A Laptop or a Desktop, Which one is Right for Me?

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First let's look at the laptop. Obviously the greatest benefit to a laptop that is glaringly apparent is the mobility. This allows you to always be able to take your computer with you to work, school, or vacation.

At the same time this portability also allows anyone else the ability to walk off with your laptop as well. If these happens, not only are you out of computer but you will also lost all the data you had on it, so security is another issue.

With the advances in computer performance technology moving forward in quantum leaps it has created some difficult questions for us, one is deciding between a laptop and a desktop.

Now, not only do we have the problem of our computers being outdated very rapidly but we also need to decide which route to take.

Let's look at the pros and cons and identify what we will use our computer for so that we will be able to make an intelligent decision about it.

The questions we will want to ask ourselves are, do I really need the mobility enough to pay the difference in price?

Do I travel a lot?

Will I use the laptop when I am out of home?

Am I willing to pay more for the convenience?

Just as the security of your laptop is an issue to be solve by you, so is the difference in price is another issue to consider before making a decision.

If you are able to get this questions right, you will find it easier to make a decision on what computing system is right for you.

While prices have come down, there will still be a good disparity in the price of a laptop to a comparable desktop so you have to weigh that out as well.

Most times, the difference is usually between $400 and $1000; depending on the brand, the features and the model you will want to buy.

Another concern with purchasing a laptop is the availability of the parts and how upgradeable the unit is. Don't buy any laptop that you won't be able to buy parts for and don't buy one that you can't upgrade later.