Who still uses a desk top computer?

[Jim Comic]

one laptop, one desktop

+1

Laptop on its last legs though , gonna buy a new one in aug I reckon

 

[Róisín_Rua]

I got a reconditioned PC a few months ago. Does the jawb.

 

[Bandon Langer]

If you're able to, building your own desktop is the way to go. No paying for things you don't need.

Also, desktops are easily upgradeable. I have 8GB RAM in mine but chose a motherboard that would take another 2*4GB if needed, giving a total of 16GB. As is, 8 is doing the job. For now. Same goes for the hard drive. Even if you need to throw out the mobo and processor, the RAM, PSU, Graphics Card and Housing can all stay.

The ONLY advantage of laptops are portability imo. A huge % of laptops never leave the desk which is a waste of money

 

[Happyhonkaman]

If you have to ask then the answer will mean nothing to you.

I suppose it depends what you use it for, but laptops would more than fulfill the requirements of most. Mine gets seriously put through its paces with heavy duty graphics stuff and never flinches

 

[Happyhonkaman]

If you're able to, building your own desktop is the way to go. No paying for things you don't need.

Also, desktops are easily upgradeable. I have 8GB RAM in mine but chose a motherboard that would take another 2*4GB if needed, giving a total of 16GB. As is, 8 is doing the job. For now. Same goes for the hard drive. Even if you need to throw out the mobo and processor, the RAM, PSU, Graphics Card and Housing can all stay.

The ONLY advantage of laptops are portability imo. A huge % of laptops never leave the desk which is a waste of money

Isn't that the point? :lol:

 

[Super Billy Davies]

Desktop all the way. Would never touch a pitiful laptop.

I started a thread on it. :bday:

http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/forums/showthread.php?t=236215&highlight=desktop

 

[BettyDoesMallow]

+1

Laptop on its last legs though , gonna buy a new one in aug I reckon

I thought the same about my own laptop - took ages to boot, hanging running browsers or MS Office, but I put in an 128gb SSD for €40 and Windows 10 and now it's as good as new - boots in 8 secs and never hangs.

 

[Bwana_Dik]

I lobbed an SSD into my 2-year-old, I7 etc, laptop, greased lightning-ish. I'm sure a desktop could/would be faster but for most stuff, not required.

 

[Heraldo]

I use a 2012 Mac Mini connected to an LG TV and a 2014 MacBook Air.
The Mac Mini shows no signs of slowing down, even though it has only 4GB of RAM. Might upgrade it to 8/16GB of RAM soon to future proof it.

 

[Bandon Langer]

Isn't that the point? :lol:

Read the sentence after for context dicktits!