With laptops and desktop computers having comparable features and computing power, have you ever wondered why portable computers cost more than desktop computers. This fact is mainly caused by the overall higher cost to manufacture portable parts and components. Factors such as weight, the amount of heat they generate, power consumption, and compactness of a portable pc are more important than they are for desktops. These factors add to the overall manufacturing costs.
Don’t Forget Ergonomics and Usability
It is obvious that a desktop computer is much better ergonomically than a laptop is. For prolonged use, especially, you’re much better off with a desktop computer. Another aspect of ergonomics is usability. A laptop or portable pc is limited in usability as far as keyboard and mouse goes, because of its size constraints. On a portable computer, there are fewer keys and some keys have dual function. You don’t have these constraints on a standard keyboard.
Laptops are meant to be compact. But when you think about it, if you have a desktop the only things that really sit on your desktop are the monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Most of us put the actual tower underneath the desk. So in the end a laptop and desktop take up the same amount of desk space.
Something They Don’t Tell You
You can increase the resolution of your laptop monitor if you want to, but you may run into a few problems. Very quickly the text become too small to see. And really the only way to get a bigger monitor for a laptop is to either buy a new laptop or get an external one. A typical monitor for a desktop is 19″, whereas most laptops are around 14″ – 17″. This is a huge difference!