Why laptops will kick desktop PCs to the curb

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Post by makimaki » Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 12:25 AM UTC

Why laptops will kick desktop PCs to the curb
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Re: Why laptops will kick desktop PCs to the curb

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Post by STHayden » Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 2:16 AM UTC

they haven't already? Last I heard Laptop greatly out sell desktops.

I think boxes will be around for a long time. Servers. Custom made systems.

But as a consumer devise it's been in trouble for a while.

Re: Why laptops will kick desktop PCs to the curb

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Post by hhm » Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 2:26 AM UTC

Am I the only one who finds notebooks less confortable for coding, than desktop computers? The position of the keyboard and screen isn't very good for my back and hands...

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Post by noor420 » Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 2:31 AM UTC

According to National Post (Canadian Newspaper), 270 million PCs were sold all around the world in 2007.

I wonder how many were built by hand , like I did.

Re: Why laptops will kick desktop PCs to the curb

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Post by wmf » Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 2:41 AM UTC

hhm wrote: post #3

Am I the only one who finds notebooks less confortable for coding, than desktop computers? The position of the keyboard and screen isn't very good for my back and hands...

So plug in a keyboard and monitor. One point of the article is that laptops are now good enough to be most people's primary "desktop" computer and they're also portable.

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Post by attack » Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 3:03 AM UTC

wmf wrote: post #5

hhm wrote: post #3

Am I the only one who finds notebooks less confortable for coding, than desktop computers? The position of the keyboard and screen isn't very good for my back and hands...

So plug in a keyboard and monitor. One point of the article is that laptops are now good enough to be most people's primary "desktop" computer and they're also portable.

No, I like the keyboard to be a lot closer to the monitor, maybe even under where the laptop would be. That would be quite awkward.

Plus, laptop screens -> much more money for the same quality screen.

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Post by netcan » Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 3:28 AM UTC

attack wrote: post #6

wmf wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So plug in a keyboard and monitor. One point of the article is that laptops are now good enough to be most people's primary "desktop" computer and they're also portable.

No, I like the keyboard to be a lot closer to the monitor, maybe even under where the laptop would be. That would be quite awkward. Plus, laptop screens -> much more money for the same quality screen.

DO you have both or just a desktop?

Re: Why laptops will kick desktop PCs to the curb

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Post by STHayden » Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 3:35 AM UTC

attack wrote: post #6

wmf wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So plug in a keyboard and monitor. One point of the article is that laptops are now good enough to be most people's primary "desktop" computer and they're also portable.

No, I like the keyboard to be a lot closer to the monitor, maybe even under where the laptop would be. That would be quite awkward. Plus, laptop screens -> much more money for the same quality screen.

at Flugpo.com our developer brings his laptop in and plugs in a separate keyboard and a separate screen and basically ignores the laptop. Which seems to fit your criteria.