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Published on March 17, 2008 By Zoomba In WinCustomize News

This week, a less controversial poll.  This one comes from Snidely Whiplash on IRC:

Do you primarily use a Desktop PC or a Laptop?

This question was inspired by the Show Your Computer Setup thread and the surprising number of laptops shown off.

Results will be posted on Tuesday (office is closed Monday).


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on Mar 17, 2008
Mostly desktop (since it has the 24" monitor, way better to work with), though I do have a laptop as well. 
on Mar 17, 2008
How coincidental.....today's the first time I've ever used a laptop.....my son gave me his 17" MacBook Pro to take for a spin as I'm away from home....very very nice......but would never replace my desktop....miss my big screen.......but still....has made it onto my wishlist....
on Mar 17, 2008
99.99% Desktop ...
on Mar 17, 2008
Desktop = More power (usually )

I wish I had a laptop Would be handy.
on Mar 17, 2008
desktop bigtime..desktops can always be upgraded to be ever more powerful..laptops are limited.the only thing good bout a laptop is it's portable.


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on Mar 17, 2008
I voted laptop since that is what I use 99% of the time right now since I'm in college. A laptop is far more useful in college than a desktop in my opinion. If I wasn't in college, I'd much rather build myself a gaming machine and just use it for everything including the gaming.
on Mar 17, 2008
desktop bigtime..desktops can always be upgraded to be ever more powerful..laptops are limited.the only thing good bout a laptop is it's portable.

Laptops aren't non-upgradeable, but yes they are more limited in terms of what you can upgrade. You can add a bigger/extra harddrive, more ram, should even be able to add a graphics card, but it is more specialized in regards to the laptop hardware and cost.
on Mar 17, 2008
I use both


Same here Butch. Laptop for work and remote access, Vista and XP desktops at home.

Cp

on Mar 17, 2008
I have had both, but  I love the mobility of a Laptop.
on Mar 18, 2008
I usually will use the newer machine. As my Desktop outclasses my Laptop right now, I use my desktop much more, but the three years before that, I used almost exclusively my laptop.

Maybe in a year or two, when I replace my laptop, I will go back to "notebooking" again.
on Mar 18, 2008
Laptop..... Desktop...no.. laptop.... desktop?........both?   It's too controversial to answer !!   

Used to use both.. Then the Mrs threw away my laptop.  It was missing a button and I had it sitting in the living room awaiting a new one to arrive in the mail, and apparently ignored the warning of "Get that thing out of the living room" one to many times.

Im now currently looking for the most expensive replacement possible.   

Aww man I joined the controversy. 


on Mar 18, 2008
I have both. At home, I use the desktop most. I use it for all my graphics work, skinning, web design, etc. I use my laptop a few times a week...mainly if I want to go outside. I also take it whenever I travel, or when I am teaching.
on Mar 18, 2008
I use the laptop for work ... and that's pretty much it .. just work.

At home, it's the desktop .. which is a much faster machine.
on Mar 18, 2008
I prefer my desktops at home or work.

I have both. I'm on my 3rd laptop. The first one I used constantly, the second one on average 5 or 6 times a week and the latest I ONLY use on trips and haven't even synced since Christmas. My wife uses my laptop occasionally to do power point presentations, so it's not a total waste.

I think my phone(s) have kinda phased out the need for a laptop. I'm using a Pocket PC now but prior to that I had a Smartphone. Both sync with Outlook and download email, and have internet access. The PPC even has an "Office Suite" with MS Word and Excel.
on Mar 18, 2008
Laptops aren't non-upgradeable, but yes they are more limited in terms of what you can upgrade. You can add a bigger/extra harddrive, more ram, should even be able to add a graphics card, but it is more specialized in regards to the laptop hardware and cost.
i didn't say they were non-upgradeable...i just said they were limited to things lik the cpu,mem,HDD and optical drives oh and floppy drive (if it has one..but then again these days they are obsolete).you can also upgrade the cooliong system but that has a limit as well...
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