Desktops vs laptops.
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- a2o2
Which one do you prefer, desktops or laptops? I'm just curious how ready the design community is to switch to laptops...
- pixelkitten0
if i had to choose one, i'd still choose desktop since there are more options and it's bigger, etc... but i'd of course also love to have a laptop just so i can be more portable... sigh.
- PuFFi0
Rich laptop, Poor desktop, I'll stay desktop... but if I could I'd switch.
- nessdog0
If I had to choose I'd have a laptop... but both is best. :)
- atomica0
Wouldn't mind a laptop if it was handed to me, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get one. They've come leaps and bounds, but they still can't handle the tasks a desktop can. And their still limited to 60 gig hdd's, thats nuts. My portable solution is my Dell Axim X5 pda, its cool beans, I don't need hardcore computing gone mobile, just need to take notes, play old nes games, watch a movie here or there, doodle, etc... all this on my 150$ pda.
- cucumbrrr0
You can play nes games and watch movies on an Axim?? How?? That sounds amazing...
- ribit0
I've moved our whole website production to a Powerbook )... sure it's a bit slower than the desktop PowerMac, bu t I've always got everything with me, and save a lot of time in not having to synch stuff after working away from the office, don't have to copy things over to the laptop before going to a presentation etc... Have it hooked up to a larger screen and Firewire drives for backups when in the office...
- atomica0
Cucumber, theres software out there. PocketNES for my emulater, then I use divx andsometimes windows media encoder to rip my dvds down to 128 megs.... the qualities nice if your travelling and need a nice small package to watch the movies on. Games are fun too.... I got it without knowing I could do so much, but thanks to aximsites.com and some others... they opened my portable horizons even further...
- brundlefly0
powerbook 17 here too
not limited to 60 gig, 80 internal, 200 firewire
- Donvitoviti0
notebooks from here on out for me.
17 in powerbook.
- ********0
i love my laptop.. [14" g4 ibook]
it would be cool if they released a g4 ibook [16" widescreen"]
with 80 gigs..
:)
- nessdog0
I love my power book too :).
My poor old quicksilver looks lonely, sad and unloved since I got the laptop :(. You can't beat lying in bed (or taking a dump... if that's what takes your fancy) while doing work, looking at smuttt/interweb etc etc. Perfect.
- bob0
Notebook (laptop, if you insist on call those that).
But, shy away from the 17" monstrosity. I have found I really like my friends 12" over my 15". More table space, less weight, and fits better on a lap.
I must insist you get the http://www.apple.com/powerbook/ .
- a2o20
Reading all these I almost feel that laptops/notebooks are taking over. Maybe we should take the discusiion to more specifics. Power or portability? Style or features? Screen size or weight?
- Xrtions0
15" aluminum here.
fucking great, no need for a desktop.
- bomy_dick0
having both is best...
when i 'm travelling it nice to have a go on the laptop.. at home.. i can't be bothered.. even my last powerbook is too slow..
- DJMCi0
mmm, laptops are great. mine has served me well. not a titanium, on the other side of the fence. the only downside is the crappy video driver i have.
oh and battery life. although i see its not as bad a problem on those lovely silver macs :).
at home though i always have a desktop - at least as a server, also as a backup.. laptops have a funny way of breaking down right when you need them...
- zento20
I recently got my first ever laptop, and my productivity has exploded since then. Especially like to be working at coffeeshops where i can work and oggle women at the same time ^_^
Got the Panasonic W2, http://www.dynamism.com/w2/index… which has amazing battery life of 5,5 hours - so its good for a whole day of work and weighs 1,3 kg so can have it with me at all time.
- chug0
Having a notebook is great ... especially for uni, cause I have zero desk space. Being able to take it anywhere is key, too, which beats uploading shit all the time.
I think I'm going to stick to notebooks in the future, especialyl with all the wireless mice and whatnot becoming available/cheap.
- pocho0
My Powerbook is my second wife: expensive (but worth it) warm, by my side and never bitches. Never a problem!
- definingform0
been working on powerbooks for the last 2 years now.. would never go back... attach it to a display when at the studio, and just working directly on it at home or at clients or whatever... works for me...