Laptop vs. Desktop?

*This Post is by Arjun Sharma

My internet isn't working on my desktop, so I’m forced to type from my laptop.  Arguably, my laptop is more powerful than the desktop.  That’s only natural: I built my desktop in the summer of 2002 and my laptop was purchased (by my sister) about 1.5 years ago.

When I went to college some 7 years ago, the big question was laptop vs. desktop.  That is no longer a valid question.  Today, the laptop reins supreme.  The advent of wifi means there is almost no reason for the clunky old desktop.

Yet, in this post-collegiate setting, I have both a laptop and a desktop.  And invariably, I will use my desktop over my laptop.  The arguments remain the same:

1. Bigger workspace – my laptop desktop maxes out at 1200x800.  As old as this desktop is, with my 18”monitor I’m still riding happily with 1280x1024
2. Mouse control is a zillion times better.  My left thumb keeps hitting the fucking touchpad and sending my cursor to the left side of the screen.  I haven’t been on a laptop where this doesn’t happen
3. Photoshop blows on a laptop.  In fact, my homepage, iGoogle, blows on a laptop. 800 pixels north/south are not enough.
4. My hard drive is huge.  I know these days you can get bigger HD’s.  but the fact is that in the 7 years I’ve had my laptop I haven’t run out of space.  I have an 80 gig primary os (2 actually) and a 120 gig media HD.  More than plenty.  Most laptops still don’t have that kind of space.

I’m probably going to have to completely renovate my computer for Starcraft 2.  The question, of course, is whether to upgrade, get a new laptop, or get a new desktop.  The relative cost, estimated by me, is $300, $400, $300.  I look forward to the comments.