Get a Mac, and run bootcamp and Windows on it :P

Huh?

What part of that is wrong? I like the laptop that is owned by my employer, but for the $1200 it cost, I could have purchased two equivalent desktop machines. If it ever needs parts, they are one-sourced. Same for service.

I don't find fault with laptops...My wife and I both have work laptops with docking stations. As long as your laptop suits your needs, you're okay.

Ease of expandability and swapability is why our home PCs remain desktops and not laptops. And I agree, you can build a pretty robust desktop for 1/2 the cost of a typical laptop.

I have heard the same about Fujitsu and Panasonic.

I work in the IT environment. In terms of performance and durability, I have had a few problems with Futitsus. The monitors like to get loose and move back and forth when working on them. Nothing that a screw driver cannot fix, but even with a little loctite, it still gets loose from use.


I have had really good luck with Panasonic, and they bend over backwards to help you out. We have three toughbook, and they are very resilient. Their customer support is always willing to help you out and solve whatever problem you have.


But hands down, the best laptop that I work with is Lenovo. Their customer support is on the ball, they are fast when you need parts or oder parts, and their laptops are very strong. I have two Lenovos for my laptops, an X60 and a 3000. I love the dock that my x60 has, and how it gives me like a million more ports. I like my 3000, as it has a huge creen, but its not too heavy. Not to mention that it also lasts like 3 hours on battery.

Oh, and one more thing. My X60 lasts like 6 hours on battery. Sweet.



But as for the destop, I still prefer it over any of my laptops. I love the expandability factor, as well as the tinker factor. Not to mention that I am always testinng and abusing stuff, so its a win-win thing.

My apologies for the "wrong answer" comment. I was replying to emails at the same time I was replying here. That wasn't intended for this thread. PC's are tools, the right one for the job. It could be a desktop or laptop depending on the job of course. I just picked this up and it's really nice. Great for traveling.

http://store.shopfujitsu.com/fpc/Ecommerce/buildseriesbean.do?series=U810

I have an NEC moniter, its freaken awsome. One of the best moniters I have ever seen, very clear. If you need a new moniter check them out.

I would get a cheap big brand PC and avoid building it myself. While building your own PC was a good deal 12 years ago when PC's were so expensive, you can get a decent name brand machine from Microcenter for less then $600 which will have the following:

1) Be faster then most machines that could be bought a year ago
2) Have a valid windows license with a recovery disk
3) Come with a decent warranty
4) Come with a website where you can download updated drivers.

I have worked on home built PC's that belong to people who had a friend build it for them. It's always a bloody nightmare because they either use unlicensed software or have bought the cheapest components with no after market support. Never again.

Unless your doing some serious gaming, there is no reason to spend big bucks on a PC because whatever you buy for $3k will be will be worth half in less then a year.