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Not always possible. I can't speak to gaming, but I use a laptop for "real work" almost exclusively. My reason is because I not only write code at home, but oft
by JeremyMorgan 12y ago
Not always possible. I can't speak to gaming, but I use a laptop for "real work" almost exclusively. My reason is because I not only write code at home, but often have meetings or go to a coffee shop to do a demo, etc. There's no way I'm carrying a box and monitor to all those places.
What I trade for portability is performance and I replace the machine more. I just keep everything important stored online and when my laptop dies I grab another and keep going.
- tonyjackson 12y agoreal work = putting a load on the CPU, as in making the CPU do work. Your text editor does not count. In almost every instance of someone using a laptop for heavy CPU work, there is certainly a better, more practical reason to use a desktop. There is no need to sit at a coffee shop and make music, unless you do not have access to a studio or even your parent's garage. Video editing will not be done out in the field. It will, if done professionally, be in a quiet room with the proper equipment. Most of the time, someone that insists that doing either of these is just fine on a laptop, is someone that is young, broke, and doesn't have access to the proper tools for the job. Of course, the person pointing this out will get many downvotes...
- JeremyMorgan 12y agoI wouldn't downvote you, but real work for me is not my text editor, it's more like: Compiling Importing and Exporting from a database Photoshop load tests. Also, I run a web server and database on my machine. It's just a personal preference for me. I do have a mac mini at home that I use also for stuff like video editing.