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0 pointsMichaelRo2y ago0 comments

I kept trying to convince myself to buy a desktop but the difference in performance from a laptop isn't so staggering to make up for the loss of convenience. It's easier to move a laptop and I can carry it to places where I don't have an external monitor.

Gotta have fantasies though. "When I'll have enough expendable money" I'll build myself some monster configuration. Which I'll probably use to run Geekbench (proving it's very powerful) and watch YouTube :P

This phenomenon is even more visible in smartphones. Desktop-level CPU performance and RAM / storage to do what? Browse Facebook and send pictures on WhatsApp. I could do that 10 years ago on a much more modest spec'd phone. Oh wait, I can still do that on the very same phone.

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Moldoteck2y ago

i was referring more to the price difference. Typically a desktop will get you much more for the same price compared to a laptop and is much more upgradable. Combined with a lightweight M1 air with top battery, you get best of the both worlds. For me, top performance in smartphones means lack of lags on 90-120hz smooth screen and easy of switching between apps without being afraid of them being unloaded from memory (nowadays apps are really heavy: look at combined instagram, firefox browser, some messenger like whatsapp/telegram, youtube, linkedin, etc... and suddenly RAM memory fills pretty fast and you'll also typically need a good battery life for top perf, meaning you need better processor with smaller nm)

walteweiss2y ago

I use a MacBook and I bought a used €15 PC recently, and that PC covers most of my use-cases while stationary.

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