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I regularly use a desktop PC through RDP: enough power, but the flexibility to work at any place that has an internet connection.
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Try connecting 4 screens to your laptop without much hassle or problems or extra external hardware 
Yes laptops have gotten to be close to being as powerful (at least the decant one's and not the 'throw away' laptops that go for 300€) but I still prefer the desktop.
More scalability and such.
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If you are doing development, that is not too hard these days, as long as you are not looking for great graphics performance (or even good...). They have some not back USB and whatever-the-new-PCMCIA-replacment-is-called dongles for it.
Opacity, the new Transparency.
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Yeah but there crap 
Good for displaying only text and such but when your doing something even slightly more graphic they can't cope and only your main screen is able to display them.
I almost always have something graphical open (it's my home pc that has 4 screens) so...
I'm not saying laptops aren't useful but in my opinion they'll never replace the desktop.
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My notebook is my main computer. I don't even have a desktop computer at home for some long five years now (and don't miss it either).
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Cut Throat - Sepultura
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If they had a display .... Notebook display quality has dropped dramatically in last two years without any options. You could get ThinkPad with IPS 15" 1600x1200 panel and contrast ratio better than 500:1 five years ago. Now only horrible TN panels with poor contrast ratio below 150:1 are available which might be good for a mobile phone but definitely NOT for a computer I should have use for several hours per day. Lets talk about real monitors with S-PVA or H-IPS panel, 12 bit LUT and backlight uniformity compensation 
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For me its about productivity. On a desktop with a normal sized keyboard and display I typically churn out 300 to 1500 c++ lines per day when coding. On a laptop this is cut down to 100 to 300. The keyboard and display are both too small. The hard disk (unless it is a high end SSD) is too slow and the mouse sucks.
John
modified on Monday, November 30, 2009 9:00 AM
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I don't have a laptop. Never really needed them. If ever get a desktop it will be for work, never for gaming. Even for work, the price compared to desktop is too high for the same performance. So, only if I really need one.
And the mouse and keyboard suck. It takes forever to point at stuff with the little pad of the notebook, and misclicks are a common event. The keys are usually too small, leading to many mistyping. If you atach external devices, it defeats part of the laptop's purpose of mobility (you need a good flat surface for an external mouse or keyboard) that you don't always have available.
I have a desktop at home and a desktop at work. I'm good.
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It is not about computer power, but comfort and productivity. The only way a laptop comes close to a desktop when it comes to productivity is to use it in a desktop manner - with external keyboard and monitors.
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Long as you don't mind the noise and small screen
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Some of the responses to this are a bit ridiculous. People saying they lose up to 80% productivity must be full of it. Sure the keyboards tend to be more squished together but that is just something you get used to after a week of use or so. The mouse pads are way better than external mice and much quieter as long as taps are treated as clicks. Not to mention the boost in productivity you get from being able to work without even getting out of bed or during the commute if you utilize public transportation.
Desktops are better for games, but who has time for games?
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SlingBlade wrote: The mouse pads are way better than external mice and much quieter as long as taps are treated as clicks.
The spontanious random click generator is the single biggest reason touchpads suck and are one of the main reasons why a certain major computer companies hardware will never foul my abode.
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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I have a thinkpad T42 that NEVER has this kind of problem with the mouse pad, and I have used Dells that really are random click generators.
It depends on the machine,and it matters how often you use it,you have to get good with it,or it will continue to suck forever.
Opacity, the new Transparency.
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SlingBlade wrote: something you get used to after a week of use or so.
I have not gotten used to the laptop keyboard after 8 years and 3 laptops. Some of my fingers are wider than the keys on my laptop and thus I often get the wrong letter. Also then there is the random jump. I mean while typing sometimes if I bump near the touchpad area the cursor jumps to a random location on the screen. This happens usually while I am typing an email or something and its very frustrating.
John
modified on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 11:39 AM
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I had a laptop for work a few years ago, but it really can't compare to a desktop..... I now have a desktop with two 24" monitors (1920x1200) and even the best 17" laptop can't keep up with the readability and confort of a 24",,,,
I admit I need a separate laptop for traveling.....  ) ....but, when I'm at home, nothing can beat my desktop
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