Laptop or Desktop? Brand?

last SG · 2005-11-20T15:17:50+00:00

up it to 2.2k or 2.3k mian qiang can get a low-end thinkpad a mid-range acer can oso consider toshiba or even asus...

Hocklez SG

Basically just wan to check out which is a better choice, laptop or a desktop? Currently I own a desktop but its features had lack behind since it is rather old, about 6 yrs? pentium 3. I doubt the price of upgrading it since my monitor is already spoiled and i am afraid of paying the same price for a complete new one.

Laptop is good for its mobility but then I had seen the price of serveral other advertisment such as dell, acer, hp, their laptop pricing is rather higher than that of desktop even thought they do not provide the same features such as GHz, RAM...

Lastly i wish to know which brand will be a better choice if you were to buy them? It will be better if you can show me some advertisment and other pricing and features. Thank you.

StaplerCreamPie SG

lol i put the same post as u.

sbst275 SG

I prefer IBM Notebook, easy to carry around

FireIce SG

lenovo thinkpad

btw, sitex is jus round the corner

sbst275 SG

Lenovo? Chey, IBM laptop Laughing

ndmmxiaomayi SG

For notebooks, the best are from IBM, but it is quite costly, and the specifications are not as good as the other brands. The next best one is Toshiba. It has some features which are almost the same as IBM.

For desktops, DIY is the best.

sbst275 SG

Toshiba is more ex, but 1 prob, only 2 pin plugs

rainee SG

if u wan windows as os, get IBM.

if not, get Apple laptop.

for desktop, diy ones are the best Laughing

alwaysdisturbed SG

DIY!

rainee SG

ah I read the question again and I think everyone has misread his question Laughing

Basically he wants to know if laptop or desktop is better?

well, depends on what you want to do with it? Laptop will be suitable if you want to bring it around with you, if you are someone who are outside your house a lot and if you will be doing a lot of your computer work outside a room.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Get Linux. Change everything to open source. Don’t need to worry about viruses. And the best thing is that it is free, unless you go and order, of which nobody asks you to.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

I answered already. So I divert topic.

Hocklez SG

same? so qiao... wahaha, so what u chosing?

Hocklez SG

Btw for laptop, the specificiation is about 2GHz and the ram is mostly 256RAM, will be it be good it i were to get laptop to replace my desktop since I might want to play games on it. My friend told me that he saw an acer brand model which has 1G RAM, 2 GHz if i am not wrong. It cost around 3000+.

Howvever I was wondering if other brand like HP will be able to provide the same spec for a lower price since i have been using HP all along.

Another computer fair up? will i be able to get a lower price + more spec there?

Hocklez SG

hmm if diy hor, the how much will be the price? i need it for various uses like running flash, gaming, and sort...

Thank you.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

24 November to 27 November at Singapore Expo. Go and see.

FireIce SG

hp compaq is more ex than acer in general.......

note tt it's all abt business still at IT fairs......
though the motto is usually "bo li duo xiao", the manufacturers are not stupid to do losing business

good specs naturally high price
ok specs average price, but if u need to choose the options to upgrade this and upgrade tt.....still have to spend more $$

there are deals tt u can look out for, but it will not be direct price slash....it will be in the form of free ram upgrade, free printer.......vouchers redeemable for accessories like extra batt, power adapter.......

Hocklez SG

kkk, thanks i will try to take note of it and try my luck there... haha

mochou SG

before talking about brands, choose btw laptop or desktop first.

For laptop, it's for those who need to carry it around. Like if u are going to other countries for studies or work in the next one or two yrs, it's better to buy a laptop so that u can bring it there to use. Or maybe u need to carry ur laptop when u work. It's expensive for it's compact in size, and easier to carry around.

For desktop, it's cheaper. And more options to choose if u go DIY. And it is more upgradable in the near future. U can choose watever brand u need for each hardware in ur tower. U can add new hardware anytime too. For the same configuration of a laptop and desktop, the desktop is sure cheaper.

Hocklez SG

thanks guys, i will try to compare around and see which is my preference.