laptop
• United States
25 Sep 09
I did get my laptop very cheap. I bought it brand new for only 450 about a year ago. It works great so far.. I can buy a desktop for about the amount of money. I waiting for the day to be able to get a desktop again. Thanks for sharing and have a great day.
@Akkabane (41)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 09
I have three laptops but no desktop. I prefer laptops for its portability. Well..It wasn't really good for gaming but it doesn't matter for me cause i prefer playing video games on consoles
• United States
23 Sep 09
I just have the one laptop..I use to have desktops only. I still prefer to work online with a desktop. Maybe it wont be too long before I can get that desktop. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Have a nice day and better evening..Smile..
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
19 Sep 09
i have always been a desktop user. i didn't use laptop that often. anyways, i still am happy with desktop considering it is very affordable. and very fast also and very easy to repair.
• United States
19 Sep 09
Hi hotsummer..You have got that right. Desktop is much easier to work on. They have more space to work in and faster to find the problem. Oh I wish I could get back into a house to have a desktop to work on. Thanks for sharing and have a nice day..
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
19 Sep 09
I have both a desktop computer and a laptop computer that belong to me. My husband has the same setup as well. We both use our desktop computers almost all the time. We reserve our laptops for when we are traveling. We wouldn't have even ever invested in laptops had they not fallen into our laps. You see, my husband tinkers with computers on the side and both of the laptops that we have came from that hobby. The first one that we got needed a new hard drive because of that the owner sold it to us for 75 dollars. The second one needed (I can't remember what) but it ended up being given to my husband and he fixed it for our personal use. We've used them very seldom, but they are handy to have. We took one of them to Arizona with us the last time that we flew and last year when we went to Columbus for his work, we took both of them with us. That way he had one for his class and I had one at the hotel to get directions to get to the places that I needed to go while he was in class. I suppose when it is all said and done, the reason that I prefer my desktop given the choice is because it is more ergonomically comfortable for me.
• United States
19 Sep 09
Hi dorannmwin That is right the laptop is made to be more mobile. I used mine for the same reasons. Hubby would have to work out of town for weeks. When I went to visit and having to sit in the motel all day I needed something to do, so I purchased a laptop. When he got laid off first of the year we moved into our camper. Now it is only laptop city here..Thanks for sharing and have a nice day..
• Malaysia
19 Sep 09
I used the desktop more. It is more convenient. I have everything in all my drives. Some images are located in my external drives. If I used the laptop, there is little resources to draw from unless I prepare all the images and information files in advance to a pen-drive.
• United States
19 Sep 09
If I had the room for a desktop that would be my choice. The laptop would be stored in its case and waiting on the trips that I might have to take. But for now it gets all the attention. Soon I hope that we can get a house and I can store away the laptop..Thanks for sharing.
@satan88 (584)
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
19 Sep 09
i use a laptop more often for the sole reason that i own a laptop and nothing else. i'd love to get a desktop though for the larger nicer lcd screens and so that i can play games easier with a seperate mouse and keyboard. I know they have mouses for laptops but they need batteries and stuff. also you get a better computer for lower prices with a desktop.
• United States
19 Sep 09
I have a mouse for my laptop and it doesn't take batteries. I just bought a basic mouse. It plugs into the USB port on the side and works great. I couldn't stand not to have my mouse with my laptop. Thansk for sharing
• India
19 Sep 09
hi, My main computer is the desktop computer because i dont have the lap top computer. But i like to have the laptop computer because i travel every time. So during travelling laptop is the best option nd its looks some what posh. So its better to have laptop than desktop computer......
• United States
19 Sep 09
For the person that travels who needs to be mobile more oten does need that laptop. I purchased this laptop for the sole reason of having to go visit with hubby in other long distance cities. Now I have to use it daily. Thanks for sharing.
• Philippines
19 Sep 09
I used my desktop since i dont like laptop that much, laptop is only good when your traveling or making some work in your neighborhood, i like desktop because i can do all the things that i want to.
• United States
19 Sep 09
That is what I think too. I would much rather use a desktop all the time. Don't get me wrong laptop has been very helpful for me and I am thinkful that I have one right now. If not then I would be able to be on here. That would be too sad..You have a nice day and thanks for sharing...