The development of laptops revolutionised the way we use technology. No longer tied to the desktop PC and thanks to the invention of Wi-Fi, we now have the ability to surf the Internet wherever we roam, the tethers of cords and plugs no longer a problem. While there is still a place for the desktop PC, does the advent of more powerful, faster and more feature-rich laptops make the old 'box under the desk' redundant?
Logistics, logins and leads
A laptop is great - you can wander around the house and even work in the garden if the mood takes you. But a laptop is only good as long as the battery has some life in it. Once that 'low battery' symbol starts to flash, you're back to leads and cables to juice up your hardware. With a desktop, the power's constant, you don't have to worry about a low battery suddenly wiping out six hours worth of work (if you haven't got into the habit of hitting 'save' regularly, that can send you Growling in anger) and if you regularly PowerCut, nothing should stop you while you work on your desk.
Laptops take up less space than a desktop. Since a laptop is a self-assembly, there is no CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse and all the paraphernalia that goes by linking the various elements into a single PC workstation. Even though it seems much more practical, the extra space that a unit of the tower in its outercasing means that desktop PCs can be upgraded, added to and 'pimped' up - particularly useful if you're a serious gamer, want to add some memory or are into high-tech gadgetry. The companies also take this into account, and most of the real cutting edge technology such as new processors, liquid-cooled chips and high-resolution graphics boards are designed for desktop PCs rather than laptops.
Price - you get what you pay for
Unless you're seriously into upgrading, a desktop PC is still cheaper than a laptop. And with so many people opting for the laptop, there are plenty of exceptionally good, second-hand desktop PCs for sale at a fraction of the cost of a top of the range laptop. Another major advantage of the desktop PC is that if one of the peripherals such as the keyboard or mouse fails, it is easy, quick and cheap to replace. Old, bulky monitors can be replaced by sleek, LCD screens and if you have a particular aversion to Cables, keyboards and wireless mouse can declutter your office significantly.
All this favors the PC desktop to a laptop, but if you are highly mobile, use a computer for work and spend most of your workday travel between meetings, the laptop is at the head and shoulders above the desktop for convenience . On board a train at rush hour, and you will see many people who spend more of their journey through time with her worklaptops. So for the go-getting businessman or woman, a laptop is the obvious choice. Once again, price is a factor, and laptops can range between a £150 bargain from eBay right through to a top of the range AppleMac weighing in at just shy of £1000. It all depends on what you want your PC to do, where you want to do it and how deep your pocket is.
Despite the all-conquering laptop taking the lion's share of the PC market, there is still a place for the desktop PC, and it is doubtful that the laptop will ever completely replace the desktop unit. Rather, the two work in synergy with each other, with each having its own pros and cons. If you want to cover all the bases, have your desktop PC at home and invest in a laptop as well to cover you when you're away from your 'base station'. That way, you can have the best of both worlds!
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