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Shane5578 said:
£15,000 for a laptop
Desktop computers becoming a "thing of the past"
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£15,000 for a laptop
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[TW]Fox said:
Not only that, but they are at least double the price for equivalent kit
I replaced my desktop (3700+, 2GB RAM, 7800GT) with my laptop (2GHz Core2Duo, 2GB RAM, 7950GTX) about 3 months ago and haven't looked back. To me the mobility is excellent, as I can use it around the house, take it to my parents etc. No way I'd end up with a desktop after this. But then its a DTR, and not what I'd call a true "laptop".
At work I do electromagnetic field simulations on a dual processor dual core workstation and with decent mesh points a simulation can take half and hour plus, so is still too slow. A laptop would take forever, no way are desktops ever going to be taken over by laptops in any serious engineering/science work.
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I think its perfectly reasonable to expect laptops to become the norm. Laptops are only getting better and better. I agree that workstations, and cad machines and the like will probably remain as desktops for quite some time. However, ultimately the change will happen to most machines i think.
Laptops are replacing desktops, but that doesn't mean desktops are a thing of the past. As most people already have a desktop, they are upgrading their desktops instead of just buying a new one outright. If that wasn't true, companies like OcUK wouldn't still be here.
I have a desktop and a laptop. Laptops a nice portable 12 inch jobbie.
For browsing the web I'll be sat in front of the Tv with the laptop. However if I want to play a game, then I'd much rather be sitting in front of a 24in monitor with a comfortable mouse and keyboard with a powerful desktop.
I have a desktop and a laptop. Laptops a nice portable 12 inch jobbie.
For browsing the web I'll be sat in front of the Tv with the laptop. However if I want to play a game, then I'd much rather be sitting in front of a 24in monitor with a comfortable mouse and keyboard with a powerful desktop.
Your post seems to imply that most new computers bought are laptops, and that the only desktops left are existing ones? I know where we work they recently bought a load of new Dell desktops. I think the whole premise of this thread is entirely flawed. Desktops are far superior to laptops in many regards, from price to performance to ease of use.Bug One said:
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Of course laptops are outselling desktops these days; the proliferation of cheap, affordable notebook PCs in the last few years has been staggering. What was once a technology only available to the affluent and the business user has become accessible to anyone. Furthermore, a mobile, space saving and easy to set-up computer is a very attractive proposition to any sort of user.
However, that doesn't detract from most of these sub-.75K machines being generally shoddily built and largely awful in my experience. Your average Joe simply isn't aware that what 'big, bad computer shop' hawks upon them and ostensibly is a bargain, is very likely to be a complete lemon in terms of performance and reliability.
For the high-end workstation, avid gamer and power user, a desktop system is still going to be the preferred choice for the foreseeable future. Although my old P4 notebook sees a lot of use, I still tend to gravitate towards my awesome Core2Duo, 8800 machine (which cost me less than 600 quid) for any serious activities.
However, that doesn't detract from most of these sub-.75K machines being generally shoddily built and largely awful in my experience. Your average Joe simply isn't aware that what 'big, bad computer shop' hawks upon them and ostensibly is a bargain, is very likely to be a complete lemon in terms of performance and reliability.
For the high-end workstation, avid gamer and power user, a desktop system is still going to be the preferred choice for the foreseeable future. Although my old P4 notebook sees a lot of use, I still tend to gravitate towards my awesome Core2Duo, 8800 machine (which cost me less than 600 quid) for any serious activities.
