Computer or Laptop?

[Joshuah]

What shall I get, I want a computer or laptop with high memory, for my graphic program, and music, and games and software I need either a computer or laptop for my room, which one shall I pick? I got about £440 (Not dollars :-P)

[Trunks]

Well do you plan on doing a lot of gaming or do you want on to just surf the net on?

[LiNuX]

desktops are generally more stable and you can pack a lot more power in it for a lower price than a laptop - good for games, music, graphics work, school work, etc..

[Joshuah]

Its mainly for gaming, and my brother in law got a laptop built in webcam 1g of ram for £300 (uk) and for an extra £100 he could of got a 3gb of ram should I get that or go for a desktop?

[Iceskater101]

then definitly a computer
laptops suck for PC games.
my laptop is really really really slow.
and I barely have 10 PC games on it.
get a computer!

[LiNuX]

Its mainly for gaming, and my brother in law got a laptop built in webcam 1g of ram for £300 (uk) and for an extra £100 he could of got a 3gb of ram should I get that or go for a desktop?

what's processor speed for that?

and also games these days ask for a lot of processor power and processors tend to heat up faster - the CPUs in laptop cases have poor heatsinks with even worse fans so it can overload if you play too long. Desktops are still cheaper and you can get more power with them and not worry about overheating it - I keep my computer on 24/7 and it runs perfectly and i play games - do graphic work - school work - programming - web surfing - and more all at the same time.

of course i custom built this pc to handle it all so if you can get a custom pc - you can get one with a lot of power because computer parts sold separately cost less than when it has been pre-assembled.

[Joshuah]

So I should get a desktop then? lol I prefer them too, their easier to use, laptops do lag alot, well mind does, after 10 mins of being on :-(

[LiNuX]

So I should get a desktop then? lol I prefer them too, their easier to use, laptops do lag alot, well mind does, after 10 mins of being on :-(

yeah..i've said desktop like 10 times already lol

i had a lenovo laptop that worked perfectly for a year then just gave out - gonna take it to my university's tech shop to have it fixed - they have the password to bios to reset everything, i dont...and i dont want to screw with the bios battery with this laptop

[Scott]

Get a desktop. I've looked around and you wont get a great gaming laptop for that ammount of money.

[Joshuah]

Thats it, i'm getting a desktop :-) Case Closed
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