For new computer buyers, this is not always an easy decision: Laptop or Desktop? Since a computer can be an investment that can have a useful life of a number of years, it is a good idea to think out how a new computer will be used, in terms of the implications of integrating it into an already existing system, or into an expanding system. In your evaluation process, you should consider carefully your possible needs before deciding. But what are the merits of portable versus desktop systems? Here is a brief overview. |
Expensive. That is what laptops are. If you haven't thought about it yet, it just isn't that hard to understand why an equally powerful, but smaller computer costs more. But don't forget the other side of the equation either. Have you got the space to dedicate to a desktop system? Even more importantly, though, do you constantly need to reconfigure work space? If so, smaller objects reconfigure more easily to fit available space. A portable system also allows you to work in the field, and carry your work with you wherever you go. |
On the equally important desktop side, it is true that desktops are much more easily upgraded than laptops, and also offer far more upgrade options. This has been traditionally true of desktops, whether we refer to the ease of plugging in a new (better) monitor, adding RAM , a new (faster, higher resolution) video card, or one of a slew of other add-in cards and options including extra serial or parallel ports, for example. Even the luxury of upgrading a motherboard has been possible with desktop computers. A desktop computer provides a much broader upgrade path.
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