Desktop or Laptop?

[Neily]

Hi All,

Right about 4 months ago my laptop kicked the bucket. I've been borrowing my housemates since then which is also dying (I'm cursed!), so I've got to find myself a new computer.

Thing is, I'm properly skint...............

Desktop or Laptop?

Wondered what people's thoughts are on getting a desktop pc - loss of freedom to work in different places etc?

[Boss Hog]

Depends if you need to be able to work all over, if this is the case then you know the answer.

Personally I have both but MUCH prefer my desktop pc, laptops are o.k for short time use but working on one all day every day would be a nightmare.

[Logopro]

Well I also prefer desktops.

The thing you've got to ask yourself is - will I need to work while out and about?
If the answer is "yes" then you already know what the answer is.

I've just built myself a bit of a monster desktop PC for £475 (amazing what components you can buy for your money these days) and I have as yet been unable to make it miss a beat while multitasking to the highest order :icon_lol:

[rgregory]

You could have the best of both worlds and buy a laptop along with a monitor/keyboard/mouse. When working in the your normal base you can set the laptop up as if it were a desktop, plugging in even using 2 screens if required but then you can still have the laptop as a portable device, if you wish to do so... hope that makes sense

[Minuteman Press]

Desktop (assuming low travel). It's all about ergonomics - laptops are for short term use. Upgrading laptops can also be a nightmare due to lack of physical space.

[VLAHAKISA]

Desk top for working on, I loathe working on a laptop, it's just not the same.

Both of course is the ideal. Maybe a desktop and a notebook rather than full laptop.

Amanda

[SparkCreative]

You could have the best of both worlds and buy a laptop along with a monitor/keyboard/mouse. When working in the your normal base you can set the laptop up as if it were a desktop, plugging in even using 2 screens if required but then you can still have the laptop as a portable device, if you wish to do so... hope that makes sense

That's exactly what I do. It works very well for me because I do photography as well, but as others have said, if you don't think you're ever going to work on the move, get a desktop - they're that bit quicker and more powerful.

[Mercy Design]

Our plan is to use desktops for work and now I'm beginning to think an iPad is the way to go for pitches and presentations. I would die without my laptop because I'm all over the shop and I work from home, my designers rarely leave their desks and when they do, I don't want them to be working anyway.

Get a desktop.

Mercy : Design Agency and Literature & Arts Collective : London / Liverpool : UK

[Katedesign]

Desktop - if you need to present work you can print it out or pdf it. Would you really want to work on the move / different places?

Mercy - at last a use for an iPad!!

[Mercy Design]

Oh god yes, I'm totally sold on the ipad. Just need to sit tight and wait it out for 2nd gen.
It's going to prove invaluable for business development, pitches etc.

Mercy : Design Agency and Literature & Arts Collective : London / Liverpool : UK