| ing a new computer is a rare event that comes | | | | you can do everything you’ll need to do with |
| around about once every five years and can | | | | your PDA and whether the small keyboard is going to |
| streamline both work and leisure activities and satisfy | | | | get in the way of your productivity. |
| the geek in you if you’re that way inclined. | | | | Do you need to be at the top end in terms of |
| These days however laptops are getting more and | | | | performance? |
| more popular and it leaves you with a difficult choice | | | | If you’re one of those guys or girls who likes to |
| — do you go for a traditional desktop PC or a | | | | trump everyone else with the most powerful and |
| portable laptop? This is a question that depends on | | | | functional piece of gadgetry then a laptop might not be |
| many factors and they both have unique strong points | | | | the choice for you. You could just settle for the |
| and weak points. Below are a list of questions you | | | | highest-end laptop if you have the money (a desktop |
| should ask yourself that will help you come to a | | | | PC will cost you slightly less for the same specs) |
| decision and pick the best option for your individual | | | | though for gamers a top end desktop really |
| needs. | | | | can’t be beaten. Furthermore you’ll be |
| Do you move around a lot? | | | | able to upgrade your desktop PC to stay with times |
| Obviously the first and most prominent advantage of a | | | | by replacing individual modules, while laptops do not |
| laptop is that you can take them with you. If you do a | | | | share this privilege meaning they’ll inevitably date |
| daily commute on the train, or are often travelling and | | | | more quickly and require replacing. |
| working away, then a laptop can be incredibly useful | | | | Do you enjoy technology as a fashion accessory? |
| allowing you to make the most of that time. This | | | | Laptops definitely have a certain ‘cool factor’ |
| makes them particularly good options for students and | | | | and it looks quite Bondian to unfold one from a brief |
| business men and women who often work on the go. | | | | case. If you like to carry around the latest technology |
| Do you own a PDA or smart phone? | | | | and look like a business executive, then a laptop is the |
| Today PDAs and smart phones offer a lot of the | | | | choice for you. |
| options that used to be the sole domain of computers. | | | | Do you need your PC built to spec? |
| If you have a particularly good smart phone or pda | | | | It is possible to get laptops built roughly to spec, but |
| such as the blackberry then, a laptop might be slightly | | | | it’s a fairly arduous and complicated task if you |
| less crucial as you will already be able to check | | | | intend to do this yourself and will require a lot of |
| e-mails and edit documents on the fly. Decide whether | | | | expertise. |