Do You Have A Desktop Pc?

[barry1010]

Just wondering how many of us use desktop pcs and whether they really have gone out of fashion.

I have two, both over ten years old.  I run W10 on one and dualboot W10 and Linux on the other.  Both are coming to the end of their lives and I will have to buy a replacement in the next few years.  I will probably go for a large monitor and a mini pc - no need for floppy disc drives or CD/DVD writers these days.

If you do have a PC, do you also have a tablet, laptop or other device?  Can you see yourself ditching the PC for good?  I use one program a lot, I rely on it, and it is only available for Windows PCs, so I could get by with a laptop but I like a large screen and an excellent keyboard.

[ToraToraTora]

Barry: "You advised me about your mini PC a while back, TTT, which helped convince me that it is worth considering.  Is it attached to the back of a monitor?" - no it's just a cuboidy thing with a load of sockets for USB etc, this is an example not the actual one:

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendationref=sr_1_5?crid=735A6Q4E3YI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7V-FgiLyRE_m05aKAG9nC1VyrVtYNLvJy6PnWfSPS2nrAXFdXdpp6OWUANAfxofNgqFSX4vdM6Y_ln6e_-OYYxRkGThxRq01_3WyoKhlzNyf3Us1-QLKCccIigRJo9pfcF4BXAGtBt6iklJhmHxa_e0wXksIeENEF2ftb5_kcI15iVTQnn8wX064K6FQlcFAN0qGZ8dLicyIC0wRKNvvZHBk4w6xve4JPYuXkeecLUM.kNlVLZIzwY1_Nx6Go-TSwAHT5WfQLzdKvBtyEcFxVfc&dib_tag=se&keywords=desktop+pc+windows+11&qid=1715620925&sprefix=desk+top+PC%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-5&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f

 

[ToraToraTora]

I wouldn't touch any of the Apple stuff with a bargepole not at all intuitive.

[barry1010]

LiK, I have a Logitech K810 which is great for quickly connecting to my tablets when I'm on holiday.  It's much smaller than yours, no number pad.  It's years old and I'd have another.

[-SharonA-]

Barry I have a kindle fire and a kindle paperwhite for my books.

[barry1010]

Thanks, TTT, I was thinking of something like this, just to keep things tidy.

https://www.msi.com/Business-Productivity-PC/Cubi-5-10M#:~:text=PRO%20MP221-,Mountable%20to%20a%20Monitor,make%20the%20PC%20completely%20invisible.

[ToraToraTora]

Looks fine, nice that you can mount it to the back of the screen. Looks old though still quoting W10 probably an old page there will be a more up to date one.

[ladybirder]

Mine is a 2017 13" Macbook Air and I love it to bits.  Can take it easily out with me if I wish, to bed if I'm listening to something on Audible but mostly I sit on a sofa with it on my coffee table.

[Togo]

Would not be without my desktop. A comfortable work or leisure station with no neck pain or tendonitis of the hands and wrists. I also have a Microsoft Surface pro with keyboard cover and bluetooth arc mouse for Hotels, Hospitals, or even in the car as a tablet. The desktop is my favoured machine. 22" touch screen monitor, backlit wireless keyboard and ergonomic mouse. It will be replaced if I outlive it.  

[pastafreak]

I have a new Samsung tablet, an old Samsung tablet, a kindle Fire, and Samsung phone. I hate the kindle Fire...its quite useless. I only bought it as backup a few years ago.

I started with an HP laptop years ago, followed by a PC donated by my daughter's partner. Then a small Google nexus followed by the old Samsung. I like my technology to be portable. Much easier in a small flat.

[Dizmo]

We stopped using desktops a long time ago. I use a mini pc (connected to the living room TV) and anything that won't run on it, runs on a VM/Appshost on one of our rackmount servers. My partner does the same. We have various laptops (probably about 8, 3 of which that are in use most of the time). My partner uses linux and WINE for the stuff that requires Windows.

[jazzyjen]

We still prefer the desktop for any financial and banking actions.  It just seems more secure somehow.

[Tilly2]

I don't know the difference between a PC and a laptop. I have a Levono machine which closes when I put the lid down. I use it at a table, not on my lap. What is it?

[Dizmo]

It's a laptop Tilly :)

[ToraToraTora]

Tilly A laptop is a PC designed to be portable, a desk top is a PC not designed to be portable.

[Dizmo]

A PC is a laptop, as is a desktop. PC = personal computer, so it's both.

Desktop Computer: PC that has an external monitor, mouse and keyboard.

Laptop Computer: PC that has integrated monitor, mouse and keyboard.

 

That's the easiest way to remember the difference. Usually when someone says they have a PC, they are usually referring to a desktop.

[Dizmo]

And as TTT has mentioned, the portability of a laptop.

[Tilly2]

Thank you both.

 I have a laptop which is on the table top. A Samsung tablet  which I use on my knee and a Samsung phone which I have been known to use whilst on the loo!

[pastafreak]

Plus 1 for honesty Tilly!

[Impatiens]

Euugh!

[Tilly2]

Hee hee!

I bet I'm not the only one.