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The Fly
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So I'm a senior in high school right now, and, for whatever stupid reasons, my desktop is completely dead. Hard drive died apparently. Since I don't like that computer very much anyway, I've decided to just get a completely new one rather than replacing the drive.
My plan is to move away to college next year(UC Irvine probably). I've heard laptops are more useful in the college environment because they're portable. You can use it for notes in class, to get away from distractions in your room, to bring to the library, etc. It's also easy to carry back and forth between home and school. rather than lugging around a huge desktop, monitor, speakers, keyboards, mouse, and everything else that goes with it.
But then again, I've heard that many reasons I've listed above for a laptop are only ideal. For example, it may be easier to use a laptop for notes in class, but no one actually does it. It may be easier to carry it around campus, but it actually ends up staying in your dorm the entire time. Battery life sucks as well. And how often will I be moving between school and home anyway?
I've always had a desktop and have always been happy with one. The desktop trounces laptops in every aspect, other than portability: power, price, maintenaince, longevity, etc.
But on the other hand, I don't want to feel like an idiot and feel like I should have gotten a laptop when I get into school. If laptops offer advantages in class or whatnot, I don't want to be missing out on it. I can see how a laptop may be excessive, but I can also see how a desktop would just be simply restrictive. I don't want to be handwriting notes when I can be typing them, nor do I want to be holed up in a dorm all day if I'm better off somewhere else.
Anyway, now that I've gotten pros and cons over with, here are the factors I'm considering:
1. Obviously, it's usefulness in college.
2. Price. The desktop will obviously be better overall here. But, and I'm not made of money, if laptops really are the way to go then I won't mind too much spending a little more.
3. Gaming. Ok, I'm not an enormous gamer, nor am I a very demanding gamer when it comes to specs (most demanding game I'd probably play is Civ 4). If I were to have to live without gaming, I'd be fine. But it is definitely a plus.
4. College isn't for another half a year! While I'm at home, I would definitely prefer a desktop, no question about it.
Lastly, I should probably mention what I use my computer for. For the most part, I just use it for internet, IM'ing, music, and homework, all of which don't require too much power or space. Ocassionally, though, I've went on huge weekend-long gaming sprees.
So, enough of my ramble, what does Interference think?
My plan is to move away to college next year(UC Irvine probably). I've heard laptops are more useful in the college environment because they're portable. You can use it for notes in class, to get away from distractions in your room, to bring to the library, etc. It's also easy to carry back and forth between home and school. rather than lugging around a huge desktop, monitor, speakers, keyboards, mouse, and everything else that goes with it.
But then again, I've heard that many reasons I've listed above for a laptop are only ideal. For example, it may be easier to use a laptop for notes in class, but no one actually does it. It may be easier to carry it around campus, but it actually ends up staying in your dorm the entire time. Battery life sucks as well. And how often will I be moving between school and home anyway?
I've always had a desktop and have always been happy with one. The desktop trounces laptops in every aspect, other than portability: power, price, maintenaince, longevity, etc.
But on the other hand, I don't want to feel like an idiot and feel like I should have gotten a laptop when I get into school. If laptops offer advantages in class or whatnot, I don't want to be missing out on it. I can see how a laptop may be excessive, but I can also see how a desktop would just be simply restrictive. I don't want to be handwriting notes when I can be typing them, nor do I want to be holed up in a dorm all day if I'm better off somewhere else.
Anyway, now that I've gotten pros and cons over with, here are the factors I'm considering:
1. Obviously, it's usefulness in college.
2. Price. The desktop will obviously be better overall here. But, and I'm not made of money, if laptops really are the way to go then I won't mind too much spending a little more.
3. Gaming. Ok, I'm not an enormous gamer, nor am I a very demanding gamer when it comes to specs (most demanding game I'd probably play is Civ 4). If I were to have to live without gaming, I'd be fine. But it is definitely a plus.
4. College isn't for another half a year! While I'm at home, I would definitely prefer a desktop, no question about it.
Lastly, I should probably mention what I use my computer for. For the most part, I just use it for internet, IM'ing, music, and homework, all of which don't require too much power or space. Ocassionally, though, I've went on huge weekend-long gaming sprees.
So, enough of my ramble, what does Interference think?