| A lot of us grew up when the only kind of computer | | | | All laptops have an LCD screen, while with desktops, |
| on the market was the desktop. Laptops or notebooks | | | | you have the option of choosing from a LCD or a |
| were massive, bulky, and under-performing "toys" that | | | | bulky CRT monitor. The former, in case of desktops, |
| hardly anyone ever used. | | | | can be quite expensive. Therefore, when it comes to |
| How things have changed! Today, notebooks are fast, | | | | screen quality, it is hard to match a notebook - LCD |
| powerful, and can match a desktop computer when it | | | | screens are simply many, many times better looking |
| comes to performance. | | | | (not to mention, easier on your eyes) than the bulky |
| If you are still undecided if you should buy a notebook | | | | CRT monitors you see on so many desktop |
| or a desktop, these are three reasons why choosing | | | | computers. |
| the former over the latter makes sense: | | | | 3. Light Weight |
| 1. Portability | | | | I am tempted to club this under portability, but the sheer |
| This is one thing that a desktop simply cannot match a | | | | weight of a laptop deserves a separate point. Older |
| notebook in: portability! You can't move a desktop | | | | laptops tended to be bulky and heavy, weighing as |
| around. Once set up, you have to use it in a fixed | | | | much as 5-8 Kgs. Newer laptops, on the other hand, |
| place. A notebook, on the other hand, can be taken | | | | are slim and weigh very little. This makes them so |
| anywhere. Like to work while sipping a coffee at | | | | easy to carry around, even inside your house. Maybe |
| Starbucks? No problem! Just pick up your laptop and | | | | you want to work while lying on the bed, or sitting in |
| head out! Maybe you want to show your friends this | | | | front of the TV. You can't do it with a desktop, but the |
| new video you downloaded recently, or maybe you | | | | lower weight of the newer laptops makes them ideal |
| have a presentation that you want to show your | | | | for doing so. |
| co-workers. In either case, the portability that a | | | | Are you now convinced that a laptop is a much better |
| notebook offers is simply invaluable. | | | | investment than a bulky, heavy desktop? |
| 2. Display/Screen Quality | | | | |