| If you're looking to spend money on buying a new | | | | up a lot more space on your desk. With a laptop, they |
| computer (Maybe because your old one is too slow, or | | | | can fit in places easier which helps a lot for people |
| maybe this will be your first computer), then there are | | | | with many items on their desks. |
| two main options to choose from. You could either | | | | Power - The good thing about most laptops is that |
| purchase a desktop PC or a laptop. | | | | they have a battery. If there was, for example, a |
| There is one negative point to having a laptop | | | | power outage, then your desktop PC would just turn |
| however. Because laptops are made to be small, that | | | | off because of the lack of electricity. However, your |
| means the components inside have to be made to be | | | | laptop would be perfectly fine and still run for as long |
| small to fit the laptop. As a result, this means that | | | | as the battery lasts. If it was a short outage, you |
| generally laptops of the same quality as desktop PC's | | | | wouldn't lose anything you'd just done on your PC. |
| are generally more expensive. | | | | In addition to the power, laptops are generally more |
| Now, lets move onto the benefits of having a laptop. | | | | energy saving. This is because with laptops, everything |
| Lightweight - This means that you'll be able to carry | | | | is built in and requires one power outlet. With a desktop |
| your laptop around. Desktop PC's are rather heavy | | | | PC, you'll normally see that you need many power |
| which makes them difficult to move around. Because | | | | outlets because of the speakers, monitor and any |
| of them being so lightweight, it makes them a lot more | | | | other equipment. By getting a laptop, it will save you on |
| portable. | | | | your electricity bills too. |
| Small - With a laptop most components are built in, | | | | If you need a new computer, the best way to go is |
| such as the monitor, keyboard etc. With desktop PC's | | | | with a laptop. |
| however, everything is separate which means it takes | | | | |