feinicks Wrote:Like I said earlier, "your average user"... however even in that case, the desktop will be a cheaper alternative. the price difference between a semi-decent desktop and a notebook of similar configuration is vast. Also, the biggest customizability is the ability to build the system on your own. With a laptop, you pretty much have to stick with what the manufacturer provides.

Netbooks are really not that expensive these days.  The configuration is weaker, but the point is, do you really need the power?
Is having an Core i7 CPU that much better than a Core 2?  Apart from the aforementioned games and multimedia applications, what does the former CPU actually do better than the latter?

A AU$580 MSI Wind U100 will get you:
- Intel Atom 1.6GHz
- 1GB DDR2 RAM
- 120GB HDD
- 10in screen
- Windows XP Home
- 802.11b/g + Bluetooth
- Card reader
- 1.3MP Camera
- Laptop Keyboard/mouse

Let's say wee add another 1GB DDR2 RAM stick for AU$20 bringing the total to AU$600.

Compare the desktop:
- Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 @2.5GHz (AU$105)
- Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L M/B (AU$78) [includes integrated video & sound]
- 2GB DDR2 RAM (AU$29)
- WD 160GB SATA HDD (AU$57)
- Coolermaster CAC-T05 with CM 460W PSU (AU$117)
- Windows XP Home (AU$155)
- Netgear WG311 Wireless PCI Card 802.11G (54Mbps) (AU$29)
- Webcam + Card reader (~AU$16)

TOTAL AU$586, and that doesn't include the screen, keyboard or mouse (let's assume you buy one of these for the netbook as well).

The desktop really isn't that much better...

feinicks Wrote:My point was the same. However, don't you think its rather stupid to buy a laptop and then also buy a bigger screen? I mean, its a double expense.

Not really.  Desktop » you buy screen.
Laptop » don't have to buy screen, but you still can.  The laptop screen just becomes a bonus.

feinicks Wrote:

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Theft and permanency...  well, if you don't require portability, still having it can be a bonus if it is portable.  If you leave it at home, you probably have a number of other more valuable things at home which can be 'borrowed'...

What's your point here?

Wasn't addressed to you :P