Console Bliss

The war between pc’s and laptops has been going on for years.  Many people vouch for the laptop as being better because it has more mobility and frees you up.  Even though this is true, a PC desktop computer destroys a laptop in the hardware area and the upgrade area.  This makes a dual core PC much cheaper and much more powerful.  If you are a gamer or love to play video games on your computer, a dual core PC is the absolute best way to go. 

We all agree that a laptop is a great machine and is perfect for academics and business applications and situations.  Most of us can also agree that PC’s have much better hardware meaning that they are faster, have better video cards, more hard drive space, and much more RAM.  Because of this a desktop is much more speed for the money than a laptop.  The new dual core technology is present in both laptops and PC’s but again, the processors in a PC are going to be faster than the ones found in a laptop.

Dual core processor technology has greatly improved PC and laptop speed.  There are even computers out there boasting a quad core processor technology which is lightning fast in comparison!  Computers will always continue to update and upgrade the hardware, but if you spend alot of money on a computer you are going to eat it in the long run. 

How do you get a good machine but don’t break the bank?  This is actually easy. For example, quad core machines are brand new and cost a fortune.  Because of this newer technology the dual core systems have been reduced greatly in price.  Quad core machines will not come down in price for a few years.  Go ahead and buy a dual core PC for gaming and other everyday uses and then spend money down the road on a quad core when they build machines with more than four processors in them.  This is how to get the most computer for the buck.  The reason i say this is because i bought and built all the hardware to build myself an AMD 64 bit system when 64 bit systems were brand new.  Well 3 years ago when i built this system i spent over $1,500 dollars to build it.  Now you can buy a pre-built dual core system at staples for $299 dollars.  See how much money i ate because i bought the newest state of the art system at the time?  I know it sounds weird, but staying a year or two behind the current technology will save you thousands of dollars in the long run, and the machines that are a year old still do everything you need them to do.

A lot of people wonder how much money they will have to fork out for a new dual core PC.  The answer is you can get a decent one from $200-$400 dollars that will have tons of space, nice video card, and lightning fast processor speeds.  Don’t get caught in the trap of having to have the best of the best and spending all sorts of money, unless you have the money to spend.

To sum it up a laptop is a great option for people in school, on the go, or who needs to take their business with them wherever they go.  If you like video games, and you like to play them on your computer, a dual core desktop PC should be your ultimate choice as it offers better and faster hardware, and it much more affordable.  You will save hundreds of dollars by purchasing a desktop computer and it will be much easier to upgrade specific componants than having to buy a new computer from time to time.