Desktop PCs - Do You Still Have Them?

[oj88]

90% laptop na in the office. Only staff that are in the office full-time have micro PCs.

[ice15]

90% laptop na in the office. Only staff that are in the office full-time have micro PCs.

any specific reason why they're still using desktops?

[dr. d]

i use a desktop.
the screen is bigger than most laptops' , and the keyboard is standard full-size that i can position on the table any way i want.
for some reason, my hands are not comfortable, typing on a laptop keyboard.

about the only reason i might want a laptop, is because i can bring it with me.

[111prez]

"desktops" now are so small ... palm sized even ....

[dr. d]

"desktops" now are so small ... palm sized even ....

na-dala na kami sa small desktops.
back in the day, "they tended to overheat".

they might not be overheaters now, but the memory of my experience remains.

[oj88]

i use a desktop.
the screen is bigger than most laptops' , and the keyboard is standard full-size that i can position on the table any way i want.
for some reason, my hands are not comfortable, typing on a laptop keyboard.

about the only reason i might want a laptop, is because i can bring it with me.

I have both.... several, in fact.

Work laptop - Issued by the office that I almost always bring with me
Daughter's micro PC - She's still in grade school so she doesn't need a laptop yet
Son's laptop - He's in college so yes, I got him a laptop
Wife's laptop - She uses it mostly for Excel and financial stuff

Everything below is mine:
Home PC - Mid-tower PC at home with 3 displays for my general purpose use and video editing/rendering
Workbench PC - Mid-tower PC for hobby stuff in my workshop. It has dual 17" 4:3 displays
Home server - Mid-tower PC running 24x7 hosting my Plex content, backups, and UniFi Controller
Vmware Host - Micro-server running 24x7 hosting my DHCP, DNS, and Pi Hole
Internet Router - Mini PC running 24x7 hosting Untangle

I also have a couple of dedicated laptops (old ones) that I use as a sandbox to run "questionable" software. One such software is Techstream... a Toyota diagnostic app which came from a questionable source. Another is an Epson ink pad reset tool, also not from your usual software source.

[oj88]

any specific reason why they're still using desktops?

They only work on-premise so there's really no reason to issue them laptops where they still need to secure at the end of the day, among other reasons.

[ice15]

They only work on-premise so there's really no reason to issue them laptops where they still need to secure at the end of the day, among other reasons.

hmmm. thanks

But, when those desktops stop working... is your office issuing them a laptop? or a new desktop?

[dr. d]

feeling ko lang,
are desktops cheaper than equivalent-power laptops?
kasi, if the company has no intention of allowing the worker to bring the computer out of the office...

[ice15]

feeling ko lang,
are desktops cheaper than equivalent-power laptops?
kasi, if the company has no intention of allowing the worker to bring the computer out of the office...

I think desktops are still cheaper... pero biggest expense ng laptop for an office is that you still need to buy a bigger monitor, dock and keyboard and mouse...

compared sa desktop basically, complete na when you purchase.

[dr. d]

I think desktops are still cheaper... pero biggest expense ng laptop for an office is that you still need to buy a bigger monitor, dock and keyboard and mouse...

compared sa desktop basically, complete na when you purchase.

well, yeah...
but we can always tailor our purchases against our budgets.
when i replaced my desktop, i re-used my existing big-enough monitor, keyboard, and mouse, even as " magkano lang ba naman ang tiklado at daga? " .

[Jun aka Pekto]

As of 2024......

I have a:

2022 i3-12100/RX6600
2022 i5-12400F/RTX 3060
2022 R5 5600X/GTX 1660 Super

2023 Beelink SER5 Max MiniPC (R7 5800H)
2021 14" ASUS E410MA-B laptop (Celeron N4020)

The Beelink is paired with a portable monitor. It's now my mobile platform when I'm on the road instead of a laptop. From my experiences? 1. I don't use a computer much in public. 2. I always connected an external mouse and keyboard. So much of a laptop is useless to me. A MiniPC is a better fit.

HE HE. That old Celeron laptop replaced my old tablet which is what I surf with at the malls. It's cheaper than most mobile devices. So, I wouldn't shed a tear if it broke or got stolen.

[oj88]

hmmm. thanks

But, when those desktops stop working... is your office issuing them a laptop? or a new desktop?

I think we still have several more units in storage. The micro PCs are cheaper to maintain, use about the same power as a laptop, and they don't break as much. They're fine for in-office employees who are not expected to be mobile or do remote work.

[Yatta]

We each have (sometimes multiple) laptops at home but we still keep a desktop PC that I built back in 2019. Even my wife prefers using it over her more powerful laptop bought in 2022, likely because of the 27in multi-monitor setup I made. I still enjoy building them since I picked up the hobby back in the 90s.

[Walter]

Spreadsheet work on a laptop ... not enjoyable ...

[Jun aka Pekto]

I'll still have desktop PCs because they do everything. What I quit buying are consoles. I haven't had a console since the PS3 and doing just fine. Consoles seem to be the most useless devices around.

[Vodka]

still using a ryzen 5600g. don't really need anything stronger right now. what's remarkable is how CEO lisa su managed to turn the company around

even more remarkable is the rise of nvidia by far the biggest semicon company right now. wasn't too long ago when i was making 3d apps on their nv3 i.e. just their 3rd chip, obscure little company at that time

fun fact CEOs of amd and nvidia are cousins, both born in taiwan