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I prefer using laptops over desktop computers. I haven't used a desktop computer for many years. I use my laptop for everything Internet related. I sometimes use my smartphone, too. I think desktops are too inconvenient. I would like your opinion on this subject.

Desktop of course.
Using a laptop feels like walking in wrong size shoes. You can still complete the ultimate objective, but everything is a tad bit more difficult, less accessible, less intuitive and slower.

Smartphones and tablets are completely unusable for any productivity work or even slightly advanced recreational use (beyond scrolling social media or watching videos.) In this analogy using a phone is like walking on stilts. In a flooded muddy river.

e. By laptop I mean a laptop alone. If you have it hooked up to a dock with external displays and a mechanical keyboard etc. then of course it matters far less. You just get the desktop experience with bad performance and thermals.

This post has been edited by kotitonttu: Nov 6 2025, 22:15

You can get 15 inch high performance laptops that is portable but good performance. Its tricky to find the right balance and have good thermals. Good thermals, good performance and good price is very tricky but you can often get last year's latest tech on sale in July or November.

There are a few models that have a water cooling dock, which is pretty cool but could add reliability issues.

Also depends on your country but laptops are usually easier to claim on tax.


It also really depends on what you are doing with it. I feel like laptop performance was accelerating rapidly around the 1000 series era. However whilst CPUs have continued to develop, the GPU performance has started to lag out.

GTX 1000 series was often the same chip as desktop with a lower power limit. We have not seen that since, now the laptop chips are 2-3 product levels lower than the desktop chip and also often one generation older silicon.



Generally I would say desktop is cheaper for the performance but its a bit tricky with the price of graphics cards. You can also build a more powerful desktop that can last a decade but you might get 4-6 years out of a decent laptop.

You can get 15 inch high performance laptops that is portable but good performance. Its tricky to find the right balance and have good thermals. Good thermals, good performance and good price is very tricky but you can often get last year's latest tech on sale in July or November.

There are a few models that have a water cooling dock, which is pretty cool but could add reliability issues.

Also depends on your country but laptops are usually easier to claim on tax.
It also really depends on what you are doing with it. I feel like laptop performance was accelerating rapidly around the 1000 series era. However whilst CPUs have continued to develop, the GPU performance has started to lag out.

GTX 1000 series was often the same chip as desktop with a lower power limit. We have not seen that since, now the laptop chips are 2-3 product levels lower than the desktop chip and also often one generation older silicon.
Generally I would say desktop is cheaper for the performance but its a bit tricky with the price of graphics cards. You can also build a more powerful desktop that can last a decade but you might get 4-6 years out of a decent laptop.

Most PCs nowadays are generally more than powerful enough for any CPU intensive tasks. The ergonomics of it matter far more to me than performance numbers. Even the absolute stillness of a well-cooled PC tower case compared to the buzzing of laptop fans. Also the lifespan. PC parts feel like an investment. No matter how well you take care of it, laptops seem designed to break after a few years of use. Even ignoring the money aspect of it I like buying stuff to last as a mentality.

I used desktops in the 1990s to the early 2000s before switching to laptops. For my next PC, I'm going to go back to a desktop. Since I don't move around as much anymore, it doesn't make much sense for me to get a laptop that will be sitting on one spot on the desk most of the time. Also, I'm tired of not being to upgrade stuff and having to buy a new laptop whenever it becomes obsolete or too slow.

Laptops are comfy; You can do anything with it anywhere.

I use the PC only when Gaming™ for real world usage. 😎💪💪

The only things laptops are good for as laptops are browsing hentai and watching anime. If you hook them up to adapters and monitors and shit, might as well get something static, like, might I suggest, a PC.

This post has been edited by Ass Spanker: Nov 7 2025, 13:11

I have both. My PC is far more powerful, so I actually use it for gaming and such. Having something portable though, that can at least play some games is quite nice. And when I'm on PC, I use my laptop like a second monitor for videos.

It REALLY depends on what kind of necessities a person needs. If they are often on the move, switching places all the time, a portable computer is a necessity. But often these computers tend to be more costly in the long run, as they have a shorter lifespan than a good old desktop PC.

They are also way harder to fix than desktops, because most manufacturers make repairs as unintuitive as possible, and it's common that if just your screen breaks, your entire device is a lost cause. Now desktop? Monitor broken? replace it. Faulty RAM? Replace it. Your device isn't powerful enough to run Crysis? Get new hardware and upgrade the PC like Lego. Case get a hole in it? Your PC doesn't even have a case to be usable; just take off your motherboard, put it on a wall, and use a screwdriver to manually turn it on. You can do so much black magic with a regular PC that you can only dream of on a laptop. Of course, excluding manufacturers like Framework, but even they have limits.

I think it all comes down to: Are you a traveling businessman? Yes? Get a laptop. No? Get a PC.

I would like to use a desktop PC but life is too hectic. Alwaays on the go these last few years. Only portable.
Maybe if I was into games.

This post has been edited by jeren_sky: Dec 1 2025, 04:10

depends on your need , performance or mobility

A desktop for sure, at least if it's a high performance device. I bought a gaming laptop once and was pretty disappointed with it (not as powerful for the price, limited battery life, constant overheating, poor repairability, etc). If I need portability, I get my cheap budget laptop and use it to remote into my desktop. It might not work for everyone's use case, but for me it's perfect.