Is it correct these days to call a laptop a PC? It sounds wrong to me and i'm sure it is but i'm not sure why... a laptop is kind of a small personal computer, albeit not a desktop PC.
Is it correct or incorrect to refer to a laptop as a PC?
2007-03-13 03:19:24 · 13 answers · asked by daniel s 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
PC=Personal Computer, as opposed to a server or multi-user workstation, so technically yes, a laptop is a PC.
Most people who refer to PCs as such, however, really mean PCs running Windows (generally as opposed to Mac), but saying that a Macintosh computer is not a PC is technically incorrect (few Macs are run primarily as multi-user workstations or desktops).
A laptop is a just a personal computer that's portable - most people are referring to a desktop computer when they say PC, though.
2007-03-13 03:38:16 · answer #1 · answered by SayDoYouWantToGoSeeAMovie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
PC just stands for personal computer - technically one that runs Windows, but most people mean any computer for personal use, as opposed to a big mainframe such as those used by corporations.
The bigger one which sits on/under the desk is usually referred to as a desktop machine, the smaller portable version as a laptop. Both are PCs.
Incidentally, there is a tendency now to use the term "notebook" instead of laptop; this once referred to a specific size of portable PC, but now is used to emphasise the fact that laptops in fact don't work terribly well on the lap - they don't get the air they need, get rather warm and so does your lap!
2007-03-13 05:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not correct to call a laptop sometimes called a notebook a PC. A PC is upgradable unlike a laptop. Also it is psysically different for example the processor in a PC can be upgrade as long as it is the same socket but in laptop you can't. A small desktop computer is one that is small but does not have a monitor and keyboard built into the base unit and a PC does not have a battery built in and don't usually have a PC Card slot in them.
2007-03-13 03:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by Darian 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Laptops and desktops are both PCs -- Personal Computers.
2007-03-13 03:23:31 · answer #4 · answered by DCPete27 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
pc means personal computer, so by definition a laptop is a pc. It is a laptop pc as opposed to a desktop pc which is the bigger not so portable variety.
2007-03-13 03:23:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Deadman's spot on. Yes a laptop is a PC but more commonly used when referring to a desktop.
2007-03-13 03:24:06 · answer #6 · answered by flyingconfused 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do not refer to them as PCs, I believe a PC is a desktop computer, not a laptop or notebook.
2007-03-13 03:22:01 · answer #7 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's correct. Any system that runs Windows is generally referred to as a PC. I usually call them PC notebooks.
2007-03-13 03:22:46 · answer #8 · answered by UbiquitousGeek 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-19 04:28:07 · answer #9 · answered by boulger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pc is now usually called a desk top as it sits on a desk. And a lap top is named because it sits in your lap, but a lap top cannot be called a pc even the your laptop is usually your personal computer.
2007-03-13 03:23:30 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋