6/12: Desktops vs. Laptops
June 12, 2009 by Marist Poll
Filed under Science & Tech, Tech Box, Tech Tidbits
Computers…They’re everywhere! So, just how many Americans have them gracing their desktop? What about laptops? Here’s what The Marist Poll discovered.
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– More U.S. residents have a desktop computer (72%) than do a laptop computer (51%).
– 78% of employed Americans report having a desktop computer while 60% have a laptop.
Table: Have Desktop Computer
Table: Have Laptop Computer
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Laptops have caught up with desktops (bad name, because they usually sit under a desk) in terms of computing power, so they have a clear advantage in consuming less real estate than their older cousins. The prices have dropped dramatically also, in comparison with desktops. About the only disadvantages are that you work with a slightly less convenient keyboard and the monitor may be a little smaller than you could have with a desktop. I used to think that laptops were a pretentious fashion item, but now I’m converted.
With all due respect to Laptops, as lont that you stick with Office and Internet utilities, laptops has the advantage ( espcially with their dropping rates), BUT when talking about performance there’s still a huge advantage to the desktops ( speaking as a proud owner of XPS ,that’s still doesn’t compare to an average desktop.
Work= laptop, games and heavy 3D software= Desktop.
now the notebook market is in times higher than the market of computer systems.
desktop computers these days gets obsolete the day that they are shipped considering how fast technology updates”:;
desktop computers with Intel i5 cores are the best because they are very very fast and great for multitasking :::