Request Do you use desktop PC nowadays?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Neku, Nov 12, 2019.

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Which device do you currently use/possess?

  1. Smartphone

    80.9%
  2. Tablet

    25.5%
  3. Laptop

    66.0%
  4. Desktop PC

    63.8%
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  1. Neku

    Neku Active Member

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    Just curious. with the smartphone/tablet being more powerful each iteration, soon enough, I don't think people, with the exception of power user or gamer, would need a PC tower. Laptop and tablet begin to converge with surface pro line. There is also linux on dex, which can turn your samsung phone into another linux desktop PC. for daily office use, even I would argue that LoD is sufficient for this purpose.

    is there any nuffians who only use one device? Not because of monetary restriction, but because of their needs in computing can be done on that one device?
     
  2. Vudoodude

    Vudoodude Well-Known Member

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    I mainly use PC at home, laptop at school, phone all the time to read novels
    When you got a dual screen setup on PC the laptop isn't as impressive.
     
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    AryaX Less-Known Member

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    I am an old fossil without a smartphone...
     
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  4. Valex

    Valex Active Member

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    I mainly use a laptop but a desktop PC would be nice to have
     
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  5. Silvania

    Silvania Has returned to Lurking

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    Considering what people pay in 2 years assuming they get a new shiny phone each year is more than enough for a good PC...
    There is a limit as you start reducing the size the price increases.

    PC is comfortable to use at home. Tablets are a great workplace device and laptops are great out and about. Honestly each device has its place. As items become smaller they become more difficult to work on. PC is like a trusty car you can pop the hood open take some parts out and fix it fairly quickly or if you want to upgrade it just change some systems and go about it that way.

    Laptops/tablets/phones don't have much in terms of extra space and thus less chance to modify and levelup so to speak. They start at a high level but that's it. They cannot go further.
     
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  6. Westeller

    Westeller Smokin' Sexy Style!! Staff Member

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    I'm a gamer, so ofc I have a desktop PC.

    I do also have a laptop, an iPhone and, heck, even a tablet. I don't use the laptop at all these days, and only my mom bothers with the tablet. But the iPhone? Sure. I use it as much as my desktop, even. I can read on it, and it's extremely.. well, mobile. I take it everywhere I go. It fits in my damn pocket. There's nothing more convenient than that.
     
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  7. RizYun

    RizYun #Kaffee4Laifu

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    still looking for an old cheap C2D ddr3 PC in my town....
    damn thing the seller location was way too far nearly perfectur border
     
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  8. Chrono Vlad

    Chrono Vlad 『Banned From Drinking』

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    I don't have a smartphone... i still use those old phone that has 3G on it

    but i do have 2 tablets mainly used to read manga & novels plus a laptop & pc both can do work and gaming. :aww:
     
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    Akemilly Well-Known Member

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    My case is just monetary and I normally use my smartphone, but have a PC too. I only use it for school affairs, though.
     
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  10. ReadOrDie

    ReadOrDie already dead

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    2 laptops 1 tablet and 1 hp
     
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    0000000 I B SMILING!

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    ... damn you good. I only have a 3 years old samsung phone and a 5 years old gaming laptop. Said laptop to game and fap.
     
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  12. oblueknighto

    oblueknighto Blue Person

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    All of the above. Plus an ebook reader. I actually use that way more than the tablet.
     
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    Maid Chan [Professional]

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    Huh why do you think so? Is your laptop spec not good enuff?
     
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    ArashiKitsune Well-Known Member

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    I would get a PC but... no money :blobsweat:
     
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  15. lnv

    lnv ✪ Well-Known Hypocrite

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    Technically, no one really needs a desktop. Especially now in the days of cloud computing where you can visualize through a thin client on the cloud.

    That said, PC towers are quite cheap to make if you custom build so...
     
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    Daoist Pharmacist Well-Known Member

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    Fapping and gaming is the same though.
     
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  17. oblueknighto

    oblueknighto Blue Person

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    Are refurbished PC not sold in your country?
    I can get a decent computer for $150 and something that can run a lot of games for $300. Way cheaper than a laptop with equivalent specs.
    Even cheaper if you get them second hand.
     
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    Kadmos1 Well-Known Member

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    I am usu. on my Windows 10 desktop over 12 hours a day.
     
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    Liyus Laksha's Desu~ Cat

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    Portable, smartphone, tablet.
    I don't use the tablet since i prefer the smartphone.
    as for why i use a portable is because i use it a lot out of home and having a desktop PC at home make no difference since i don't play much games(i have a gaming laptop and is enought for me)
     
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  20. ludagad

    ludagad Addicted to escapist novels

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    I like big screens, keyboards (can deal with touchpad tho), lots of storage... Leaving other specs like processor, number of cores and threads, ram, etc, I still rather use a desktop computer, and laptop when I'm travelling or when I need it for work. Looking at small screens and typing on the touchscreen tire me out and annoy me. It's a good way to control my internet addiction, maybe, cause I can't stand using my smartphone for more than 15 minutes. I also like to archive stuff, so I can't deal with less than 1TB. I usually need more than that. I'd be willing to switch out my technology when they come up with some lightweight alternative that has everything I need.
     
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