Which one would you encourage for me to buy?
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Which one would you encourage for me to buy?
If you want something portable, that you can take to class or to meetings to take notes or to feed your presentation to a projector, then you obviously don’t want to lug around a desktop. Speaking of lugging, there are some laptops with gigantic screens which can be a pleasure to look at, but when you are carrying one of those enormous laptops between gates at a large airport, you may come to regret that luxury. For most people, carrying weight matters. Runtime on a fully charged battery also matters a lot. A typical desktop has many possibilities for customization and expansion. If you want a more powerful graphics card, for instance, if your PC’s case has appropriate power and cooling capacity, you can probably fit a powerful graphics card right in there.
I think it depends a lot on how you work most productively. Some people focus best when they are able to change location frequently and re-arrange their position whenever they need to. For this kind of person, a desktop would probably feel like a prison. They’d never be able to get comfortable and focus on their work. They’d probably be taking frequent breaks and their work might slow to a crawl.
Other people work best in one spot. It helps them most to designate one location for work and only work. Personally, I’ve found that, although I enjoy being able to work on my couch, bed, floor, etc, I’m much more productive when working at a desk with a large monitor in front of me. Having a large screen means I’m able to keep all the information I need visible at all times.