laptop or desktop?

[budin]

which one guys? I prefer laptop..portability really does matter in college

[Nichito]

depends... 'cause it is true laptops come in handy @ college and universities... but if you area software geek, and as us (geeks) you like having unuseful software in your pc,loads of music, and excesive games, i'd recommnd a desktop...

but, if you have both, in addition to a PDA, it's much better...

[joshSCH]

I choose... BOTH! hah.. I'll be taking a laptop and desktop to college next year.. b/c I need the portability of the laptop, and I enjoy the comfortability of the desktop :)

[Nichito]

agreed...

[lasher511]

they definatly both have their advantages and it is handy to have a desktop at times however i love my mac book pro.

[Duki]

since i got my laptop i'm rarely on my desktop (which is only about 2 months old).

[christina>you]

I'd go with the laptop.

[joshSCH]

they definatly both have their advantages and it is handy to have a desktop at times however i love my mac book pro.

mac book? bleh.. They just shipped my new dell laptop! It comes with Ubuntu.. I'm excited :)

[lasher511]

Ill give Dell the fact that they are cheap however if you want to keep your laptop for more then 2 years then i have found that they arn't the greatest for surviving. Plus im not sure i would trust a Dell on my lap especially with all the explosions and such that i have seen on the internet. I know they have "fixed" the problem but i would still be suspicious.

[sk8ndestroy14]

Lasher511, what is there to say about my gateway laptop, good or bad?

[joshSCH]

If dell was as cheap and worthless as you claim, then they wouldn't be dominating the industry..

Besides I would hardly call a $1500 laptop cheap.

[Rashakil Fol]

A laptop is just fine, no desktop needed, as long as it has a good keyboard and, of course, a nipplemouse. However, a desktop has the advantage of... um... in the case of Dell, not exploding. Also, it takes up less desk space, when using an external (i.e. good) keyboard.

Why did I just write this? Does anybody care? What drives somebody to spout his opinions on a POS choice between POS hardware?

[darrenw89]

you'll always get better value for money and like for like performance from a desktop but a laptop boasts mobility as well as lower power consumption levels. unless you're planning on getting something like an alienware laptops are generally bad for gamers or any high res applications, this is partly because the components in a notebook / laptop run a lot hotter than those in a desktop. it's a toughie, although i have both (and a pda phone thing lol) i rarely use the desktop if ever.

Dazza :cool:

[sk8ndestroy14]

So the laptops can't really handle better hardware? (Cool avatar)

[John A]

If you aren't planning on doing any heavy computations, a cheap laptop should suit you just fine. As far as comfortability is concerned, get yourself a nice large LCD monitor and a decent mouse and keyboard. You'll hardly notice the difference.

If you plan on doing something a bit heavier, I'd recommend getting a laptop that's a bit higher-end... the Intel Core 2 Duos are excellent, especially since they support the x86_64 instruction set. And if you plan on doing any serious gaming, don't forget to have a decent video card installed. :-)

Of course, the budget is also a factor, but since you haven't given us any information regarding this, I can't fit this into any of my recommendations.

[joshSCH]

Hmm.. what kind of carrying bag and keyboard/mouse would yall recommend? My laptop doesn't come with bluetooth.. so maybe some usb wireless keyboard/mouse. What kind of carrying bag do most people get when going to college? Like a backpack one? I heard samsonite was the best manufacturer..

[jbennet]

The later P4s support x86_64, not just the Core2Duos

and it wasnt dells fault the baterys exploded, they were made by sony.

[John A]

>and it wasnt dells fault the baterys exploded, they were made by sony.
Correct. And it wasn't only Dell that was affected, a few other laptop manufacturers who'd used Sony batteries (such as Apple) were forced to do a battery recall. It isn't an issue anymore, as far as I know.

[lasher511]

Lol i don't know never really used one myself ive mainly used desktops for most of my years the first one i bought was a Dell which decided to stop working after about 2 years and the second is the Mac i have now. Im not sure that we can even buy gateways in australia.

[Hamrick]

Definitely a laptop. But don't forget the docking station! :)