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Weekly Poll: Desktop vs Laptop

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March 17, 2008 10:34:38 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

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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Reply #1 March 17, 2008 11:51:40 AM
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"I use both equally" and thank God for Multiplicity!


(imagine the monitor on the right is a laptop)
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Reply #2 March 17, 2008 11:53:49 AM
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This week, a less controversial poll. This one comes from Snidely Whiplash on IRC:


Well sir, you would think so, but the way the last two polls were answered, I wouldn't put any money on this.   

Nicely done Zubaz.   
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Reply #3 March 17, 2008 12:34:29 PM
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For me my laptop is more practical to use because of mobility. I don't think I've used my desktop PC more that 4 times this last year.
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Reply #4 March 17, 2008 12:36:14 PM
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I've got both and untill recently (last year) the laptop was pretty much #1. Since Nov 2007 tho, I've had a desktop with Vista pre-installed and I like it better
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Reply #5 March 17, 2008 12:54:11 PM
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I use both (though the laptop is my girlfriends). I perfer the desktop though. I can do more to it (ever tried to fully customize a laptop? eek...).......
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Reply #6 March 17, 2008 1:04:35 PM
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(ever tried to fully customize a laptop? eek...)


yep..... no problems! of course my laptop is more powerful than my desktop
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Reply #7 March 17, 2008 1:12:55 PM
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I have a brand new laptop, never use it. Think I did once..   
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Reply #8 March 17, 2008 1:18:14 PM
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I have a brand new laptop, never use it. Think I did once.
You may send it to me at you leisure.  No rush. 
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Reply #9 March 17, 2008 12:37:55 PM
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I'm a genius!
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Reply #10 March 17, 2008 12:50:57 PM
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I'm a genius!
Did you sneer and laugh maniacally when you typed that?
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Reply #11 March 17, 2008 1:00:42 PM
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Did you sneer and laugh maniacally when you typed that?

 i do that ever time i open my mouth. it's a habit i developed many moons ago.

where's Nell?

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Reply #12 March 17, 2008 1:28:17 PM
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Desktop only. I don't own a laptop, nor do I want one
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Reply #13 March 17, 2008 1:37:26 PM
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I have a laptop, but use my desktop far more often. My wife uses the laptop more often...
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Reply #14 March 17, 2008 2:01:14 PM
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My desktop PC at the office is my primary work horse.  I do 90% of my daily work on it.  The laptop beside me mostly handles IRC, email, testing when I'm in the office.  It's my main machine though whenever I travel or am away from the office.

At home, it's just a desktop PC.

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Reply #15 March 17, 2008 2:09:22 PM
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I use both  
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Reply #16 March 17, 2008 5:55:18 PM
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Mostly desktop (since it has the 24" monitor, way better to work with), though I do have a laptop as well. 
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Reply #17 March 17, 2008 7:01:51 PM
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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....
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Reply #18 March 17, 2008 7:06:27 PM
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99.99% Desktop ...
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Reply #19 March 17, 2008 7:09:19 PM
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Desktop = More power (usually )

I wish I had a laptop Would be handy.
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Reply #20 March 17, 2008 7:50:54 PM
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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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Reply #21 March 17, 2008 7:52:02 PM
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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.
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Reply #22 March 17, 2008 9:22:47 PM
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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.
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Reply #23 March 17, 2008 9:38:16 PM
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I use both


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

Cp

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Reply #24 March 17, 2008 10:28:28 PM
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I have had both, but  I love the mobility of a Laptop.
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Reply #25 March 18, 2008 12:54:04 AM
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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.
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