i tend to go for Desktops because of easy maintenance.
just bought a laptop today, had a flamboyant pixel so i had to take it back and get a new one VS if it was a desktop, i could return the monitor later and not have to worry about waiting to get it all set up.
Laptop with two big external monitors is like a desktop, but with additional mobility. The only downside is the price you have to pay to get a similar performance like a good desktop.
Laptops are detachable from external monitors. You get mobility when you detach it. ;)
The price for a decent laptop is usually about 1.5-2x the price of a desktop with similar performance. Taking into account the price of good monitors which you have to buy in both cases - the price difference is not that bad. In both cases it is hard to get something decent within $2500.
You get mobility when you detach it. ;)
you also have mobility with a desktop. unless you drill it down or something along those lines you can move a desktop around
Ideally I'd have both. Desktop for high performance, laptop for mobility and ease of access anywhere.
Currently I have a large laptop with a second monitor. Used to run stuff well, but now my graphics card is dying on it and I can't play any games, and it gets super hot. And there's nothing I can do about it. Now I have a big brick I have to carry around that does nothin besides web browsing and programming.
I wish I would have got a smaller normal sized laptop and spent the leftover money on a decent desktop that I could throw upgrades in over time.
Currently I have a large laptop with a second monitor. Used to run stuff well, but now my graphics card is dying on it and I can't play any games, and it gets super hot. And there's nothing I can do about it. Now I have a big brick I have to carry around that does nothin besides web browsing and programming.
and thats exactly why i cant bring myself to invest in a good laptop
That very much depends on where you do work. I'm used to work in various different places (including 3 places where I live and also sometimes on a plane), so a mobile workstation is the only possible solution. Working on a light but slow laptop - no, thanks.
is a docked laptop hard to type on? i ask because its the only reason i can think of attaching a keyboard. not to say there isnt, just the only one i can think of. i understand the mouse though