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On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:34:22 -0500, Wolf K
wrote: On 2019-01-10 07:08, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: [...] I can see that a proper desktop, with a big keyboard and monitor, still holds its attraction for those with a settled lifestyle, _or_ who are willing to switch between devices when they travel or visit. Also, for those needing special machines - number-crunching, gaming, and so on. For me, the ability to now take this my main computer wherever I go (not relying on syncing services) means I can't see me ever going back to a desktop as my main machine: in fact other than lethargy and nostalgia I'm not sure why I keep my desktop. But - this is just me; YMMV, and I'm certainly not saying anyone _should_ change. I just thought I'd answer Bill-in-Co's question from my own experience. JPG We have a laptop, a Surface tablet PC, this desktop, and a smartphone. Pretty soon, I'll buy a newer Surface tablet PC or laptop, and ditch the old one. Reasons as described above. The tablet PC is good for travel, and that's all we use it for these days. A desktop is a business/work machine. Too cumbersome for anything else. The smartphone is a quick'n'easy connection to email/web/etc. Handy when a laptop is too large (as e.g. when dining out). I have an old laptop, a smaller laptop (netbook), and a tablet. They were all bought for traveling, and each was bought because it was smaller and lighter than its predecessor. I don't use any of them anymore. These days I just travel with my smart phone, which is smaller and lighter than all of them, and does everything I want it to do: Kindle, e-mail, web, and Google maps. I know that a lot of people are like J. P. Gilliver, and use a laptop in place of a desktop at home. But I can never understand why. |
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