Desktop computers becoming a "thing of the past"
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Since when were computer components more expensive now? They have stayed relatively similar. £1000 will get you pretty much an identical equivilent* machine now as it did 10 years ago.
*If that makes sense...
Nah, you're just a dick mate.
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Sausage fest interrupted? My apologies.
To me, this is being a dick.
Such is the rich tapestry, etc.
To me, this is being a dick.
I notice you blacked out her picture, ashamed of the hog beast are you?
Such is the rich tapestry, etc.
There is no way I'd replace my Desktop for a Laptop ever in my life... I'd have a desktop for home use and laptop for mobility as I do now, and that will not change.
The reason for this is because of Desktop's perfomance/£ and upgradability, not to mention modding is just plain fun
The reason for this is because of Desktop's perfomance/£ and upgradability, not to mention modding is just plain fun
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interesting discussion.
i have a laptop, pc, ps3, wii, archos 605 and nokia 900. i'm not giving it the large one about having all this stuff, my point is all these items can perform similar tasks - but some do them much better than others. each one still has a usp for me and i use all regularly (apart from the wii).
i think there will be a time when the pc, laptop and console are merged and wont exist as seperate entities (for the mass markets) - but not for a while. 10 - 15 years is my estimate.
i have a laptop, pc, ps3, wii, archos 605 and nokia 900. i'm not giving it the large one about having all this stuff, my point is all these items can perform similar tasks - but some do them much better than others. each one still has a usp for me and i use all regularly (apart from the wii).
i think there will be a time when the pc, laptop and console are merged and wont exist as seperate entities (for the mass markets) - but not for a while. 10 - 15 years is my estimate.
Same here. It's not the performance that matters in most cases. My workplace is still using PCs from a decade or more ago, with just an increase in memory to 512MB. They do well enough for office work. But shrunken keyboards, small monitors and that fingerpad thing instead of a mouse would be a significant downgrade.
If I do drop PC as my gaming platform, I still wouldn't get a laptop. I'd just stop upgrading my desktop.