On Sep 16, 2012, at 5:28 AM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: > I think I didn't mention why I would consider a desktop - that's the > flexibility of upgrades. While the computer life cycle seemingly became > shorter, I still think a desktop life cycle can be extended for longer.
IMHO I think it's pretty marginal. When I used to upgrade my desktops I'd need a new motherboard to upgrade the CPU. Then I'd find that the memory slots have changed, the graphics slot has changed, the power supply connection has changed and so on. So you end up having to buy a whole new machine anyway. I bought my current laptop in 2007 and it's only just starting to strain... mainly because I run a few memory-intensive apps (eg web browsers, mumble grumble don't get me started). I'm maxed out at 4Gb and I'm salivating at newer 16Gb models that I can't afford. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
