as of now, as I'm in Uni... I have a laptop... although... if I could, I'd MUCH rather have a Desktop... My laptop can't handle Crysis =[
LOL... Why is there a candygirl?... If I had to choose, definitely the laptop, small and compatible...
Damn... share the wealth will ya? I own a MBP and a badass XP desktop, but the noise, portability, dust, power, size, cost and another 50 reasons keep me from wanting to get another desktop. Next upgrade will either be a nice slim MAC, or I will just use my digital video out with my MBP to get full desktop monitor goodness. :P I just get tired of the desktop sometimes. There is no real need to buy one anymore, unless your a hardcore gamer, or a hardcore video editor.
lostandfound, Theres always a Candy Girl when you are stuck on a desert Island.
you have so many computers, lol!
I prefer Laptop, mostly because of it's mobility. My toshiba satellite has been serving me for almost 3 years and it still runs most of the games, most likely it would support SC2 as well.
LOL, Danny I didn't know that but now I know...
Since I'm stuck on an island with my beloved candy girl(s), there's wasn't any place for me to travel far, so I stick to 1 powerful desktop. But nowadays HP came out with a desktop replacement laptop (HDX Pavillion) with 20inc lcd screen, Quad Core, 4Gb RAM, ATI 256mb TX2100HD & 500Gb storage, code named: The Dragon. Maybe can give this model a try-out.
laptop. and a small one, at that. my 12'' g4 powerbook is still enough for my daily work/home life, altough sometimes i would like to have one of the new intel powered macbook pros... this is the one that will replace this laptop. not a big gaming fan, and a true portability friend. laptops will always win, for me, until i get a phone that can do everything...
I've always been more of a fan of Desktops, since I need huge amounts of storage, I game alot, and I hate the fact that laptops die out on you every 3 hours or so. Most laptops users then say ''just plug it in an outlet''. There goes the mobillity concept... And laptops tend to overheat alot aswell, especially when watching a movie. Unless you want to spend some extra cash on a model with ''proper'' ventilation, meaning a bigger and heavier case. and I've never had any trouble with noise on my desktop, just make sure the PSU and the rest of the fans are decent then it won't be much more then a laptop.
though i have 3 desktop, 1 c2d E6300@2.8G, 1 P4 3.0gh，1 P4 2.8GHz, and 2 laptop, 1 centrino 2.0ghz, 1 p4 1.6ghz.. thought that's the case, i only use my c2d most of the time, since it have much more capability then the others.. having a 8800gts and 2tb hdd total.. well, i mind just choose laptop if i have that much $$ to get a good one lol..
Hmm lets see. One Linux File server, a Mac Mini, 2 working Laptops (Centrino), 1 main desktop (Vista), a Shuttle Media Centre, 1 old desktop I made for Windows 98. I Think I have thrown the rest away. Laptops are far more useful, but you get less done sitting on the couch/bed then on a desktop...
Well definitely a desktop for me. How else can I get to play awesome games like Crysis and COD4 without a powerful desktop.
Here where I live things goes like this: I can either pay cheap and buy computer parts... which means I will have to assemble it, deal with incompatibility problems, and choose parts one by one 'till I find the perfect match... or I can pay double or triple the price and get a closed box. It's a complicated issue. So, after having like millions of problems, headaches, sleepless nights, all day driving and buying several replace parts... I finally decided that I would not buy desktops anymore. Up 'till now, I only had 2 laptops. The first one was a perfect experience. An Acer Ferrari 4005, never gave me problems, came with XP SP2 which was the best operational system I ever worked with (I tried almost all of them). I'm now using my second laptop. It's a Dell XPS M1330, but came preloaded with Vista (obligatory), and it's being a shitty experience because Vista is horrible. Specially if you're a programmer, and deal with lots of different software everyday. But I still think it's a way better experience than I'd be having with a Desktop. Yeah, I paid lots more for them. Yeah, graphics cards are weak and can't handle newer games with full settings. And this is kinda bad since I'm doing a Game Development couse which requires some 3D processing and good video cards. But I don't care... it's worth it. Even if it's as a desktop replacement period. If I have some spare money in the future, I'll probably save and buy a Sony Vaio, or Gateway One, or something like that.... a desktop that's as tight and factory functional as a laptop.
Oh, as for what I have: 2 laptops, and an old desktop. - Dell XPS M1330 - Acer Ferrari 4005 - Athlon XP 2.66+ or something like that. Answering the question from the last commenter: My laptop can run both games. I'm also playing Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2 and some other games on it. :D
i have laptop and desktop, but have to go for laptop, since its easy to carry around~
I have the traditional bias towards desktop. Maybe because I learnt a lot from building & tinkering with one.
I have 12inch PowerBook g4, so to be a 15inch MacBook Pro, a soon to be family 20 inch iMac, and my dad has a 17inch Macbook Pro. I find that the macbook pros have the perfect ratio of power to size. I mean hell, my lil 2 year old G4 is still one tough hard working laptop. Since I'm always on the move (job/college) a laptop fits me best. Plus the laptop desk gap isn't all that big unless you are talking about full spec $16,000 Mac Pro... But I do video editing, photoshop, iPhoto, iTunes, iWork, safari, garage band, and halo. My little laptop has never let me down. I'm upgrading because, well, you just can not say no to the MacBook Pros. My laptop is tried and try but faster rendering of data (movies,jams, etc) would be nice. also, starwars empire at war So mark me down for laptops.
edit *I have 12inch PowerBook g4, soon to be a 15inch MacBook Pro, a soon to be family 20 inch iMac, and my dad has a 17inch Macbook Pro. * I keep my G4 on "Better Energy Savings" and my battery life is a little over 4 hours, and never over heats in this mode. i always take a spare battery and charger with me in case of emergencies. So far that hasn't been an issue for me.
Since I use my computer for gaming I'd have to choose desktop. I admit it takes quite a bit of upkeep to keep it up to date, but my 8800 nvidia should be useful for awhile. Also, nice to view it all on a huge widescreen monitor since I'm on it alot.
I used to prefer desktop back in high school and college which I spent a lot of time buying parts and upgrading them. Desktop fit my life style at that time which I played a lot of PC games and download stuff. As I grew older, I now prefer laptop. It fits my busy and mobile life style. I have a docking station for my laptop at my office to connect it to the 30" lcd. Laptop VS desktop, I think it's just a matter of what your lifestyle is..
I prefer a desktop since you cant upgrade a laptop.
I used to have about 10 PCs and 2 Old World Macs. After living in Budapest between 2003-2005 with an underpowered portable (Dell CPI-A400XT for those curious), I learned I didn't _need_ all of those desktops and I honestly could live on the confines of a portable with an external drive. Today, I run on a last-gen PowerBook G4 15" 1.67 Dual-Layer as my primary machine. I recently inherited an iMac 20" C2D and it pretty much is my Windows and Linux developer testing and BT machine. It's nice, but it's being sold in conjunction with the PowerBook to purchase a new MacBook Pro. I have a PowerMac G4 Cube 450 running OS X Server for me and my roommates.
I'd say desktop. Simply put, they're just more powerful machines. But honestly, as long as I can run decent media players with variable codecs and games without lag, that's all I need.
i currently using an old P4 with HT for my desktop, with another recently 13" macbook. After seeing how well the macbook perform, I'm now in a dilemma whether or not to make the next PC purchase an iMac or a DIY PC running on MacOSX. And if i make buying a mac my choice, thn I'm caught in another dilemma of whether to purchase a macbook pro or a desktop mac. :s
my PC is going to celebrate it's 7th birthday soon next February. ('~')
simple enough to explain it, PC: higher performance. Lappie : Mobility, Average performance.
I guess I'm more of a laptop person, since they're portable and less bulky than desktops. I don't really play games which require advanced specs, like eroges, so I'm fine with what I have. Plus, laptops make business presentations and documentations all the more easier.
One's a Mac, ones a PC. Is there really any point for discussion? Ok, I'll take off my fanboi hat now (^_^) IMO desktops are slowly heading towards their eventual abandonment. The only exception MIGHT be high powered Dev and gaming boxes. However that is doubtful as processors with multiple cores become the norm. I personally have two laptops. One for work and a Mac. While my Dell work laptop is no slouch it is still slower than my Mac that is a year older. I also have a desktop but I have a harder and harder time justifying its existence. I'll probably be giving it to my brother soon.
A laptop would be far more useful on a desert island when they natives come chasing you with spears, you wouldn't have to leave it behind with the candy girl.
Currently it's an aluminum iMac, a Mac mini (displaced from TV duty by an AppleTV), an indigo iMac G3, a 12" iBook, my wife's Macbook and an old Athlon PC running M.A.M.E. Though I love my big screened iMac, if I could have only one computer, I'd have to go with a laptop. Just too darned convenient.
I think I'll take a laptop as I use a MacBook anyway haha
Hmm... I'm now more of a laptop person as I want my stuff portable. I have a Celeron D 2.66ghz 1gb ram desktop which I now use for downloading mp3s, anime, softwares, etc. I also have a laptop (which I bought in exchange from my Blue Argon-S (Pentium M 1.6ghz 1.5gb ddr2) last month) , an Acer Aspire 4710 Intel Core Duo 1.86Ghz 2gb ddr2, running on win vista premium and this is where I usually work on graphics, editing/creating webpages, etc since this is a lot faster than my desktop. The only thing I really don't like with the lappy was that sometimes, it would just freeze and the reason I could think of is that it runs on Vista premium which is not really stable yet. The desktop which ran on winxp pro is much stable and really appreciate the OS. I'm not really a gamer so, there's no problem with just having an Intel GMA 950. Gonna revert to XP again soon as it is stable and no problem with software compatibilities.
well.... I dont want to do the vote because the 'I Like Both' option isnt there. I personally built 4 out of the 5 computers in my house. ontop of that I also own a decent grade laptop which I can use to play games it I wanted to. even tho Id say I like the desktop because I can play games maxed out with all the eye candy, who said I cant do that with a loptop? some small UK & American based OEM companies have got SLI compliant laptops for sale. & there are laptops which are classed as 'desktop replacement' due to the weight & hardware they packed into the laptop. So because you can get a laptop which will be as powerful or even more powerful then a desktop so long as your willing to pay a premium. thats why I have to say im in the middle. a gaming laptop would be pretty sweet but its so expensive. So yeah. & please dont ask why I have 5 computers & a laptop in my house......
the husband is slowly convincing me that I need a laptop (as if I don't need to look at my computer any longer than needed ^^;) but I must agree that the portability of a Laptop is very tempting.... just no budget for it now T_T;
Desktop. Besides, Desktops are getting more smaller and smaller. I own the old HP Pavillion Slimline s7320n PC (i want the new one too), and it's hella small but holds a decent amount of stuff (177GB total space). I have about 145GB left, and i mostly use it for internet access, adding photos and downloading torrents. I can't imagine how much smaller it'll get next with now a days technology getting better and more portable. I'm not a fan of iMac ut i'm sure some people would even choose an iPhone over a laptop and desktop.
Fixing the problem of maintaining desktop hardware is easy... Don't fiddle with it! 99% of the computer-owning population manages to do so. The only thing having a laptop does is remove any temptation (along with any alternatives for part replacement in case of needing repair...) I also find the driver hunt for laptop hardware to be a much greater nightmare than for more standardized desktop components. I'll be getting a MacBook Pro soon, though. As long as I have my desktop around to get me by in case of needing repair (or netcafes nearby, once I'm in Japan), then I won't worry so much about not being able to fix every little thing by myself. It [i]will[/i] be hooked up to a giant monitor, though, at least at home.
I have about 3 working computers: 1. My laptop, which is my main machine, Acer Aspire 1524, AMD64 3400+. 2. My old desktop (1.4GHz Athlon). 3. An old server with a dual Pentium 2 at 233MHz running linux, which acts as my mail server, where all my mail comes in, and with which I can check my mail from all over the world, very handy ;p Would love to have a MacBook too though ;p And since I hardly play any games, mainly development, surfing, email, some audio stuff, a Mac would be nice. But my next laptop will probably still be a windows machine, since my current laptop has some downsides and it's getting slow...
This might be a bit off topic but... Vista Sucks.
Being someone who uses computers just for the fun of torrents, anime, blogging, programming and occasional oldie games. I find laptop much more useful than desktops, but if its related to gaming, then desktops is still the better choice imo.
Hmm... I do feel a little computer poor the last few years. Currently I only have my MB Pro and a 20" Intel iMac, usually I have more computers. Well, I didn't include my mom's or my fiancee's Wintel laptops. I maintain them so they are mine as well. All through my college days I was a laptop user. It wasn't until I graduated that I started using a desktop machine again. Now I use both, but of course when I'm off to campus or the office I can't live without my MB Pro. Some task like post shoot production I just prefer to do on a desktop machine. Maybe now that I have more powerful laptop I might become a laptop only person, maybe... What I really need is one of those 30" Apple Cinema Displays I do have a really important question. Is this the same Candy Girl each time we find ourselves on the desert island? We have visited the island so many times we should be adding another Candy Girls each time. Am I right? Actually there are so many things in the desert island if feels much better than home. ^^;
The only computer I have is a HP Pavilion W5070 from 2005. Although I liked the machine in the beginning, but that turned into hate for long time (lack of beaty, lack of power, lack of everything good). So that's why I want to switch (someday, cause I don't have any money at the moment) to the Mac Pro (a custom one, since I will replace some of it's hardware with better ones). But on a desert island I would choose for a laptop, cause a laptop is easier to carry around than a desktop. ^^
On a dessert island? I'd probably go for some dessert first, or did you mean a deserted island? ;) Laptops are wholesome; compact and light, but most often lack computing power (unless you say goodbye to an arm and a leg, and throw in your left kidney for some extra's). But I doubt I'll be running much heavy software, so the laptop it will be.
I have built three old machines during the years and the fourth one that I am using now is a 3000+ Athlon 64, with 400+ gigs of hard drive space, 1 gig of RAM Dual boot of Win 2k and openSUSE 10.2. I like my desktops, but I like to have a small portable tablet instead of a desktop replacement. Those Old machines are a Dual P2 450, a former Athlon XP 2400+, and a ancient Pentium 100. I need to a Desktop to run all the time for running Seti@home, torrents and other things. I Like this machine over the newer ones because it has been reliable, quiet and not like the slow dual core Vista laptops of my Mom's and brother's, I would uninstall Vista and put Win 2K and Linux on my future laptop.
i have and use both laptop nd desktop. While i use desktop for everything from gaming, downloading and work. laptop that I use is only for work related things. Though just few days ago my desktop died :-( seems like motherboard decided to go away hehehhee However desktop can be upgraded very easily while laptops are not really for upgrades. I tried upgrading video card on my old laptop and that did not work so well, even after I put old video card in the laptop was acting weirdly. In the end I think laptops will become more flexible like desktop in all aspect and will take over. I think that laptops need to be more like desktop in power and possibilities of upgrades.
I've had both. I prefer laptop.
Only good thing about laptops are that they are easier to take them with you, then the bad parts: expensive, cannot upgrade (or just some upgrades), less power for money and a crappy keyboard.
I pefer more the desktop side than a laptop. I own both, the desktop is more superior than the laptop anyway.
I very much prefer desktops. I have a Quad Core with 2 GB DDR2-800, 500 GB HDD and an 8800 GT and it only set me back $900. The cheapest laptop I could find is still more than that and the most expensive I could find is only dual core, half the ram speed, less than half the HDD space and integrated graphics, wasting perfectly good processing cycles. Also, no laptop can run Crysis at all Very High settings like my desktop can. ^_^
besides being able to move the laptop around easily i would much prefer a desktop over a laptop any day, laptops make me aggravate me. Even if you were to have the same amount of ram and cpu speed as a desktop, it's still going to be slower because laptops work differently then desktops do.
Its sort of hard to say, I have both, I loved my imac & also can't live without my desktop. BUT my desktop is a dinosaur & at the moment my laptop is 6ft down under :( she died and I haven't had time to fix/get new one. been stuck using the dinosaur... Thats what u get when you are a Bus Operator = busy & no money.
Well they're sort of right in the issue. Desktops have more compatibility than laptops and you can always change parts like increasing its graphics capabilities, memory, cpu, etc.... while a laptop your mostly stuck with the original stuff it comes with, you can only increase its Ram if I'm correct. I currently have two desktops and one laptop, one of the desktops I use to play games and download stuff (anime ^^) while with the laptop I do most of my work and navigate on the internet while the other desktop is for the rest of my family to use (I may sound bad but I really need a laptop and a desktop around me). So I would always had to choose a laptop and a desktop, wouldn't prefer one above the other.
I prefer a laptop, don't want to lug a gigantic desktop out of the rain lol. Plus I could use the laptop screen as a reflective signal which should be lighter than the desktops unless its a flat screen.
While I have both a desktop and a laptop, I prefer my desktop simply because it's more powerful and can handle all my games. The laptop i use mainly to take notes in class and to surf in the internet when I'm at the library. I find overheating is one of the laptop's biggest faults. And if I was stuck on the desert island, with a internet, electricity, and a candy girl, I would pick the laptop and use it to send out a rescue signal.
I have both, but I'd choose desktop over laptop, my laptop will never be able to handle any demanding games. Laptop mainly for work or watching tv while surfing the net.
IMO there is no reason to EVER buy a laptop unless you actually have a need for portability. You can get a desktop that outperforms any given laptop by far, for significantly less money. Personally I would never buy a laptop, ever. If I want portability then I want the REAL portability of a tablet PC, not the half-assed-ness of a laptop.
i would chose a desktop for his game power, but now the laptops have developed desktop-like power for gaming, soo... can u give me one of those laptop u have spare?? xD
wow, you got a lot of computers Danny, you could probably sell some of them off ebay and get yourself a candygirl. ^^
oh, I forgot to answer the question. I'd choose a laptop. I need the portability for whenever I go around within or outside of the country.
I have one desktop and three laptops (Vaio,Dell,and Acer) Personally, I prefer desktops simply for the fact that it's easier to "keep up with the Jones." With the technology advances at breakneck speeds, a laptop is only good for a year or so before it becomes obsolete(unless you own a Mac). My Desktop is my media center where I would keep my important files. Vaio is my personal/work laptop, Dell is strictly work use only and the Acer is for travel use. If I was stranded on an island, I would pick my desktop since that's where most of my file are kepted.
100% desktop, they are much easier to maintain technology wise as HDD etc are usually recyclable. Plus the main benefit of a laptop is being portable, but I only live 10mins walk from uni :)
i own two desktop PCs and 1 laptop and i choose both desktop PCs and laptops. both has their advantages and disadvantages ^___^ PC may take up some space but they have the power that could outmatch any laptop anytime given the proper hardware at a less possible cost. not only that but you could also customize the hardware and cosmetic your desktop PC. not only that but you can also recycle some hardware parts like HDD and make it into a USB external HDD :3 laptop on the other hand is catching up with desktop PCs in terms of power and it's very portable which you take it virtually anywhere but the problem that i see with laptops is that you can't DIY custom your laptop and they are somehow expensive ^^;;;;;
I currently own a XPS desktop, so I voted that way. But in a sense, I still think laptops are still pretty convenient. Especially for classes. Speaking of which, I'm gonna need one in a few months...
Still desktop for me, its true that I hate the amount of space it takes and maintaining the hardware to the latest ones. However, its a must since I'm a gamer that download tons of anime, movie and manga. Latest game is asking you to constantly upgrade your graphic card and hard drive.
I were stuck at deserted island with an internet connection and electricity, a lappie would be my choice.. lol... excluding the candy girl... lol
I use both. I have a desktop that I use as my main machine for everything. When I need to leave the house for a class or for work, or just going to a friends house I take my laptop. I use the laptop for just about everything even gaming. Its a fairly new alienware laptop so its got plenty of power.
