(04-27-2012, 02:51 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: What!!?!?! How is this not a major concern. Desktops have access to higher end hardware than laptops at a fraction of the price. How is that not a major issue?
To better clarify, With hardware I'm strictly speaking in terms of capability, i.e. the actual ability to do something, not the matter of price, nor even the extent of its performance. The hardware in laptops is largely capable of doing the same tasks as desktop hardware. Both are driven by the same types of technologies, but given different forms. For the most part, there's little inherent in laptop hardware the excludes it from doing much of what a desktop can do.
The topic was previously about laptop and desktop hardware and the capabilities of each (gaming and such). Since there's not much in hardware that prevents laptops from doing the same functions as desktop, in this regard, I'm saying it's not particularly an issue for what the topic originally discussed. Again, where I say capability, I solely speak in the sense of whether something can be done or not. Where hardware is an issue, as you pointed out, is in how much it will cost and its corresponding performance at that price.
Rather than hardware specifically, I feel that where laptops aren't capable mostly comes down to how they're designed for their form factor, e.g. ergonomic keyboards, multi-monitors, copious USB ports, higher-res screens, etc. I don't believe it's as if there is a technological limitation that prevents some of these features from appearing in laptops. It's just the limitations of the current laptop form factor that don't permit them.