Why buy a laptop instead of a desktop computer
Reasons why buy or why not buy a laptop computer instead of a regular desktop PC
Mobility
Well , this is the most important feature of a laptop computer. Probably this is why you thought of buying a laptop computer in the first place. If you are
- A salesman that needs to present his products to people in their homes using the advantages of a computer
- A student that needs a computer to study, in class, at the library, at home, etc
- A writer that needs a mobile writing machine wherever he’d go
- A business manager that needs important information at home, at the office and on the road traveling wherever he needs
- A regular person that would like to use his computer while watching the TV
A laptop computer is best for all these activities and many, many more!
Size of a laptop
Size of a computer really matters. If you are a student in a tiny room, you really need a computer but you can not afford a huge desktop computer because of its size: you simply don’t have where to put it, all the room is full of other stuff!
This is where a laptop computer comes in, to say it so…
Important for students: most universities recommend their students laptop computers due to the reasons listed above!
Expandability
Maybe it sounds foolish to you, if you think about what you have heard before, that laptop computers are not easy expandable, but indeed a lot of people buy laptops exactly for this reason. You may think about what is needed to expand a computer: open up the case, identify the correct slot and insert a new card, probably replacing the old one.
This is true, but you can imagine that for a lot of regular folks, opening up the case of their computer and identifying the right card is not an easy task. How many people who don’t work in computing know what a video card is, for example?
Now, how is a laptop expandable and why people buy laptop for expandability? For e laptop, expandability does not mean opening up the laptop and replacing components. No. For a laptop most of the time expanding it means connecting external devices to one of the ports of the laptop, mostly on USB port.
So this is the hardest thing people need to do when expanding their laptop:connecting external devices to an USB port.
Well, I’d say that a laptop is easily expandable, indeed!
Laptops have a cool display
Think of the fact that today there is a constant battle between CRT displays (regular desktop displays) and LCD displays, a battle that LCD wins day by day! But still, today a LCD display is not cheap, because the technology is still new and we know that what is new costs a lot!
Well, your laptop comes with a LCD display! Really, so grab one right now! It is cool, it is thin, it is better for your eyes!
Cost of a laptop versus a desktop computer
Comparing to a desktop computer, a laptop is usually more expensive. It is normal, the components are smaller, more difficult to build, more difficult to fit into that tiny case, etc.
But in the last years, prices of laptop computers dropped dramatically, so you can easily find laptop computers at virtually the same price as desktop computers.
Plus, if you monitor promotions at a computer store, you may find moments when a laptop is offered at a lower price than a regular computer!
