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Laptop vs. Desktop: Where Do You Sit?

Sat, 01/05/2008 - 1:02pm by geeksugar
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I haven't purchased a desktop in the past ten years. Considering how much I love to travel and the type of work I do I can't imagine having to sit in the same place every time I use the computer. Still, I completely understand that some people need the added memory and "power" of a desktop. That being said, the popularity of wireless Internet, docking stations and affordable laptops have made this a very portable world. Think I'm kidding? According to a recent Los Angeles Times article, "In the contest between PCs and laptops, an open-and-shut case," last year, for the first time, American consumers bought more of them than desktops. Sixteen of the twenty bestselling PCs on Amazon.com this holiday season were laptops. So where do you sit?


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  • julieulie's picture
    julieulie
    2

    Since I have to provide my own computer for work, obviously I just have one laptop that I transport back and forth. I am sure I will always have my own laptop for portability reasons, but once I settle down in one city and have a real home, I'm sure I'll keep a desktop as well just for ease of use and to give my laptop a break now and then.

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • MDF20's picture
    MDF20
    3

    I use both since I travel so frequently but I'm starting to prefer my desktop.

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • DarkerMyLove's picture
    DarkerMyLove
    4

    I travel a lot myself, but I'm not a laptop fan.

    I love my Mac All-in-One. If I'm not at home, there's always my phone... or the nearest library. It's not that serious to me.

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • glam sugar's picture
    glam sugar
    8

    I've never had a laptop but for my next home computer may be getting one. But I will need a docking station and a huge monitor if I do get one, I can't be doing graphics on a little latop screen. Eye-wink

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • rachelspark's picture
    rachelspark
    9

    I got a laptop when I was a student, and I don't know if I'll ever have a desktop again. Maybe when I have my own home, I will get a imac or something, but I love my MBP. The fact that I can surf the net from the kitchen or next to the fireplace is a luxury I only dreamed of.

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • remedios's picture
    remedios
    10

    I have both at home. I can't recall the last time I turned on the desktop.

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • DASO's picture
    DASO
    12

    I have a desktop and a laptop, but I prefer to sit with my desktop because it's faster and it has more of memory Smiling
    thnx Eye-wink

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • Sophbunny's picture
    Sophbunny
    13

    Desktop at home, laptop in my dorm room, and a sexy little 2 pound Asus Eee PC for class!

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • potc crazyy's picture
    potc crazyy
    14

    Laptop and docking station, please! [=
    I want portability but a big screen is a must for me.

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • MuggleCrazed's picture
    MuggleCrazed
    15

    At my house we have a desktop that we all use, I use it mostly for schoolwork sometimes. Then I have a MacBook Pro that I use the most. It is SOOOOO much faster than the desktop and love sitting on the couch and checking email.

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • brookrene's picture
    brookrene
    16

    Mac Pro desktop at work and MacBook Pro laptop at home. Ah, this is the life. hehe

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • djkatscan's picture
    djkatscan
    17

    I use a desktop at work and at home. I have had a backlit keyboard for many years (BLUE LED FTW) and find it hard to type on my laptop now after so long. Smiling

    My laptop gets hooked to the 42inch TV for Stepmania and other random stuff.

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • bailaoragaditana's picture
    bailaoragaditana
    19

    Laptop all the way. I'm a student and I split my time between three different countries, so portability is essential! (And it has to be hauled from library to library as well!) I love my Mac Laughing out loud

    40 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • MeganDarling's picture
    MeganDarling
    21

    i have an iMac and i love how its not the traditional desktop, no mess and compact. how could i complain?

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • kitkatherine's picture
    kitkatherine
    22

    i got my first laptop in sixth grade as a home computer from my parents (they each had work computers, i just kind of made my dad let me use his, and my mom got a deal on the ibook) and i have loved my little apples ever since.

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • hkmarks's picture
    hkmarks
    23

    Both!

    My laptop is convenient for writing and surfing the web. I take it to school, use it as a portable DVD player, and since it's a convertible tablet I draw on it too. It's convenient and compact.

    My self-built desktop has a much better graphics card, two monitors, both bigger than the one on my laptop, a built-in TV, more space, and better speakers. Even though it's 5 years old, its processor is almost as powerful as the one in my one-year-old laptop, and it can play games the laptop can't handle. It's been upgraded several times, something I couldn't do with a laptop.

    If I ever replace my desktop (it IS only 2.4 GHz, single core, and I could use a little more speed for 3D art) it will probably live on as a media server. It probably has another 5-10 years of useful life in it.

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • MandyJoBo's picture
    MandyJoBo
    24

    I use my desktop for most things. It's absolutely necessary for storing my over 50GB of photos, and playing graphic-intensive games. I have a laptop also, and I use it when I want to surf the net elsewhere, like outside or in bed, and for when I stay at hotels.

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • azucar_ame's picture
    azucar_ame
    26

    I have a horrible desktop @ Work, a Great HP Media Center Desktop @ home and just got a replacement laptop(some 1 stole) for school.

    So I guess every computer serves it purpose.

    !azúcar!
    Ame

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • KristinDaBomb's picture
    KristinDaBomb
    27

    I have been using a desktop for years and was very lucky to get a laptop for Christmas. So I use both. :]

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • terryt18's picture
    terryt18
    28

    i have a desktop only but i really want to get a laptop. still i love my desktop. does the job.

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • KadBunny's picture
    KadBunny
    29

    In terms of convenience then laptop obviously (unless they've found a convenient way to lug a desktop around) but I'll always love that chunky computer. Only really made the switch to a notebook in the past two weeks so I'm still getting used to it, but either way the fatty and I have lots of memories together. Smiling

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • bahar's picture
    bahar
    30

    i dont have laptop but my sister does so i use it sometimes and i can say i don't like laptop,

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • fluffyhelen's picture
    fluffyhelen
    31

    Until a year or so ago I had always used a desktop mostly. I did have a laptop too but it was old and clunky.

    Then my boyfriend introduced me to Apple notebooks and I've never gone back to a desktop since! I had a 12" Powerbook to start with and then I upgraded to a 13" Macbook. =)

    Looking forward to the Apple subnotebook soon...

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • anna_muffin's picture
    anna_muffin
    32

    I love my ThinkPad and once I'm going to buy a docking station for it;-) No more desktops. Maybe for my future kids....

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • Renees3's picture
    Renees3
    33

    I have an HP laptop (work provided) and my boyfriend has a self built desktop. We need both. Mine for travel and his for space. In music alone we have like 100G, and he uses CAD/CAM programs that he needs the space and speed of a desktop. I like having both. I love my HP laptop, it's awesome

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • lilwildone1202's picture
    lilwildone1202
    34

    we have both for our apartment- the laptop is nice because its portable. but the desk top gives you room to do research...plus i like regular keyboards alot better

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • murron05's picture
    murron05
    35

    My almost new 4 year old Sony desktop has become a dust collector ever since my brother gave me his old laptop. It just crashed and I got to buy a brand new one with all the new bells and whistles and I will never go back to a desktop at home. I have no control at work but who doesn't love finding a recipe and propping up the notebook on the counter or being able to go ANYWHERE with your puter life. Technology rocks!

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • KathleenxCouture's picture
    KathleenxCouture
    37

    I have a laptop and being a college student it is the better choice. Especially since i will be commuting into chicago next spring for college!!!

    I've had Desktops before..i prefer laptops but Desktops are great too

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • macgirl's picture
    macgirl
    38

    Back when I worked in advertising I had a desktop as you really need the extra horsepower if you are doing serious Photoshop and layout work. Once I started fixing computers I went to a laptop. I really don't think I could ever go back. The convenience of having all my stuff no matter where I am in the house. Having internet in bed, on the couch, in the kitchen or even out in the back yard is amazing. We have a Quad Mac Pro with a 30" display in the house and I rarely touch it. I love my MacBook Pro!! 

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • i am awesomeness's picture
    i am awesomeness
    39

    I agree that laptops are the best for a college student. I have only seen one student with a desktop computer in their dorm room since school started in September. It's nice to have the desktop computer when I come home though, because its much more comfortable to type. I love my laptop though, and I use it all the time lately, even at home. There are some really nice desktops coming out lately, like the One computer that's an all-in-one machine and its very sleek and well-designed. Both have their place, and I hope desktops don't disappear.

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • Adrianne's picture
    Adrianne
    40

    I use a Mac at school and my Toshiba laptop at home. I seriously want a MacBook tho!

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • Three Eyed Fish's picture
    Three Eyed Fish
    41

    Laptop for traveling, video watching, and regular internet surfing while the desktop is just for gaming and typing reports since it always stays at the desk.

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • Lovely_1's picture
    Lovely_1
    42

    I have a desktop at work (well two hehe, they spolied me) and then I have a laptop at home and for school Smiling

    40 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • MsMO's picture
    MsMO
    43

    I love both in different ways. Don't make me choose.

    40 weeks 23 hours ago Report Comment
  • Choco1337's picture
    Choco1337
    44

    I love my laptop and I would never use anything else for day-to-day computer use. However I kind of want to get a desktop so I can play games..

    40 weeks 17 hours ago Report Comment
  • pixelsugar's picture
    pixelsugar
    45

    I have an ancient PC at work, an ancient G5 at home, and a PC laptop at home. I'll soon be adding a MacBook Pro to my home list.

    I think using a desktop at work is nice, I definitely never find myself tempted to bring work home with me this way. However, I do stay late to finish things sometimes. I guess both desktops/laptops have pros and cons.

    40 weeks 10 hours ago Report Comment