Factors to Consider when Buying a PC or Laptop

Factors to consider when buying a PC or Laptop for my course

 

Advantages for choosing a laptop.

A laptop is portable so it is possible to carry it around.  This means you can go to a quiet place at home to work on assignments and by taking it to college you don’t need to wait for a free computer in the library.

Laptops take up less room in the home and can be stored away neatly.  This is important as homes can be small and every available space is needed.

One of the biggest advantages of laptops is that if there is a power cut the computer will not cut out as it is run on a battery.

Disadvantages for choosing a laptop

The battery has to be replaced and this is expensive.  This is a cost that students could do without having to worry about.

Laptops can be lost, dropped or stolen and this can very easily happen in college when students have so many things with them to look after.

Generally laptops do not last as long as desktops.  This means the money spent on a laptop may have to be spent again sooner than if a desktop was purchased.

 

Advantages of choosing desktop computer

A desktop is more powerful than a laptop and memory and hardware can be added enabling students to store more information than on a laptop. 

Desktop computers can have different size screens so if you prefer a larger screen this would suit better.

The computer and the screen are two separate pieces of hardware so if the computer needs to be replaced you can do that without having to replace the screen as well.

A desktop is not as easy to loose, drop or steal so it would be better for security purposes.

 

Disadvantages of choosing a desktop computer

Desktop computers take up a lot of space and this can be a problem for students especially when house sharing.

Desktop is not portable so students can only use them when at home.

Desktop is completely dependent on power supply so if there is a power cut it is possible to loose work that a lot of time has gone into.