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#1 2010-12-30 11:58:47
Laptop or Desktop?
Would you rather use a laptop or a desktop? Why?
I would use my laptop because one, it is 4 times faster (my desktop is 2G, my laptop is 8Gig). It has a much smoother keybored. Its more mobile and conftorable. And just its packed with way more featurs
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#3 2010-12-30 11:59:36
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#4 2010-12-30 12:00:53
- The_Dancing_Donut
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Re: Laptop or Desktop?
Laptop. Shove it in a bag and take it around with you. 
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#5 2010-12-30 12:01:49
- floatingmagictree
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Re: Laptop or Desktop?
werdna123 wrote:
Laptop, with computers people can SEE what you do! :OOOO
What are you talking about?
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#6 2010-12-30 12:03:38
Re: Laptop or Desktop?
floatingmagictree wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
Laptop, with computers people can SEE what you do! :OOOO
What are you talking about?
What I mean is that with desktops, people can see the screen whereas laptops are for laps (hence the name), and you can't see what's hidden on your lap. ;
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#7 2010-12-30 12:04:26
Re: Laptop or Desktop?
werdna123 wrote:
floatingmagictree wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
Laptop, with computers people can SEE what you do! :OOOO
What are you talking about?
What I mean is that with desktops, people can see the screen whereas laptops are for laps (hence the name), and you can't see what's hidden on your lap. ;
What about people staring at your lap?
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#8 2010-12-30 12:06:10
Re: Laptop or Desktop?
kimmy123 wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
floatingmagictree wrote:
What are you talking about?
What I mean is that with desktops, people can see the screen whereas laptops are for laps (hence the name), and you can't see what's hidden on your lap. ;
What about people staring at your lap?
Go somewhere else. 
Or just call them a freak for staring at your lap for ages. 
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#9 2010-12-30 12:07:56
Re: Laptop or Desktop?
werdna123 wrote:
floatingmagictree wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
Laptop, with computers people can SEE what you do! :OOOO
What are you talking about?
What I mean is that with desktops, people can see the screen whereas laptops are for laps (hence the name), and you can't see what's hidden on your lap. ;
you shouldnt need to hide anything youre doing on the computer
kids these days man
anyway i like laptops better because theyre alot easier to figure out how to use
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#11 2010-12-30 13:04:01
- ScratchReallyROCKS
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Re: Laptop or Desktop?
scmb1 wrote:
Desktop, mostly because I don't have a laptop, so I'm not used to them.
Same here.
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#12 2010-12-30 15:50:55
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Re: Laptop or Desktop?
ScratchReallyROCKS wrote:
scmb1 wrote:
Desktop, mostly because I don't have a laptop, so I'm not used to them.
Same here.
Same here.
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#13 2010-12-30 16:04:16
Re: Laptop or Desktop?
I have both a Desktop and a Netbook. I prefer the Desktop for gaming (6GB of RAM, 2.6GHz Dual Core Processor, 1GB Vid Card, more fun features), but my Netbook for the portability.
I used to be a laptop only person, but that's cause that's all I had for 7 or so years, and never had a gaming rig. Now I do.
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#14 2010-12-30 17:23:13
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#15 2010-12-30 17:57:56
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blazerv82 wrote:
I have both a Desktop and a Netbook. I prefer the Desktop for gaming (6GB of RAM, 2.6GHz Dual Core Processor, 1GB Vid Card, more fun features), but my Netbook for the portability.
I used to be a laptop only person, but that's cause that's all I had for 7 or so years, and never had a gaming rig. Now I do.
On my laptop i have 8 gig of ram, i have an I5 procesecer 650 harddrive
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#16 2010-12-30 18:12:21
Re: Laptop or Desktop?
Laptop for portability, Desktop for power.
A 500 dollar desktop is twice as powerful as a 500 dollar laptop. Saying that one has more features than the other just means the operating systems are different.
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#17 2010-12-30 20:11:00
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Re: Laptop or Desktop?
Laptop, largely because of portability and it usually requires less energy to run.
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#18 2010-12-30 20:11:12
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Re: Laptop or Desktop?
Laptop, they can go anywhere. 
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#20 2010-12-30 20:53:38
Re: Laptop or Desktop?
recycle49 wrote:
blazerv82 wrote:
I have both a Desktop and a Netbook. I prefer the Desktop for gaming (6GB of RAM, 2.6GHz Dual Core Processor, 1GB Vid Card, more fun features), but my Netbook for the portability.
I used to be a laptop only person, but that's cause that's all I had for 7 or so years, and never had a gaming rig. Now I do.On my laptop i have 8 gig of ram, i have an I5 procesecer 650 harddrive
Mine isn't a top-o-the-line rig. I am happy with what I have.
My netbook, on the other hand, has a 1.6Ghz Atom processor (they all do, I think) and 1GB of RAM. How it performs as well as it does, I have no clue.
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#21 2010-12-30 20:56:14
Re: Laptop or Desktop?
blazerv82 wrote:
recycle49 wrote:
blazerv82 wrote:
I have both a Desktop and a Netbook. I prefer the Desktop for gaming (6GB of RAM, 2.6GHz Dual Core Processor, 1GB Vid Card, more fun features), but my Netbook for the portability.
I used to be a laptop only person, but that's cause that's all I had for 7 or so years, and never had a gaming rig. Now I do.On my laptop i have 8 gig of ram, i have an I5 procesecer 650 harddrive
Mine isn't a top-o-the-line rig. I am happy with what I have.
My netbook, on the other hand, has a 1.6Ghz Atom processor (they all do, I think) and 1GB of RAM. How it performs as well as it does, I have no clue.
The computer I use half the time only has 256MB RAM and a 1.3GHz processor. Mind you, it's painfully slow and probably takes about a half hour to start up. I've been pushing for my mom to get a new computer.
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#22 2010-12-30 20:59:29
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coolstuff wrote:
The computer I use half the time only has 256MB RAM and a 1.3GHz processor. Mind you, it's painfully slow and probably takes about a half hour to start up. I've been pushing for my mom to get a new computer.
1.5-ish GHz Pentium 3 Processor
512MB RAM
30GB HDD
Well, I got you beat
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#24 2010-12-30 21:18:55
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Desktop. To be honest, I generally leave my laptop in the same place, so portability isn't really a benefit for me. With a desktop, you not only get better components for the same price, but you can upgrade down the line. Plus, desktops tend to have better cooling systems.
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