Will your next home PC be a desktop or laptop?

[Razorguns]

My rate goes up when I have to work with a team. That makes me the lead developer and project manager...the ambassador that has to coddle all the stakeholders. I've recently started updating my Java skills, JDK 1.4 was the last package I used for production code. My bread is buttered by MS but I've been getting more inquiries for Java development.

MS is losing more and more in the corpoate env. First they lost MFC. Now they've lost .NET. They way over-complicate things and write shitty ass flaky compilers.

Open-Source, Java leads you to the most develoeprs out there, the most code libraries, cheaper in cost, multi-platforms and with joomla/drupal, open source packages - it makes the most sense nowadays. I find web development to be 10:1 in Java's favor nowadays everywhere I look.

Only client/server, sql server database-driven, windows-based existing software is still in .net, vb, vbscript, asp, etc. I find nowadays.

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[hanselthecaretaker]

Desktop. I'd only get a laptop if I traveled a lot.

 

[Creepusmaximus]

i have both. actually laptop and 2 desktops.

i can't stand 15" monitors. i need two 24"s baby.

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I have three 22's. I've been seeing 22's for under $200. 24's still up around 475-500. 2 inches not worth the price.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Just got a 17 in laptop to replace the desktop, have a 22" and docking station has a 350 g hd 4 gig ram wireless keyboard I never have to transer data (I take it to my office daily), but keep a 500gig external for files and anything important just in case. Seems the laptop can go with me or stay on the desk with the bigger screen, eventhough this one has a full size keyboard sometimes it is just easier to hold the wireless on the other side of the desk. The cost of desktops are so low now that might be the way to go if that is a consideration.

 

[Razorguns]

I have three 22's. I've been seeing 22's for under $200. 24's still up around 475-500. 2 inches not worth the price.

i want to date u.

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[PICK3]

I should have made this thread a pole.

just sayin'

 

[stilleto]

we have one desktop and everyone has their own laptop.

 

[AAP]

I have both....my desktop is in a box in the closet though. With 4 gigs of ram, a 2.6 Dual core, and dedicated graphics card in a 3 lbs machine.....I'll take the lappy every day.

and how much are you selling that to me for?

 

[perkele]

Both

 

[UA_Iron]

I have two desktops both built by me.

I was thinking about a laptop, but I dont even have a couch to sit on and watch TV and surf the net - not gonna happen.

My current build is a core 2 duo, overclocked to 3.4ghz 4gb memory, XP 64, 2x250gb harddrives, 1x320gb hd, 7900GTO.


Next build will be the next generation quad cores, firegl V7700 video card, 8gb memory - by then it will be DDR3, thinking some 15K SAS harddrives, cant justify the cost yet though. By then solid state disc drive performance will be up to par. Maybe water cooled - again hard to justify the effort in that.