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Do You Have A Lap Top Or A Desktop Pc?

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RATTER15 | 11:12 Mon 08th Feb 2016 | ChatterBank
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We both have our own PC's and our own desks. We both hate the Lap Top. if we need to use it in an emergency (if a PC dies) then we plug in a normal keyboard and a large monitor.

Apart from their convenience of being small and transportable, I don't see any other benefit.
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It's worth remembering that health and safety rules prohibit employers from providing their employees with laptops, rather than desktops, when they'll be doing all of their work from a single place. That's because the way that people sit when using laptops (and the position of their arm when using touchpads) can lead to nerve or muscle problems through...
13:25 Mon 08th Feb 2016
Modern laptops are sufficiently powerful to match the majority of desktops and with wireless printing and streaming do away with a lot of cables. Being tied to a desktop is usually less comfortable and, as they arent usually in the living room, less social.
I have both. I mainly use the laptop though.
I am a confirmed desk-top user.

Having been ontroudced to computers atr work, I started on a desk top, and that is where I feel most comfortable. I dn;t like small screens, or keyboards, of the uncomfortable position and viewing of laptops.

I use them reluctacvntly when nevessary, but will always opt for a full size if I can get one.

When I go to Montreal to work at the Jazz Festival, a lot of my press colleagues sit in their hotel rooms working on their laptops, I go to the Press Room every day and work on the desk tops they provide - much easier, and a chance to socialise with writers and musicians who drop in.
I absolutely love my lap top !
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"wireless printing and streaming do away with a lot of cables." that also applies to desk top PCs. I never really thought of the social angle though. I find it more comfortable to have the whole set-up on a desk, but that's just my personal preference.

I suppose it also depends on how much time you spend on the computer and the reasons. I need to have stuff around me, files and paperwork etc.
Laptop all the way, hated having a desk in the corner of a room in my house such a clutter!
yes.
Desktops are messy, but I do like having two screens. Often I find myself working on a laptop with an extra screen plugged in.
My works desktop isn't messy. It's just a monitor.
It's worth remembering that health and safety rules prohibit employers from providing their employees with laptops, rather than desktops, when they'll be doing all of their work from a single place. That's because the way that people sit when using laptops (and the position of their arm when using touchpads) can lead to nerve or muscle problems through extended use.

Obviously such rules don't apply in the home but anyone who chooses to use a laptop for long periods at home shouldn't be surprised when he/she develops wrist, arm, shoulder, neck or back problems.

I much prefer to use a desktop. They also offer better options for upgrading or for fixing things when they go wrong. (If I spill coffee over my desktop's keyboard I can replace it for a fiver. If I do the same with a laptop it could cost me far more money).

Further, I like to do quite a bit of image processing, which means that I value having a monitor which is perfectly set up. I can tweak the brightness, contrast, colour and gamma settings on my desktop's monitor to achieve perfection; I can't do that with laptop screens.

I'm sat in the Study, mainly 'cos it's a great place to view the stormy Estuary, I've got a TV on 24 hr News and 2 x 17" Laptops on the go, works well for me, if I want to go in the Lounge I have a tray that fits a laptop perfectly so I can use it on my lap without blocking the vents underneath it.
I have a desktop, a notebook-type laptop, and a small Samsung tablet.

But by far my favourite one to use is my desktop, with its 32 inch monitor.
I am also a confirmed mouse-user, and even use one with my notebook. I only really use this when I am my caravan, or staying in a hotel.

I am not really sure why I bought the tablet, other than it was only £105 in a Tesco sale 2 years ago. I suppose it handy for emails but typing anything other than a email, would drive me crazy....they are little more than high-tech toys as far as I am concerned....they are are certainly not a real business tool.
You can swipe type on the Kindle. So much easier than typing.
I am a desktop fan, like a large monitor and as said above I sit better at a desk.

I have an ipad for the odd occasion I'm away from from home but find certain things hard to accomplish on it - C&P , links etc.
ummm...never heard of "swipe type" !

How does that work ?
Mikey, you don't lift your finger between letters - you can do it on any android and apple touchscreen device.
You spell a word without taking your finger off the keyboard. It doesn't take long to get very fast at it.

Thanks guys...never heard of it before !

My difficulty is that I have fingers like pigs nipples and find any virtual keyboard a pain in the neck. I will stick to my proper-sized keyboard for the foreseeable future.
I have a Mac (desktop) for general purposes and an iPad on the kitchen table. I find the pad is great for quick info or checking mails.

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