I have a desktop. I also have a laptop, but it's a really awful one I bought off my boyfriend for $150 just so I could have one when traveling. I am currently saving up for my first Mac laptop, which I will definitely need when I return to school this fall. While I don't specifically need a Mac for what I will be studying, I don't want to have to spend more money on a Dell or HP laptop in two years because it failed.
I take it you haven't actually paid a visit to Hobby Lobby in say, ever, before this trip? I used to work there in the 90s and they ask rather extraordinarily high prices for loads of things, and but for several reasons and regularly customers plainly know they're high and continue shopping there because of other reasons.
People rarely buy them at the regular price, and they have sales for practically a third of the entire store every week. If what you want isn't on sale now, it probably will be within a month. Getting mad about high prices just means you've either never shopped there or are so unfamiliar with the practices there that it all just seems absurd. They get so much business that a losing a few customers who whine about prices is not a genuine loss.
Also, LOADS of their customers aren't just your regular Joe or Jane consumer, but are tax-free business buyers and professional decorators who can work out with the manager for discounts. When I was there, the prices weren't exactly fixed and trackable -- you'll notice there are no bar code scanners at the register -- the employees type the price into the register and a generic ticket prints up on company ticker tape.
Hobby Lobby is quite the atypical mass retailer because their inventory re-ordering system is still done on paper print-outs by mostly non-specialists using pencils marking down how many to guess that they should buy, which you can easily see any of the department heads doing in plain sight during the earlier hours.
I'm sure Hobby Lobby is totally aware of how high their prices are, and they're not trying to nor can really fool any of their regular customers. They do buy from pretty exotic sources, though.. very few made-in-China, but instead rarer places like Turkey or Bhutan or something.
After having worked there, and still being a regular shopper there myself even a decade afterward, I didn't find anything in this post surprising or weird. You just gotta know what you're looking at. All prices, in every store, everywhere, are imaginary. They're some variable over what they paid for them, and that's the buying-and-selling trade -- you just gotta figure out the patterns each store uses in their markups, which are different for each company.
I use a desktop as my main stay and workhorse to store pictures and videos. My laptop is used on the go and for travel along with an iPad that is great for airplanes.
I think both are different, so, it depends, many people now have minilaptops, so, it all depends... For me, I think desktop is more important for a family, the laptop for the individual.
I have both, but use the desktop much more. Much bigger monitor, color corrected with a Spyder, printer, scanner, microphone, and backup external hard drive, and two other desktops connected with a wired network. We have a home based business and mostly use the laptop when travelling.
We have both a desktop and laptops. The desktop has a large screen for movies and, since it doesn't rely on a battery, computer games. The laptops are for work and everything else.
Laptop, definitely. The portability of it combined with wi-fi allows me to surf the net on the couch, in bed, at the breakfast bar. A desktop is way too confining.
If you have only a few mice I'm all for humane traps and releasing the little critters far from home. If however you have a mice invasion and you live in a city, you have to take no-fooling-around measures. Though I totally agree that cruel glue traps are to be avoided:
I have both. I do most of my work on the laptop, but when I need the extra horsepower or storage, I use the desktop. And when I say "Desktop," I really mean "server." It's a Linux based file server daily external snapshot backups that go back 6 months. I also host some virtual machines on it in case I need to use Windows for some odd reason (I'm a Linux/Unix/MacOS user) or run some experiments on multiple systems at once.
I use my laptop from work; however one argument for a desktop is that if any of the components break, you can more easily replace it yourself without voiding the warranty.
I used to have both. Now I just have a laptop. I prefer laptops because you can take them around the house, use them in the kitchen for recipes, multitask in front of the TV, watch shows in bed, etc. However, I can see the values of desktops, particularly if you want to monitor your kids' usage.
I'll give you the standard/lame duck "it depends" answer.
I never owned either, having relied on my employer's laptop for most of my computing needs (I generally avoid buying assets that decline in value), however I finally bit the bullet and was in the market for a desktop mainly because I'm too dependent on my employer and am considering starting my own business. I chose a desktop primarily for longevity whilst knowing that I could still use my employers laptop for my mobility needs.
I'm also a techie so I was considering building my own desktop, however I fell in love with a Lenovo (K320) which should last me at least 5-7 years. In addition, desktops now often come with Bluray drives and plenty of hard drive space and if you get a nice monitor, one can watch movies on them and store and stream other personal media.
I've yet to actually buy the desktop - still waiting for a price drop - but I found a great deal on a Lenovo (small tank) x201 which are their ultra-portable laptops. I pulled the trigger and bought one because even though I'll have a desktop, eventually, I love being able to use the small laptop around the house and whilst traveling.
So, to me it depends on both one's needs and personal situation (e.g. Do you currently own a desktop? Do you travel a lot? Do you own an iPad? etc.).
Each serves it’s particular purpose. The laptop, being portable, allows me to take it to the shop floor, work in airports, and take notes in meetings.
On the other hand, the raw power of my desktop and multiple monitors allow serious multitasking. By not being mobile, I can leave tasks queued for real time processing and/or data capture.
If I had to choose only one, the desktop would win without question if only by the volume of work it does in my day to day life.
I have both a laptop and desktop. I prefer the laptop for everything except working in excel!
I have a laptop. I don't need a machine with intense computing power or gaming ability and I love the portability of a laptop.
Definitely laptop. I got mine last fall and will never go back to a desktop. I love its portability--and I can use it in bed!
I have a desktop. I also have a laptop, but it's a really awful one I bought off my boyfriend for $150 just so I could have one when traveling. I am currently saving up for my first Mac laptop, which I will definitely need when I return to school this fall. While I don't specifically need a Mac for what I will be studying, I don't want to have to spend more money on a Dell or HP laptop in two years because it failed.
I take it you haven't actually paid a visit to Hobby Lobby in say, ever, before this trip? I used to work there in the 90s and they ask rather extraordinarily high prices for loads of things, and but for several reasons and regularly customers plainly know they're high and continue shopping there because of other reasons.
People rarely buy them at the regular price, and they have sales for practically a third of the entire store every week. If what you want isn't on sale now, it probably will be within a month. Getting mad about high prices just means you've either never shopped there or are so unfamiliar with the practices there that it all just seems absurd. They get so much business that a losing a few customers who whine about prices is not a genuine loss.
Also, LOADS of their customers aren't just your regular Joe or Jane consumer, but are tax-free business buyers and professional decorators who can work out with the manager for discounts. When I was there, the prices weren't exactly fixed and trackable -- you'll notice there are no bar code scanners at the register -- the employees type the price into the register and a generic ticket prints up on company ticker tape.
Hobby Lobby is quite the atypical mass retailer because their inventory re-ordering system is still done on paper print-outs by mostly non-specialists using pencils marking down how many to guess that they should buy, which you can easily see any of the department heads doing in plain sight during the earlier hours.
I'm sure Hobby Lobby is totally aware of how high their prices are, and they're not trying to nor can really fool any of their regular customers. They do buy from pretty exotic sources, though.. very few made-in-China, but instead rarer places like Turkey or Bhutan or something.
After having worked there, and still being a regular shopper there myself even a decade afterward, I didn't find anything in this post surprising or weird. You just gotta know what you're looking at. All prices, in every store, everywhere, are imaginary. They're some variable over what they paid for them, and that's the buying-and-selling trade -- you just gotta figure out the patterns each store uses in their markups, which are different for each company.
After years of laptops, I've gone back to a desktop and I love it. Cheaper computing power and a more ergonomic environment. And a really big screen!
I currently only own a desktop, but I would prefer a laptop.
I use a desktop as my main stay and workhorse to store pictures and videos. My laptop is used on the go and for travel along with an iPad that is great for airplanes.
I think both are different, so, it depends, many people now have minilaptops, so, it all depends... For me, I think desktop is more important for a family, the laptop for the individual.
one active desktop
one active laptop
one active google cr-48
one unused laptop
one unused desktop
i live alone. am i a geek, do you think?
I have both, but use the desktop much more. Much bigger monitor, color corrected with a Spyder, printer, scanner, microphone, and backup external hard drive, and two other desktops connected with a wired network. We have a home based business and mostly use the laptop when travelling.
We have both a desktop and laptops. The desktop has a large screen for movies and, since it doesn't rely on a battery, computer games. The laptops are for work and everything else.
Laptop, definitely. The portability of it combined with wi-fi allows me to surf the net on the couch, in bed, at the breakfast bar. A desktop is way too confining.
If you have only a few mice I'm all for humane traps and releasing the little critters far from home. If however you have a mice invasion and you live in a city, you have to take no-fooling-around measures. Though I totally agree that cruel glue traps are to be avoided:
http://savvysavingbytes.com/2010/08/my-uptown-mice-war/
I have both. I do most of my work on the laptop, but when I need the extra horsepower or storage, I use the desktop. And when I say "Desktop," I really mean "server." It's a Linux based file server daily external snapshot backups that go back 6 months. I also host some virtual machines on it in case I need to use Windows for some odd reason (I'm a Linux/Unix/MacOS user) or run some experiments on multiple systems at once.
Desktops can give you more power for less money
i have a laptop and love it :) i can take it everywhere with me . thanks for the chance :)
Personally I wouldn't include #92, but otherwise a very nice list. Thanks.
I use my laptop from work; however one argument for a desktop is that if any of the components break, you can more easily replace it yourself without voiding the warranty.
No contest, laptop or pad
I used to have both. Now I just have a laptop. I prefer laptops because you can take them around the house, use them in the kitchen for recipes, multitask in front of the TV, watch shows in bed, etc. However, I can see the values of desktops, particularly if you want to monitor your kids' usage.
I'll give you the standard/lame duck "it depends" answer.
I never owned either, having relied on my employer's laptop for most of my computing needs (I generally avoid buying assets that decline in value), however I finally bit the bullet and was in the market for a desktop mainly because I'm too dependent on my employer and am considering starting my own business. I chose a desktop primarily for longevity whilst knowing that I could still use my employers laptop for my mobility needs.
I'm also a techie so I was considering building my own desktop, however I fell in love with a Lenovo (K320) which should last me at least 5-7 years. In addition, desktops now often come with Bluray drives and plenty of hard drive space and if you get a nice monitor, one can watch movies on them and store and stream other personal media.
I've yet to actually buy the desktop - still waiting for a price drop - but I found a great deal on a Lenovo (small tank) x201 which are their ultra-portable laptops. I pulled the trigger and bought one because even though I'll have a desktop, eventually, I love being able to use the small laptop around the house and whilst traveling.
So, to me it depends on both one's needs and personal situation (e.g. Do you currently own a desktop? Do you travel a lot? Do you own an iPad? etc.).
I have both…
Each serves it’s particular purpose. The laptop, being portable, allows me to take it to the shop floor, work in airports, and take notes in meetings.
On the other hand, the raw power of my desktop and multiple monitors allow serious multitasking. By not being mobile, I can leave tasks queued for real time processing and/or data capture.
If I had to choose only one, the desktop would win without question if only by the volume of work it does in my day to day life.
Veryoldman
Technical Assistance Group
We have 1 laptop/1 netbook/ 1 table desk top/1 Galaxy Tab. Dan Chase
Laptop - I can't imagine going back to a desktop only. But both would be ok too. :)