Originally posted by Basketba1100
I know labtops are much smaller then a real computer, but I want to know do they both run the same. I know some people with new laptops, and they run slow as hell. I just want to know the pros and cons of having a labtop, cause I'm thinking about buyin one.
OK, here's the deal.
Laptops are much more expensive (duh), and for obvious reasons. That's probably why your friend's have slow laptops, the 'fast' ones are budget taking.
They run the same. A laptop is portable and generally better any time of the day, unless you want a computer for:
- Gaming
- Audio editing
- 3D Rendering...
- high performance visual stuff in general
Nowadays laptops have really good setups. What I need to know is what you want a laptop for.
Do you want to play games?
Then make sure it has a powerful 3D card, some NVIDIA (GeForce) or ATI Radeon (most likely, never seen a GeForce on a laptop). On the mhz side, you'll want at least 1000. RAM: 256 minimum.
If you want to just surf the net then anything goes. Starting at 500 mhz would be good enough for almost anything.
OHH-- also they are much more expensive to repair and much more difficult to mod / replace parts, for again obvious reasons.
If you don't need to move around and have a low budget and/or want to do high performance tasks, then stick to a desktop PC. They're cheap as hell.
I personally would prefer a laptop anytime of day though, since I like to run around and do illegal stuff with them.
They're also just plain cool.
Another good thing is that you won't have a bunch of wires to annoy you. If you're looking to having one for work then knock yourself out.
You can get good deals online. Questions?
