Laptop or PC
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I only have a laptop now and prefer it to my old PC. I like that I can take it to my church and use it to catalog the choir and organist's music so we know what we have in stock and I like it that I can easily take it with on vacations.
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I don't know that either is objectively better.
I use a laptop because it's more powerful than my desktop. When it's time to upgrade I'm not sure whether I'll go for another laptop or a more powerful desktop. It's handy being able to pack a honking great hard drive into a desktop - it cost me $500 to put a 4TB SSD into my laptop - but very convenient to have something portable. Before I switched to using my laptop exclusively it got to be a real drag trying to make sure everything was synced between the two computers - if I went away for a trip I'd copy a pile of files one way, then had to make sure anything I changed while I was away was updated.
I know there's software to do that sort of thing now but as soon as you have a couple of files that were updated but you want to revert to the version on the other machine you have problems.
I use a laptop because it's more powerful than my desktop. When it's time to upgrade I'm not sure whether I'll go for another laptop or a more powerful desktop. It's handy being able to pack a honking great hard drive into a desktop - it cost me $500 to put a 4TB SSD into my laptop - but very convenient to have something portable. Before I switched to using my laptop exclusively it got to be a real drag trying to make sure everything was synced between the two computers - if I went away for a trip I'd copy a pile of files one way, then had to make sure anything I changed while I was away was updated.
I know there's software to do that sort of thing now but as soon as you have a couple of files that were updated but you want to revert to the version on the other machine you have problems.
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Laptop for me. As has been said, easy to take with you when you need it other than at home.
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If the functions and abilities are the same, neither is "better." But a laptop sure is more convenient.
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I have both.
Generally I prefer the PC - better (& bigger) screen (dual), better keyboard.
My wife uses the laptop a lot for Zoom.
The laptop is also useful when we go visiting family.
Generally I prefer the PC - better (& bigger) screen (dual), better keyboard.
My wife uses the laptop a lot for Zoom.
The laptop is also useful when we go visiting family.