DatKid20 Wrote:Laptops are only a year behind when it comes to graphics. The new gtx 980m is a beast.
Yeah....no. Only if you compare top end laptop year to midrange desktop gear can you possibly make that claim. Quad GTX 980 is the fastest desktop setup you can have right now. No sane laptop design should ever have 1kw worth of processors even if it were possible.
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I should point out that my use of the term "mobile" in that comparison was referring to android devices. As in the tablet/phone market. Since that's what the guy was talking about, not laptops. But I can see how that would be confusing enough to misinterpret.
Even so some of these points could still be backed up in a laptop v desktop debate. So I'll take a crack at it for fun.
teh_speleegn_polease Wrote:-Typing a document: why the heck would doing this on a laptop be less productive than on a desktop? I guess desktop screens are bigger, thus in theory allowing you to, well, see more and better, but this hardly supports the argument that desktops are far superios to laptops. (Notice I'm saying laptops specifically, and I'm talking about good ones (no chromebooks or netbooks...), since tablets, phones etc. are indeed FAR inferior to any PC.)
Bigger/higher resolution screens, better viewing angles (staring straight at a screen is better than staring down at it for extended periods), but most importantly better keyboards. Those big mechanical keyboards are a godsend and very few laptops have them.
teh_speleegn_polease Wrote:-Creating a powerpoint: OK, if you're using a trackpad it can be annoying. Get a mouse for $10.
teh_speleegn_polease Wrote:-Creating spreadsheets: Again, why?
See above. Plus if you end up plugging an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse into a stationary laptop this negates the disadvantages but basically turns it into a desktop setup anyways. So why not just get a cheaper desktop if you're going to do that?
teh_speleegn_polease Wrote:-Advanced image editing: I suppose if you're doing some intensive editing, and your laptop isn't particularly high-end, it can be annoying. Also same argument about using a mouse as above, and the argument about screen size applies as well.
-Editing music: having never done that, I have no idea how processor-intensive that usually is. See either above (image editing) or below (video editing) as appropriate.
-Video editing: Here it's a question of performance, and hence price. To match the productivity of a decent high-end desktop, you'd need a super-high-end laptop with a $3000+ price tag. Also smaller screens actually probably matter more here.
-3D modeling/rendering: Speaking from experience, you are correct. You need every bit of performance for that, and laptops just don't cut it.
Here you're basically agreeing with the sentiment so there is no need for a reply.
teh_speleegn_polease Wrote:-programming: ...And we're back to "why?...". No, really, you're basically typing out a text document, except you're also using a debugger and compiler. Any decent laptop can handle that.
Faster compiling, better keyboards, better screens. There are some high end laptops that are decent for programming with 17.3" 1920 x 1200 screens, good cpus, and full size keyboards with good keys. But they cost a fortune and are far from the norm.
Laptops are a mid point with decent but not great portability and decent but not great power/functionality. They're usable and pretty good for most content production, just not quite as good as a desktop would be. And they generally cost more for less results (3x-4x is pretty typical).
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