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"Desktop PCs will always outperform portable devices" That doesn't mean portable devices won't replace them. Laptops began to replace desktops a few years ago,
by sskates 15y ago
"Desktop PCs will always outperform portable devices"
That doesn't mean portable devices won't replace them. Laptops began to replace desktops a few years ago, the same way PCs replaced mainframes.
- javajosh 15y agoThat's right: once a certain threshhold of compute performance is reached, the excess is only useful for specialists and gamers.
- antonyh 15y agoThe other element is that mobile devices are optimised for power consumption / battery life and also for heat output. Desktop devices generally have neither of these concerns, unless they strive to be 'green' or fanless products.