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I tend to prefer desktops because the hardware is generally lasting longer, both in terms of reliability and in terms of performance. My current PC has 9 years,
by ale42 3y ago
I tend to prefer desktops because the hardware is generally lasting longer, both in terms of reliability and in terms of performance. My current PC has 9 years, still works perfectly fine for what I do (no gaming nor AI, but web/e-mail of course, C++, photo processing and some electronic design), and will probably still survive some time. Only thing I changed (once) is the screen. My main phone is an old dumbphone with 3G (2G has been shut down here...).
- sime2009 3y agoI prefer desktops because is something breaks I have a chance of working around it immediately (e.g. screen), and if not then I can have a replacement part sent to me in about 24 hours or less which I can install myself.
- wt__ 3y agoIt's better for the environment as well, because you're not throwing the whole thing out/leaving it to the whim of whoever is supposed to recycle it, plus you can selective change components that are bothering you - keyboard, mouse etc.
- Grumbledour 3y agoMy own desktop is a mid tier machine from 2013 and I do game on it and it still is fine. Of course, not everything will run on a ten year old machine, but surprisingly many games still work fine. I am thinking about an update for some time and holding back because of the much increased price and annoying availability issues, but unless I want to play something high end like say, cyberpunk, which I really would like, I don't think I would actually need a real "gaming machine" to play much of what I play today. Just a few more gigs of vram would go a long way (I only have 1).
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