Desktop or notebook?

[hahahanoobs]

Desktop.
My phone is good enough to suit my mobile needs.

 

[gcarter]

Also, having a laptop or desktop discussion as discussed already usually expands into the situation you find yourself in....

Desktop - for gaming and upgrade purposes
Laptop - for work, general browsing and portability
Tablet - for consuming data for example in your lunch break
Phone - for comms on the move

 

[mosu]

Both and at least a smartphone, but I don't like Windows phone, use android instead.

 

[nismo91]

Desktop for everything in my home: gaming, movies, light work and music. Good performance, much bigger screen and a dedicated audio setup for enveloping experience.

Laptop for work. my old 2.4g core 2 duo laptop has both SSD and HDD, and 6 usb ports with my expresscard installed. Screen size is 15.4" and the keyboard is acceptable. It's very old but it can handle all my work-related stuffs easily. Being a laptop, I don't need a "UPS" and I can bring it around the office effortlessly.

Tablet for browsing and movies on the move. Useful for showing PDFs or presentation for clients.

As expected all my devices are running Windows 10 so I don't have to deal with different interfaces everyday.

 

[TitoBXNY]

Nothing compares to my desktop. I spent nearly 3 grand on a Dell XPS gaming laptop a few years ago and was disappointed from day one. I regret not returning it. I upgrade my desktop every 3 years and would only consider a laptop if work required it. I use my Android device for everything else.

 

[Duckeenie]

Actually, two of the three questions posed in this article are as follows:

"Do you prefer a desktop or notebook? Or what do you use more often and under what scenarios?"

This is what I see:

This week’s open forum is simple – do you prefer a desktop or notebook? Each platform has its advantages and shortcomings but if you could only choose one, which would it be? Let us know in the comments section below!

I see two questions, both of which should return the same result. Is there more of the article somewhere that I don't know about?

 

[mcborge]

Desktop, because I like to build my own systems.

 

[Eivind]

I use a laptop for programming and school a desktop for everyday stuff like gaming, shows/movies/animes and stuff like that.

 

[tonylukac]

I like the desktop, one to play songs with bass on, the other to watch movies as an htpc. Being a little blind, the laptop/desktop keyboard is easier to use than the three handed tablet (using a magnifying glass), which I don't have. Somehow, tho ,games like angry birds on my android phone entice me. They're free. Online gambling, usually requiring no entrance fee, is great too, like facebook bingo, on a laptop. Getting my mother a tablet for christmas; she really needs something fast to surf the web, but whose will it be? Just a fourty dollar android tablet. How can it go wrong?

 

[SuperVeloce]

I need a laptop for programming (not doing the work only at home, but when I am home I use my PC screen and keyboard), but I still have haswell i7 for occasional rendering job and games.

 

[Wizwill]

I resent the totalitarian attitude of the Moderator who insists you only answer the question laptop or desktop. Often times an expanded answer gives rise to sparking the thought process on the part of the reader and can lead to additional learning.
FYI, this forum is not a very intuitive application for using speech recognition to dictate into.I am not a very good typist and have some arthritis in my hands so I use speech recognition which requires me to use a true Windows machine whether it be a laptop or a desktop. Also, Nuance speech recognition really requires a quad core processor of which there are precious few in laptops.

 

[TomSEA]

Desktop. The ability to customize and the power available make it an obvious choice for any gamer or hard core PC user. I also have a decent tablet for portability. Plus I can't stand laptop keyboards. I'm a 110wpm typist on a good keyboard. That goes down to about 40wpm on a laptop. Drives me crazy.

 

[mailpup]

I resent the totalitarian attitude of the Moderator who insists you only answer the question laptop or desktop.

What the deuce are you talking about? What is this insisting of which you speak?

 

[Techman3]

Desktop is preferred - offers normal size screen so I can actually see everything, more reliable, custom build to your liking, etc.

 

[poohbear]

For when I'm mobile or at work on the go a laptop is the only choice. But for serious work or gaming, the desktop ofcourse!

 

[Silverfox22]

My last desktop was retired a decade ago. Decent laptop screen size makes nearly everything possible except switching between multiple monitors, which is recent since the development of flat monitors anyway. I resent the number of apps which are being migrated and made available to Android/iOS users only, like Instagram and Periscope, and even iTunes and Messenger. The PC versions never work properly, if at all. And why do I have to follow game scores and share athletics articles on mobile apps, when those screens are too small to follow the action? Reading e-books is also easier on laptops, when apps are compatible. I am at home all the time, so needing two devices is inconveniently dumb.

 

[lripplinger]

All of these "mobile" devices were created using a desktop computer. Desktop computers are not going away. They will continue to have the power that laptops and other mobile devices cannot provide. I always use my desktop. I really don't use my laptop much, only occasionally is it of any use to me.

 

[KupKaa]

Since the question is "if I could only choose either desktop or laptop" it would be the laptop. It never will be as comfortable as working on my desktop (small vs humongous display, eye strain vs. no eye strain), nor as speedy (my desktop has a more powerful processor) nor as reliable (wifi vs lan), nor as fully accessorized (no optical drive), nor as readily back-up-able (single ssd vs ssd+BackupHD), nor as shareable (my wife uses the Desktop for all her work), nor as findable (the desktop doesn't move around and hide under a pile of magazines in the living room) but then I can work from just about anywhere with my laptop - from Tahiti to Topeka to Timbuktu. THAT is the deciding factor.

 

[DaveBG]

Laptops are for kids. Desktops are way more powerful and upgradable.

 

[cliffordcooley]

I can't believe all the people I see posting "laptops are for kids". Laptops are not for kids. Laptops are for people who need portability. Of those people who don't need more than a laptop provides, may settle on not having a desktop.

Anyone that doesn't need portability will likely choose a desktop. At the very least an AIO or HTPC. Seriously; why would anyone deal with a battery(that quite commonly only has 3 hours of life), small screen, non-standard keyboard, and lack of storage options, if portability wasn't absolutely needed? They cost more, performance is less, and on average they don't last as long. Sure they are low profile, that is what makes them portable.

 

[ET3D]

Tablet, definitely.

Other than this, I don't care that much. I haven't used my desktop for over a year, since we moved, because that room is still messy. I use a Lenovo Y70 laptop, which is about as powerful as my desktop, and it's okay. I mostly use it for web browsing and playing around with RPG Maker. Last time I tried to run a game, Bioshock Infinite, I discovered that the laptop shuts down after a while and that it's a known problem. I really should go back to try to solve the problem, but I game so little that I don't care that much.

 

[damnthereaper]

Actually, two of the three questions posed in this article are as follows:

"Do you prefer a desktop or notebook? Or what do you use more often and under what scenarios?"

This is what I see:

This week’s open forum is simple – do you prefer a desktop or notebook? Each platform has its advantages and shortcomings but if you could only choose one, which would it be? Let us know in the comments section below!

I see two questions, both of which should return the same result. Is there more of the article somewhere that I don't know about?

Looks like it because it says:

"This week’s open forum is simple – do you prefer a desktop or notebook? Or what do you use more often and under what scenarios? Each platform has its advantages and shortcomings but if you could only choose one, which would it be? Let us know in the comments section below!"

While I love my desktop, I end up using my laptop more because I do more stuff on the go. Like a lot of people I think both are useful in certain situations. I use my laptop for work and light gaming if I'm hanging with the gf at home or not in my home office. When I want to use more intensive games, or need to work in a multi-screen environment (3 or more), can't beat a desktop.

 

[Lionvibez]

I'm a desktop guy so it does all my heavy lifting.

Have Laptops and tablets for light duties.

 

[LNCPapa]

I only use laptops for meetings, traveling, and sitting on the can. Any other time I've gotta have a desktop.

 

[DDG4005]

I have two desktops and one laptop but I prefer my desktops. The laptop is convenient when I'm lounging on my sofa but for pure PC power nothing beats my boxes.