I have at home for the last 5 years and at work the last year. Works great for me, no problems, takes a lot less space. Plus I can toss it in my gun safe when ever I’m out, hopefully making it less likely to get stolen.
Screen size and resolution is good enough for y’all?
First time was around 2001 when assigned to Afghanistan (civilian brown service passport) and could not take a desktop. Returned to using both.
In recent years have acquired several laptops and lost the desk top.
Consistently used Asus models - from small 10” then to 12” netbooks (external CD/DVD drive only) for convenient carry to a 13” more powerful but heavier model laptop.
Finally spent real money and got a 13” SONY VIAO - ASTONISHINGLY LIGHTWEIGHT but powerful Intel i5 processor. And an optional solid-state hard drive (no moving/spinning parts like regular hard drives). Faster and uses less battery power.
With an optional extended battery runs for around 10-hours or about six to seven hours on a standard battery. Run it on a/c at home in my favorite recliner.
But whatever you do, DO NOT defragment solid state hard-drives. Not needed and could damage it. Regular hard drives available. Does anything a desk-top does unless you are into heavy gaming. Can be set to gaming mode but unlikely to match a decent desk-top.
I got a brand new one at a good price from a major retailer as Sony was coming out with a similar but newer model.
If you only need to use your unit at home, then you can get much more bang for your buck a desk top with a very large monitor screen.
Newer desktops have the computer built into the fairly flat screen Monitors and wireless keyboards and mouse units provide flexibility of use.
Plus I can toss it in my gun safe when ever I’m out...
I thought I was the only one who did that.
Using a nice Dell Covet w/16GB of RAM on an i7. The 256GB SSD and I shoehorned in 1 Terabyte for media storage. The desktops it replaced cuts down my cooling and electricity bills while being much quieter and less conspicuous. Only use the desktops when I need lots of cores all day to crunch through machine learning algorithms. I just don't trust the notebook cooling system when running all eight cores at 100% for hours on end.
I have been using Raptor drives in RAID configurations on desktops for ages and the bang for the buck with desktops have always been much greater than notebooks. But now, the notebook hardware is powerful enough, particularly with the SSD where desktops are obsolete.
For those who aren't Dell fans, the D630 XFR has a 14.1-inch LCD display, the 1545 has a 15.6-nch LCD display, and the E1705/9400 has a 17-inch LCD display.
We use the 17-inch screen E1705’s like a desktop and use them with the Logitech MX3200 wireless keyboard and laser mouse combo. Both Lexmark printers are wireless also. The Latitude D630 XFR and the Inspiron 1545 both use Logitech wireless laser mice. I love the Logitech products for the “feel” of the keyboards — best I've ever found — and the batteries in both keyboards and mice last a long time.
Our first PC was a Dell Dimension 8200 and the laptop was a Dell Inspiron 1450. Both were purchased in 2002. The 1450 soon became the favorite of the two. The step up from the 1450 was the E1705/9400, then came the 1545 with webcam, and the ‘Road Warrior’ D630 XFR acquired because it was a huge off-lease deal.
I now prefer the laptop for most of my computer needs simply because of the portability and weight factor. Most of the time the laptop is able to be plugged-in to its ac adapter, so battery life isn't that much of a problem. If I have to on battery, I use the highest rated battery possible for my particular laptop for longest battery life.