desktop vs laptop....wat do you think is the order of the day ???

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.

I think desktops are not going to vanish, but as we have seen, even desktops have seen a lot of advancements in the technology such as multiprocessor support, LCD and TFT monitors, media center PCs, etc. Technology is also becoming cheaper and that makes laptops a good choice, especially for professionals who are on the move. But according to me, there is always one thing desktops will lack is the power backup. Most laptops come with power backup ranging from 3 to 6 hours and some models in Sony have 8 to 10 hours of backup. When we think of this from a price perspective, I feel, laptops are cheaper. Because if you want to buy the same amount of power supply to your desktop, it will cost you more than what you have already paid for your desktop. Regards

I have a desktop PC (home) and laptop PC (work) I prefer desktop PC

Last night I talked about why I thought laptops were being deployed more than desktops, by a two to three margin, in corporations. Tonight I'm going to turn the coin and discuss why, in my opinion, desktops are undervalued and what situations they should be pushed strenuously to users. desktops are just faster all around. Faster CPUs, much faster graphics cards, faster memory buses, faster hard drives, etc. and you get the point. Pricewise, there's no contest either, although things are getting closer every year, particularly with the last couple of years as growth of CPU speeds on the desktop has slowed quite a bit. Still, for the same price as a base laptop with decent CPU and memory (512MB is minimum that should be deployed to any system in an organization these days) you can get a much faster desktop AND 19" LCD screen, plus external keyboard and mouse. Of course, in most cases these types of systems can be more costly than a PC is today especially when you consider that the user still needs some sort of system and monitors, particularly LCD panels continue to be a major part of the price of a PC. I think its upto you what you need portability or hi-end computing. I would like to go for a desktop......

Desktop is cheaper but it does not give you the flexibility off using it where you want it. Laptop provide you with the flexibility, you can use it anywhere and anytime you want it, and the data is alway with you in you laptop harddisk.

Definitely a desktop is more efficient and cheaper than laptop.But what is going to hold its individuality in the future is laptop.Mainly because of the reason that today laptops can perform as well a desktop(if u can spend that much).Size has been a major factor in the evolution of computers and that is why i think that laptops r the order of the day.

well i'll definitely prefer laptop............ it's beco'z of the ease of carrying,back up,and many other things....... i agree that we have to handle it delicately but still be fast in this world............

i believe it would still be desktop but then again, it really depends on how you are going to use it. if you need to have a computer everywhere you go then the laptop is best suited for that.

In future it will be the laptop.