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I have about Ł750 to spend on a pc.
Would i get more value & a better spec desktop than
a laptop,for the price?
many thanks
nb

nb wrote:
|| I have about Ł750 to spend on a pc.
|| Would i get more value & a better spec desktop than
|| a laptop,for the price?
|| many thanks
|| nb

Probably - it depends what your main usage is.

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Gordon wrote in message
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If you need a computer for gaming then the desktop is the way to go.
However, if you mainly use it for general web browsing, email etc then a
lappie is a good bet. A couple of things to remember though. A desktop if it
breaks down can quite easily be repaired outside of the warranty by yourself
with standard parts (generally) but a lappie if it goes tits can be much
harder to repair and will usually cost a lot more to repair.

Possibly look to get an extended warranty for a lappie which will of course
eat into your Ł750.

Martin

Thanks for that Martin,I do not play games,put do alittle photo processing,
and would like to continue to copy disc to disc,would have to buy speakers
if went for a lappie.So have`nt made up my mind as of yet!!
neil
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nb wrote in message
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Id suggest you look around as well. I went for a laptop replacement for my
old desktop but there can be problems. Firstly my first one went wrong after
only 6 months and I suspect that was down to getting too hot, which modern
laptops seem to suffer badly from. So I invested in a laptop cooler for the
second (a good investment and the difference is very noticable) machine.
Having said that I dont personally believe a laptop is generally as
reliable as a desktop. I actually went back to using my old 766 desktop as
for general web surfing etc its fine.

I tend to use my laptop for taking with me (To play DVDs on etc) when Im
away, but I got so concerned dragging this Ł1000 machine around with me I
actually spent Ł350 on a secondhand Dell laptop which I now use more than my
main laptop!!!! At least with that if I drop it or it gets nicked from a
hotel room Im not going to be that bothered and I invested in a portable
DVD player!!

So now my main laptop hardly ever gets used at all. So why did I buy it? I
dont really know!!!

Martin

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nb wrote in message
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Yes of course you would.