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Just the other day, a friend’s visit (rather his subsequent comment!) made me realize that my current computer has matured to the ripe old age of two years and is deemed obsolete. Now it’s time to purchase a new computer and the question is, “Should I buy a laptop or a desktop?”

Well, a laptop offers portability. This benefit alone could be enough to tilt scales in its favour, allowing you to take your computer to and from work, on planes, on camping trips, and practically anywhere else. With so many brands available in India such as Acer, Apple, Asustek, Benq, Bigapple, Compaq, Dell, HCL, HP, Iball, Intex, lenovo, LG, Sahara, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Wipro, Zenith (phew!) to choose from, I feel like hitting my browser and ordering one.

Just a minute, buddy. The question is would I be able to play Quake 4 and NFS carbon on the laptop I’m ordering with my budget? For the price of an average laptop, I could purchase a much more powerful Desktop. The choice would be from Acer, Apple, Bigapple, Dell, HCL, HP, Intex, Lenovo, LG, Sahara, Wipro, Zenith. Again an impressive list, I dare say. Also I could easily upgrade it when Quake 5 is released, which I probably can’t as easily in the case of a laptop.

However with the sort of dependence we have on our computers these days doesn’t it makes sense to carry it with you at all times?

I invite your comments on this interesting debate.

cheers
Om Prakash