Laptop vs Desktop?

Question

Apart from the large memory gap, what - if anything - can you do on a desktop PC that you can't do on a laptop?

Answer 1

destop! overheats less and can hold much more stuff not to mention it can hold awesome graphics cards
pretty much the same stuff, just laptops are slower

Answer 2

laptop

pros

1. portability ( if you’re using it in your school and if you’d like to be Cool… this is a good reason to buy one)

2.laptops are more compact and very easy to move

3. you can watch movies anywhere

4.access the internet everywhere sometimes

5.music is handy when you need it

cons

1.it is very limited in terms of upgradability (in short it is easily outmoded… “disposable” is the term other people use).

2. not so durable (well unless you are buying the really hard core ones…)

3. sometimes it’s not so portable as most of the makers say it is.

4. the price…

5. it can easily be stolen from you… ( unless you have a car or a very secure environment in your school this remains to be an issue)

desktop

pros

1. well as we all know desktops are a lot more versatile and upgrade friendly.

2. it’s a hell lot cheaper than buying a laptop.

3. you can’t carry it around

1. well if you are not really a tech geek, you’d have to atleast have some one to guide you some one who knows about the hardwares and all that…

2. NEVER trust the salesperson in the computer shop… the rule here is that the expensive ones are not always the best ones.

3. ask about the warranty of the parts and the procedures on replacement of parts. ask how long it would take to replace or repair and how long the product will be covered by the warranty also the terms and conditions.

4. buy a pc that you need and not the one you like. (don’t buy a ferrari if you are just going to use it to go to the mall… i think you get the point here) ;)

5. buy a PC or Laptop at a computer shop that is near to you. (it will be a very big discomfort if you’d buy one from a comp shop that is far from your place, especially if your PC breaks down…)

6. window shop for the PCs first you might see a better deal in other shops.

Answer 3

These are the things that you better leave to the desktop since it's so much more powerful compared to a laptop. You CAN do all these on a laptop but it takes a lot of computer resources and usually causes the laptop to become very hot.

Desktop:
Gaming
Video Editing
Photo Editing
Video Making
Making Music

Answer 4

Laptops are much more sociable when in company, no more going to the desk, the computer comes to you.
You can roam wirelessly round your house or workplace (even connect online in airports etc)

Nowadays...Harddrive and memory has drastically been increased on laptops, therefore making them arguable the best choice for business and pleasure.

One of the only things that people would proberly say is if you are like a 'hardcore' (sad geeky) gamer (with no life) then you would proberly want high spec graphics cards and specialist controls etc.

Answer 5

ive got a sony 1.86ghz dual core, 1mb ram, seperate graphics card and ive played online games namely ' day of defeat' with absolutley no problems at all. As a test the other day to see if it was worth taking out the 2 512k ram sticks and replacing them with 2 1gb sticks. So i ran every program i had including bit torrent,limewire, msn, yahoo firefox, IE, WMPlayer,divX ,VLC, and many others, the result was ; i couldn't get the pagefile usage above 900mb so why does anyone really need so much memory. plus i took it alround thailand and cambodia for 6months couldn't do that with a desk top, i think the rule must be minimum 1GB ram and seperate graphics card

Answer 6

Everthing that requires power (and a budget).

To game at the maximum on a laptop it will cost you $3,000+, while the equivalent on a desktop will be $1,500. A gaming laptop will absolutely EAT batteries.

HD video editing and 3D graphics apps use multiple hard disks and tons of RAM, not to mention a quad core is recommended and a dedicated rendering card.

Answer 7

Laptops go everywhere. Do you want to take it with you?

If so, go laptop. If not, then get a destop.

Laptops are more money for what you get because the manufacturers have to get a smaller item to do the same or more than a larger one.

I use my laptop as my desktop, because I like the independence it gives me. I also have Internet everywhere I go, because I use a wireless carrier (Cingular/AT&T in my case), and love it. If I have phone then I have Internet. But it is a bit pricey, and not for everyone.

HTH.

Answer 8

People favor desktop PCs over laptops because of the ability to customize, upgrade it easily. Also PC desktops have better cooling system making it easier to overclock

Answer 9

You can't upgrade the video cards in laptops. Desktops are much faster for the same processor. It's much easier to replace components like CD-Rom drives if they ever fail.

Answer 10

Anything the laptop will do the desktop will do better....

better memory, graphics, faster speeds, more hardware can be added....the list goes on.

Answer 11

Update Everything !

Laptops Are No Competition Against Desktops.

Unless You Travel.

Desktops have no batterys, bigger screens, faster access speed, bigger memory and more choice.