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View Poll Results: Which do you mostly use at home - Desktop or Laptop
Desktop 6 54.55%
Laptop 3 27.27%
I use both about the same 2 18.18%
I do not have a home computer 0 0%
Its really none of your business 0 0%
No comment 0 0%
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Old November 11th, 2006, 03:28 AM
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I was just reading an article about how laptops are overtaking desktops as primary computers so I started wonder what everyone here uses.
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Old November 11th, 2006, 06:09 AM
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Laptop. My desktop is a HTPC and gaming machine, but for everything else (coding, email/IM, web browsing) I use the laptop. Partly because it's portable, partly because my HTPC setup doesn't make it easy to view/write text (distance to the plasma screen).
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Old November 11th, 2006, 07:49 AM
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Cost benefit analysis of laptop vs desktop still gets desktop to come out on top IMHO.

If they were the same price I would seriously consider laptops but then there's still the issue of (non)upgradability of laptop hardware.
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Old November 11th, 2006, 08:17 AM
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Cost benefit analysis of laptop vs desktop still gets desktop to come out on top IMHO.

If they were the same price I would seriously consider laptops but then there's still the issue of (non)upgradability of laptop hardware.
It's a given that laptops are more expensive, less powerful, not upgradeable, etc, but one needs to consider it's worth it for the portability .
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Old November 11th, 2006, 09:41 PM
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I am very laptop dependent. I like to be mobile. I want to be able to go from room to room and stay connected. I've got two laptops and a PDA to accomplish this. Heh. I use my desktop too, I am right now, but I definately prefer to use my laptop.
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Old November 11th, 2006, 10:02 PM
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Desktops all the way for me.

We have laptops as well but personally I prefer a DT

(Can't stand not having a numeric pad on the right)
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Old November 12th, 2006, 05:25 AM
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I will never be a lover of laptops. They may be portable, but I have no need for such things. I get much better mileage out of my tower that I can easily pull parts out of.
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Old November 12th, 2006, 07:53 AM
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Desktops all the way for me.

We have laptops as well but personally I prefer a DT

(Can't stand not having a numeric pad on the right)
my laptop has the numbers on the right. I have a wide screen and those have the numbers. Like you I hated not having them also
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Old November 12th, 2006, 12:15 PM
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I have a desktop but I am looking into getting a Mac sometime in the future.....after looking at the specs and all I might get a Macbook, very similar specs as the iMac I was comparing it too, but for only $100 more I could get the portability of the Macbook (wouldn't be getting it till next year when I'm at PTI, a Macbook would be useful when visiting home)

Mr Bean, look here
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I picked DESKTOPS on the poll....

I have used laptops and they are too small and the screen hurts my eyes....

I like CRT monitors and a bigger display........
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