LAPTOPS VS DESKTOPS : PROS AND CONS


LAPTOPS VS DESKTOPS

When buying a computer you will be faced with two options, either you could go with a laptop or a desktop. Both a laptop or a desktop have vast opportunities and have some cons as well so it is very important to know all about them. Well that’s what this article is all about, telling you all about the great fight of Desktops vs Laptops. This article is going to cover almost all the aspects so read till the end.
LAPTOPS VS DESKTOPS


[Note – when we say desktop we refer to self built desktops and not prebuilt computers]


First of all if you expect to read a text that says which one of them is superior then let me tell you there is no such thing. Both of them have their advantages and what may be useless for one  person might be the treasure to another one, and if someone tells you that one is superior to the other then he’s wrong. This article briefly compare laptops vs desktops I n various important aspects of day to day life so that you can find out what will be the best option for you.


Now lets get started with the comparison, following are the main points of difference when it comes to laptops vs desktops



POWER CONSUMPTION



Power consumption is a very important aspect of comparison, why?  Well you gotta pay the electricity bills right? And if you use your pc most of the day then it is gonna affect you. Most importantly for people who have just started a business or are trying earning online from home and are in the starting phase, what is the use of a pc if it costs more to run it for a day than it earns for you.


LAPTOPS VS DESKTOPS


When it comes to power consumption well laptops win the fight by a great extent, before you go and start spamming the comments yes, I k now laptops too need to be charged yet even then they consume very less power from the socket as compared to desktops, due to obvious reasons.


The bigger screen of desktops and the extra peripherals attached and the increasing craze of RGB and other hard core gaming stuff lead to the extensively increased performance of the desktops. There could also be a system that consumes very less power like a system that has 300 watt PSU but then it is very limited in processing power and internal specifications.


Overall laptops consume less power than desktops. The smaller parts of laptops lead to the less power consumption.



DESK SPACE




Well you might be thinking that how is this even a criteria for comparison it dosen’t even matter, but the fact is that it does. Especially for the people who live in small rented homes or hostels or even as paying guests.

LAPTOPS VS DESKTOPS


In countries like India where a large number of students move to other cities for higher education and live in hostels it does matter. Laptops consume very less space as compared to desktops.

LAPTOPS VS DESKTOPS

For students it can save a lot of valuable space as the hostel rooms are already quite congested. And if brought to deep thought you need to have a full table and a chair to use your desktop whereas there is no such requirement for a laptop. Which frees up the table and now it can be used for other important work such as a study table.



MOBILITY



There is not much discussion required for this one as the mobility for PC’s is practically nil whereas laptops can be taken anywhere and whenever needed, if chosen with a bit care some laptops are so mobile that you could carry them with you without even having any trouble at all.


LAPTOPS VS DESKTOPS


Though this does not mean that all laptops are very easy to carry around some of the laptops which are specifically built for gaming and are very high end may be so heavy and they may even have so bad battery life that they may become “not so mobile”, therefore it is very necessary to know what you are buying.



VALUE FOR MONEY



When it comes to draining the most performance for the buck then desktop computers outperform laptops. Due to the need to make the components smaller and more power efficient the companies end up spending more on them making them expensive.


LAPTOPS VS DESKTOPS


Also the limited power options of laptops limit the performance of their components. Whereas desktop components are cheaper and you can always drain a bit more performance by overclocking due to the extra headroom present for cooling in desktops.


The conclusion that can be derived from this is that when it comes to value for money desktops lead the way.



PERFORMANCE



Performance of desktop computers are higher than that of laptops. For example a full fledged desktop i3 processor will be about 30 percent faster than the mobile(laptop) version of the same i3 processor, and that is a huge difference considering the performance of components further drops when the machine gets heated and thermal throttles.


LAPTOPS VS DESKTOPS


Desktops also have head room for overclocking which can further increase their performance. Also the power limit in laptops limit their components. Nowadays some also have same desktop components but they run crazy hot and therefore trade good form factor and light weight for the same.


Overall if the performance of two machines ie. A laptop and a desktop with a same budget is to be compared then the desktop computer is surely going to win, considering that the pc was built by a experienced person or the components were chosen keeping in mind only one thing that is to build the most bang for the buck desktop computer.    



UPGRADABILITY



Here again desktops take the lead by a notch, upgradability is very important for future proofing a computer as with time your requirements and the performance you demand from the computer system may increase but the upgradability options in laptops are very poor.


LAPTOPS VS DESKTOPS


Only the ram and storage of laptops are upgradable, the processor might also be upgradable in some laptops but these cases are very rare, and even if it is possible to upgrade then also you need to stick with the same generation processors as the motherboard can not be changed.

Also the IO options on laptops are very poor. Some laptops like macbooks only come with a couple of thunderbolt ports, even if they support huge variety of operation then also a dongle needs to be always carried in order to use a new connectivity option.







So now I think that you might have understood the difference between laptops vs desktops. Not that you have read this the final advice from my side would be that font get too excited about the good features and just choose anything from the shelf take your time think about what you really need in your day to day life and what is practical can then go for it.

To know about how to choose the right laptop for you read this article
To know about how to build the right desktop for you read this article


Hope this article helped!!!!!!

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  1. kannan20 March 2020 at 21:36

    Fun and informative Blog! As normal I like the post beautifully published. Thank you so much for having a good time with us...

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