Do people use desktop computers anymore?

[Moonchild22]

I have a laptop and I'm using it now.

 

[turtle825]

There's plenty of desktop users when it comes to gaming, especially MMOs.

 

[Patrick_S]

It seems like the original poster thinks that the only thing people use computers for is to watch porn. He should try to do some graphic design on an ipad, or another of those silly gadgets with tiny screens. This thread wouldn´t exist if he had tried that.

 

[capitalicon]

Desktops are where it's at, can't beat a desktop for games and media. A laptop is for when you need porn away from home.

 

[assholebythedoor]

I need to get me one of those.

 

[sualcalay]

With all the iPhones/iPads and Laptops out there that people can watch porn from does anyone even use the typical desktop computers anymore?

Where do you think nerds play their videogames? Certainly not on their iPhones/Laptops/iPods

Desk computers are still the best, they're just not portable!

And no, porn is not the only thing we use iPhones, iPads and Laptops for

 

[assholebythedoor]

I play my video games off the computers

 

[MrZiggles]

I own a desktop computer. I don't own any others.

 

[assholebythedoor]

I dont own much of anything

 

[RealBustyLatina]

It seems like the original poster thinks that the only thing people use computers for is to watch porn. He should try to do some graphic design on an ipad, or another of those silly gadgets with tiny screens. This thread wouldn´t exist if he had tried that.

No, the original poster, being me, runs 1 desktop for web design, one desktop to run my web server and another desktop to run as a test machine. I also have a Laptop for browsing the net on my couch. Like I said on an earlier post, I run a few web sites and according to my stats I see that more and more people are coming to my sites from iphones.

 

[Andrew39]

yes, my Dell desktop turned 4 years old 6/2010 and it still runs like i bought it yesterday.
i wont ever use a laptop unless i am traveling , its always the desktop when i am home.

 

[Andrew39]

Yep I am on one right now!

Colorado huh, Go Rockies!

 

[Mr_A]

I have desktop computer, laptop and iphone but I always prefer the desktop

Desktop - no trouble of charging, good for gaming, resistant to rough use, easy to upgrade/repair,.. and lot more

Laptop, iPhone, iPad - mobility.

 

[busenbust]

They still have their uses imo --- I like some of the HP business desktops

 

[larss]

Yes, I use one at home all the time - No, I do not intend buying one in the near future, because I already have one.
I also have a laptop, which I use at work, but I use that mainly as a desktop in any case, plugging in a keyboard, mouse and large screen.

 

[WileyJ269]

Already have one.

 

[Rey C.]

I still have two desktops that run quote download and analysis programs. That's really all they do. If I wasn't so lazy, I'd move those functions to a laptop or desktop replacement. One of them has some CAD/CAM software on it. But I seldom use it anymore. And with today's laptops, I could move that function to a laptop as well. I've just gotten used to working the way that I do, so I haven't bothered to change my game.

With smartphones, iPads and other portable devices, I'd say more people are finding that they can do what they want/need to do without being tied to a desktop. And that's why laptops and portable device are outselling desktops now.

Once the hype of having a computer ran its course, I began to see a computer as nothing more than a tool. I wouldn't buy a 200 piece Craftsman tool set if all I needed to do was drive a few nails every week. I wouldn't buy an F-350 diesel pickup truck if all I needed to do was pull my lightweight car trailer to the track twice a month. And I wouldn't buy a big honking desktop if all I needed to do was pay bills online, surf FaceBook, watch some YouTube vids and maybe open Excel once a month. My next computer will be a MacBook Pro. I'll load it with XP Pro and whatever other software that I run several times a day... and I should be good to go for the next 5+ years. I don't do the gaming thing and short of running a full blown computational fluid dynamics program, that should hold me. It's very unlikely that I'll buy another desktop computer. I just don't see a need.

Good thread, BTW. :thumbsup:

 

[nowthese]

Desktop for work.
Laptop for home.

 

[BellaBellini]

I have 2, I use my mac pro for HD video editing and my imac for camming & other work. I want to upgrade my laptop though but I'm waiting to see what the new macbook air is like.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Of course. But I think they are slowly becoming extinct. 20 years from now, who knows.