i leave my stuff on all the time and i like 1900x1080 so i have to have a desktop. desktops also have fewer quirks, unlike say, my new hp laptop the sometimes wont boot when i turn it on. also i hate the hassle of having to unplug something and set it up. ill always keep a couple desktops wherever i spend a significant amount of time. laptops sometimes only feel snappy because they have low res screens
My last laptop was 1920x1080, quad core i7, and AMD HD6990m GPU, with 8GB of RAM and a 240GB SSD, it was no slouch.
That being said, i prefer the ease of changing parts and cleaning a dekstop as well as the lower price for the same performance. (and I can get 2560x1600 easier than a laptop)
desktop parts are more durable. if you left a laptop on 24/7 im sure the power supply would burn out in a year, or something else would go bad at an inopportune time that would be expensive to replace. ya never have to worry with a desktop
it's like you didn't read the next line down... I agree with desktops being superior, you were saying laptops have lower resolution, which really isn't true as 1920x1080 15 and 17 inch screens are getting more and more common.
yeah but theyre a lot more expensive and hard to see on laptops. i didnt know they have 1900x1080, at least on many. arent most 17 inches 1600x900. if i could only have one computer it would definitely be a nice desktop
If you are looking at cheap consumer laptops from staples, office depot, etc. Then yeah, most laptops will be 1366x768 or 1600x900 or something similar, however with actual decent quality laptops ($700+) you get decent quality 1920x1080, and if you are willing to pay for it you can even get a 12.85" screen with 2560x1700 resolution, which is more than pretty much any desktop display (besides new 4k TV's coming out)
Problem is more than resolution. I have a 15in laptop for work and a 23in monitor for my desktop at home. Both are 1080p, but I guarantee you that any kind of productivity work is far easier on the 23in screen.
Desktops also run cooler, can be upgraded and repaired, and give more performance for the money.
Not true, and also not true.desktop parts are more durable. if you left a laptop on 24/7 im sure the power supply would burn out in a year, or something else would go bad at an inopportune time that would be expensive to replace. ya never have to worry with a desktop
Does anyone not read what I actually wrote in my FIRST reply? I even voted for desktops being superior...
All I am really doing is calling out oblama for talking BS when he said they dont have good resolution, I fully agree desktops are much better for price, performance, and for ease of use.
sheesh
He he, you cannot get that sort of resolution in any laptop I know of, apart from the Macbook Retina, and the hardware in that laptop is nowhere near worthy of such a beautiful display. Quite the waste if you ask me. :\My last laptop was 1920x1080, quad core i7, and AMD HD6990m GPU, with 8GB of RAM and a 240GB SSD, it was no slouch.
That being said, i prefer the ease of changing parts and cleaning a dekstop as well as the lower price for the same performance. (and I can get 2560x1600 easier than a laptop)
Yes, because they're superior, if you can be at them. A good keyboard and pointing device are far superior to an integrated keyboard and trackpad/titmouse, not to mention a display at a greater distance and higher relative position. Also, more non-hubbed USB ports, typically (10-16, these days). You can use a docking station, but that usually ends up resulting in spending almost as much as just getting a desktop, unless you have expensive software that needs to be on both, and you then also only have one reasonably powerful computer, so if it breaks...Do people buy desktops anymore?