Laptop and desktop computer

The modern world with its endless information flow can not be imagined without computers. Computing devices have firmly established themselves in many spheres of life, becoming something familiar. No one is surprised by the powerful dual-core processor installed in the usual mobile phone. The operation of some of the nodes in the cars is also controlled by the processors. And lovers of online games argue that the line dividing the real and digital worlds, every day becomes more subtle. Just a couple of decades ago, the only electronic universal assistant was a stationary computer. Portable models - laptops - were already there, but there were no miracles in terms of performance from them. Now the situation has changed. And so much so that some analysts say that stationary computers can already be compared with mammoths, in their time conceded to more promising representatives of the animal world. Regrettably, such are the inexorable laws of evolution.

Deciding to purchase a computer system for the home, the buyer increasingly wonders what is best: a stationary computer or a laptop computer. Indeed, the performance of the latter is already equal to the speed of the average personalki. True, the cost is still higher. At least until the situation is exactly like this. In this article, we still try to compare a laptop and a regular desktop computer. To avoid subjectivity, we give the appropriate arguments in favor of each of the options.

The main difference between these two solutions is mobility, which is quite obvious, if you recall the second name of the laptop - a laptop computer. Its design assumes work in conditions of the raised vibration: all internal elements are reliably fixed, and the hard disk is more reliable.

Working with a battery with a limited capacity requires manufacturers to build notebooks with energy-efficient components. The lowered supply voltage of the cascades, the thinner process technology of manufacturing transistors in microcircuits, intelligent program schemes of energy saving - all this leads to the fact that the total heating level is lower than for personal computers. In addition, when working on a grid, energy is consumed less, which translates into significant savings if you recalculate the consumption for the entire lifetime of operation.

The body size is compact and is determined primarily by the screen diagonal. Now the most widely used 15-inch models. To work at home, you can not worry that there is nowhere to put a computer desk, because it is not necessary: the laptop is conveniently located even on your knees.

However, a stationary computer is too early to write off. The price for compactness and energy efficiency of laptops is high. If we compile systems that are equal in computational capacity, one of which is mobile, and the other stationary, the price of the former will be an order of magnitude higher. In part, this eliminates the savings in paying for electricity.

Modernization in stationary models is simpler. Standardized block system allows you to change the components even for a beginner. This results in a longer operating time. A laptop is a "thing-in-itself". Most often it is completely changed, and this is a significant financial waste.

If you decide to choose a computer, it is worth considering that the performance of stationary solutions is still higher (despite the claims of some manufacturers). At least because it is physically impossible to install a productive cooling system in a small notebook case.

Two undoubted minuses of PCs are the inability to take them with you on the road and the need to allocate space in the room to accommodate the system.