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I don't really like laptops 
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better price = desktop
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United States24670 Posts
When to get a laptop and when to get a desktop is an important issue that often doesn't get addressed correctly. I've always had a desktop at home and only a laptop in addition to my desktop, if at all. So many people buy laptops and then never use them for the main purpose they were designed...
Some people really do take advantage of the portability of laptops, and for them I don't fault you at all for getting a laptop.
Seriously consider a desktop before buying a laptop always!
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I recommend that people buy and Eee PC and a gaming desktop. Cheapest and the best for all functions.
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I agree, desktops are much better if you're oriented to gaming. Although, with most of TL being college students, they need the portability to move between classes and places, and they want to have some sort of gaming machine along with it.
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United States24670 Posts
On July 26 2009 04:15 Phelix wrote:
I agree, desktops are much better if you're oriented to gaming. Although, with most of TL being college students, they need the portability to move between classes and places, and they want to have some sort of gaming machine along with it.
I'd be interested to see what percentage of college students who get a laptop so they can supposedly use it like that, actually use it like that.
Furthermore, of the people who use laptops to go from class to class, what percent of them use the laptop to aid in their learning, and what percent use it to browse tl while the lecturer is talking?
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
On July 26 2009 04:16 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On July 26 2009 04:15 Phelix wrote:
I agree, desktops are much better if you're oriented to gaming. Although, with most of TL being college students, they need the portability to move between classes and places, and they want to have some sort of gaming machine along with it. I'd be interested to see what percentage of college students who get a laptop so they can supposedly use it like that, actually use it like that. Furthermore, of the people who use laptops to go from class to class, what percent of them use the laptop to aid in their learning, and what percent use it to browse tl while the lecturer is talking?
I agree with the second part. Laptops have been almost useless for my learning. It's just convenient to carry around everywhere (libraries, different residences, living room lol)
I'm not a big gamer (plays a bunch but don't care about having the highest settings) so the performance disadvantage isn't that big for me.
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United States22883 Posts
Another (more minor) consideration is that I leave my computer on all the time and desktops are very noisy and produce a lot of heat. I don't take my laptop that often, but I do it enough to feel satisfied with my purchase.
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Personally, I use a desktop in college because I don't want a laptop, too lazy to search to find the best one, and for some extra gaming power. My desktop is still going strong after 4 years of use.
Micronesia, I agree that a lot of students use laptops in class as a distraction, and not use it for lectures. A lot of my professors used their syllabus to dictate a "laptop down" policy. Laptops are great for starting a small LAN party, and doing research in a group when the computer labs are full, and also for moving purposes, where you do not have to find a friend with a car/movers to move your stuff at the end of the year.
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Laptops are definitely convenient and useful as a student.
Desktops beat the shit out of laptops in every other regard, though.
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CA10827 Posts
i have a laptop because my university is on the other side of the country.
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Canada6683 Posts
On July 26 2009 04:27 PH wrote:
Laptops are definitely convenient and useful as a student.
Desktops beat the shit out of laptops in every other regard, though.
Yup. I won't be using a laptop after I graduate in all likeliness.
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i have a decent/crappy laptop for classes but also a good desktop for in my dorm/home.
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
Yeah OK. For college students the best option is a laptop, period. I was a desktop purist until I went to college.
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For 1.5k I could make a desktop for about 800-900 gaming quality with bigger screen! better then a 1.5k gaming laptop and buy a 500 dollar netbook that i can do all my school work on. Infact it's what i do. I drag my tiny netbook around and do all my work on there and play on my desktop. Division of labor not as convenient as shoving all your stuff on one thing Yes but it's not that hard to do.
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I never took my laptop anywhere in college. It's close to 7 years old now and I needed a new computer, so I got a desktop. Definitely the right decision there, wish I'd had one for the past 3 years lol.
I think I've taken my laptop to class all of about five times in three years, and I haven't once actually used it in class (brought it as a backup plan in case I needed it to show a presentation). I can understand taking notes on a laptop (easier to search at least), but I don't like it myself.
It's nice to have a laptop, but honestly all I can see myself doing on my laptop now is browsing the internet and maybe word processing....
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i have a laptop cuz i can't lug around a big desktop to my friends house for a quick lan party or take it to school.
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Bear in mind that a $300 EEPC can run Starcraft easily. If you use a desktop for most of your gaming, you can still carry that little bastard to lan parties.
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