In a world that invents technology so quickly, many people often want to buy everything. It is not essential for one to purchase every new product that comes out in stores these days. For example, the newly introduced laptops that have been selling quickly in stores.

Since the invention of laptops, many often neglect their “old-fashioned” desktop computers sitting on the desk that has been their primary friend at work for several years. Just because a handy laptop has suddenly been seen in all of your friends’ hands, does not mean everyone needs to purchase one themselves. There are many advantages and disadvantages that must be considered before buying a new laptop and abandoning your desktop.

The best part of owning a laptop is its portability. This is a huge benefit for people whose work require them to travel constantly. Laptops could be brought to almost anywhere, which makes life easier. Along with this benefit, there is also a disadvantage. Laptops are extremely popular and desirable, which means it is more likely to be stolen than a desktop. It is extremely simple for thieves to run off with a laptop, as it is easy for you to carry it from place to place. When you lose your laptop, you also lose all the information you had on it.

Because laptops are portable, they wear down easily especially when placed in an unsafe area. Be sure that you put it in a place where young children are not likely to fiddle around with it, or where pets might damage the computer. A perfect place for your laptop to be damaged is around the television. In most households, the kids spends the majority of their time watching the television. If your laptop is there, the children might be unaware of that, and might put the computer at risk. Try to keep your computer in a place where you are sure nothing will cause it harm.

Another drawback of a laptop is the trouble to go through when it breaks down. When a laptops needs to be fixed, only the company that designed it could fix it. After your warranty expires, the company could charge an endless amount of money on you for giving you that service. With desktops, most computer services could help you fix up your computer if there is a problem, and often charge you a reasonable amount for their service.

Laptops are much more expensive than a desktop is. An average laptop’s price could get you an all-powerful and mighty desktop system. The price of only one average laptop could get you a desktop that could have more memory and functions than an average desktop.

A common complaint of a laptop is how small the screen is and how the keyboard does not provide much space. This is because laptops were designed for easy-travel, and such items generally need to be small and compact for portability.

Desktops have just as many disadvantages as a laptop has. A desktop has a lack of portability, and also needs a router if the user wishes to use a wireless network. This causes many people to get a laptop instead because the wireless network does not come with a desktop. A desktop requires one to buy a wireless network separately, which costs more money.

Desktops take up much more space than a laptop does. If one needs plenty of space while they work, a desktop would not be a primary choice, seeing that it needs space for the keyboard, mouse, monitor, and other parts that may be connected to the computer. This takes up a lot of space, and not everyone likes the majority of the space on their desk to be covered with the computer.

Another complaint that comes along with a desktop is the uncountable number of wires there are connected to it. What happens if the computer is not working correctly because a wire has fallen out? The wire will take quite some time to seek out, and it seems like a waste of time to people who have busy schedules.

It all depends on one’s own needs. Laptops and desktops both have their advantages and disadvantages, and both sides should be heavily weighed before one comes to a conclusion.

* A “Laptop” is also known as a “notebook.”