Desktop computers are getting rarer and rarer nowadays

[Young Spade]

Puuuhleeeze. I use my desktop as a gamer. Your Macbook/Macbook Pro will blow itself up trying to play games at 2560x1600 resolution. My desktop can. I have owned a desktop practically continuously since '93 and you will have to pry it from my cold dead hands before I give it up for a laptop permanently. In fact, the laptop I own as a second computer sits at home and acts a second desktop about 98% of the time. Not all of use are in need of constant mobility. I try to maximize the time away from computers so rarely take it with me.

And another thing - I dislike trackpads. Yes, Apple's is better than most but it's still nowhere near as good as a proper mouse especially in games. My laptop is a Thinkpad and I use the TrackPoint practically all of the time rather than trackpad.

First of all, that's great you love games, I love them too; more power to you
2) Your post doesn't really have anything to do with the topic. Yes desktop computers are more powerful however, the vast majority of consumers don't play games that require that kind of hardware. For some it is necessary, others it isn't. I personally play games on the console side because of a lower entry price and as a result, more exposure to other gamers and things of that nature.
3) I never said ALL of us need mobility. I for one will never get a desktop because the second I want to take my computer outside or sit with the girlfriend on the couch while relaxing I can't do that.

On top of that I'm in college so portability is a godsend for me. You dont' agree, that's fine, however critiquing my post because you feel differently isn't the way to share your opinion.

 

[dukebound85]

Puuuhleeeze. I use my desktop as a gamer. Your Macbook/Macbook Pro will blow itself up trying to play games at 2560x1600 resolution. My desktop can. I have owned a desktop practically continuously since '93 and you will have to pry it from my cold dead hands before I give it up for a laptop permanently. In fact, the laptop I own as a second computer sits at home and acts a second desktop about 98% of the time. Not all of use are in need of constant mobility. I try to maximize the time away from computers so rarely take it with me.

And another thing - I dislike trackpads. Yes, Apple's is better than most but it's still nowhere near as good as a proper mouse especially in games. My laptop is a Thinkpad and I use the TrackPoint practically all of the time rather than trackpad.

Cool, you need to play hardcore games at max settings

There are many that.....like me, who never play computer games

 

[Synchromesh]

First of all, that's great you love games, I love them too; more power to you
2) Your post doesn't really have anything to do with the topic. Yes desktop computers are more powerful however, the vast majority of consumers don't play games that require that kind of hardware. For some it is necessary, others it isn't. I personally play games on the console side because of a lower entry price and as a result, more exposure to other gamers and things of that nature.
3) I never said ALL of us need mobility. I for one will never get a desktop because the second I want to take my computer outside or sit with the girlfriend on the couch while relaxing I can't do that.

Actually this is what you said:

It makes sense. Laptops are becoming just as powerful, are portable, and I would argue easier to use. I would definitely go for a good keyboard and trackpad over a mouse and keyboard any day.

While I do agree that your average user is perfectly happy with a regular laptop there are still quite a few power users out there that require much more powerful hardware. And that was the meaning of my comment. Your post doesn't talk much about anything else but the fact that laptops are becoming just as powerful which is not entirely true.

 

[e²Studios]

Yes desktop computers are more powerful however, the vast majority of consumers don't play games

Yea.. thats why video games are a multi-billion dollar industry, because the majority of consumers don't play them. Video games are a huge business, the vast majority does play them, and a laptop won't cut if you want to fully enjoy the experience.

Laptops are great for business, but they have major shortcomings when it comes to gaming.