What advantages, if any, do laptops have over desktop models, besides portability?
At this point, portability is the main benefit of a notebook, especially since they’re still more expensive than desktop systems. But today’s notebooks offer usability gains over desktops too. Drives and ports are accessible, for one thing, and they’re often hot-swappable. (That is, you can switch connections without powering down first.) What’s more, notebooks offer a modular capability few systems can match. For example, many units allow you to remove hard drives with the press of a button– so you can protect your data from theft or swap in a larger hard drive almost instantly.
Portability is a great benefit of a notebook but not the only one. In addition notebooks take up less desk space and consume less power. Today’s large screen notebooks offer usability gains over desktops too. Drives and ports are accessible, for one thing, and they’re often hot swappable. (That is, you can switch connections without powering down first.) What’s more, notebooks offer a modular capability few systems can match. For example, many units allow you to remove hard drive with the press of a button– so you can protect your data from theft or swap in a larger hard drive almost instantly. Also, laptops have built-in battery backup (not surge protection) so if the power flickers you don’t lose data. They take up less space and LCD monitors are easier on the eyes (no or low radiation).
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