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    Laptop or Desktop

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by mitapplication, Jan 13, 2008.

  1. mitapplication

    mitapplication Newbie

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    I want to Know which is faster Laptop Or Desktop
    For Example If I have Laptop Core2Due 2 GB and It's cache memory 4 MB and Ram 1 GB it should be faster than Desktop have the Same Configuration
    or the Desktop will be faster than the Laptop and WHY
     
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  2. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    nope the desktop will be faster
     
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    mitapplication Newbie

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    Why Desktop will be faster although they have the same configuration
     
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  4. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    try looking at it this way.pc is static you will be stuck in the same room on the same chair.
    Laptop, you can move about(if you have wifi)on a comfy sofa or in the sun in the garden.its portable.
    i have a pc that i hardly use and is just taking up room all i use it for is storing files,mp3's films on a home network.


    EDIT: on the plus side with a pc the components (graphics,sound card )are easily updated. laptop you are limited to what you can update.;(
     
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  5. n640nec

    n640nec Notebook Consultant

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    Are you using onboard video for both? Typically on a desktop you would go with an add-in video card and that alone can make your laptop performance look like 2nd string off the bench...not to mention desktop graphics cards are always better than their laptop video chipset counter part. Also, if you are building your own system you have the option to purchase a high quality motherboard that will help boost performance vs whatever-the-laptop-manufacturer made. I would say there are a lot of components in the desktop that will stand out to be faster than an equally spec'd laptop due to space limitation for a laptop.
     
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    hoggie old boy

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    hard question to answer. i have both PC/laptop and use the laptop all the time.
    but when playing games on the odd occasion the pc is better and with the pc connected to my tv gaming is a blast.
     
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  7. ath007

    ath007 Notebook Guru

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    The desktop is always better.

    I have both a laptop and a desktop, both of which have really good gaming configurations. Yes, the notebook offers mobility and freedom of space. But for (perfect) gaming and other high-end processes like video editing or 3D graphic works, the desktop is way in front. This is because the laptop carries 'mobile components' which are manufactured with lower power consumption and lower clock speeds in mind (of graphics cards, processors, lower hard disk speeds etc).

    That is why you see notebook components as an alteration of the desktop component. You do see abbreviations in laptop products, such as for graphics cards Ati 'Mobility' or Nvidia 6*** 'M' as examples. Same for processors.

    So, If you had the 'exactly' same components of a desktop, onto a laptop, then you can't call it a laptop. Thats why desktop primarily has a 'heavy' duty power supply. You wont be able to run a desktop on a laptop battery for long right. Why is that? Because the components found in a desktop are more power hungry and more powerful in all classes.

    It is readily comparable between a laptop's and a desktops performances with exactly the same components involved. And i don't think that laptops can compete desktop performances in the near future (maybe never) without sacrificing for faster hard disks, processors, rams, video cards and resultantly, battery life and weight.

    I hope i have made myself clear. Any more doubts? :)

    Cheers,
    Have Fun

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    ath007, Jan 13, 2008
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