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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Boston
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Anyone using a notebook as a desktop ?
I just started to setup a little office and instead of buying a new machien I thougth I'd just get a monitor, keyboard and stuff and plug my Sony VGN-S360 in and use it.. is this a bad idea ?
I remember years back I tried to do this with a Z600-tek and I think it overheated being left on for weeks and never worked right really With this new sony I can set it to hibernate after 30mins not being used so it should be ok ? |
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Old broad
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Away
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I use mine as a desktop but with no additions (except a mouse). I also just bought a cooler for the bottom of it. It's been over a year and so far, so good (until I spilled diet Dr. Pepper on the keyboard - waiting for the replacement on that too........)!
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I used mine as a desktop for several months at a time. Worked out just fine.
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#4 |
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I've used mine for over a year now. I've added a keyboard and mouse to it, even though I like the notebook keyboard much more. Only thing that annoys me a little bit is that the fan has gotten louder (dust on it?).
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WINNING!
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I use my IBM R50 as a desktop to everything but videoediting. It even run WM-ware with 2 servers when Im testing new setups. I got a 80 Gig fast (5400 rpm 8 mb cache) disk to replace the slow one that came with it, and a dockingstation. that way I always got everything with me when moving around in the country
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We have two of these in the office... they kick ass!
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#7 |
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: MI
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I used to run a laptop as my desktop, and i noticed they burned out faster than a normal desktop. I am pretty tough on computers, and my laptops were burning out and starting to crash frequently after about 10-11 mos.
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nah, i use both
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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I use a laptop as a desktop..
I got a p4 3.2GHZ w/17" widescreen. I've had it for a little over a year and it should be good for a few more (hopefully). I love being able to take extended trips and know i have everything with me to fix whatever problems come up ![]() |
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So Fucking Banned
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Taipei
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i use my laptop for everything
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Oztralia
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It depends on what you do , if you do heavy video a desktop would serve you better.
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#14 |
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Join Date: May 2005
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yep i got my laptop connected to a 19" sony lcd and wireless mouse and keyboard
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i use my laptop as a desktop, i edit video along with every other task on it....every 3 months or so I have to open it up and clean the fans out though, cause they can get pretty gunked up with shit.....amazing how much crap flows through the fan, takes me like 10 minutes of cleaning and it creates a pile like 1 inch wide next to me
CLEAN THE FANS!!! something people rarely do, and your laptops run SO much faster when you are done! |
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#16 |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Under the Rainbow
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I have used a 17" Powerbook G4 for more than 2 years, it is on 22 hours a day the other 2 hours it is being hauled in a backpack between office and home. Works great.
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When it rains, it pours
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#18 |
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Join Date: May 2005
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use ibook 12"
but the best way is to use both - laptop and desctop ![]()
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#19 |
In Tushy Land
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 40,149
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I use my Sager as desktop pretty much. Just use a mouse instead of the touchpad.
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guilty as charged...go dell!
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I use a laptop 12 hours a day as my main "business" machine and a old Dell Desktop as my sterero and "home" machine....
I prefer a laptop since I have taken this all over the world with me and can get to anything that I need anywhere anyplace.... |
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mobile p4ht here
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Location: WA
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I have used my 17" for two years as my desktop as well... That's why I purchased the larger display PB. I just plug a mouse into it and it works great. I never turn it off unless I have to. It usually just sits with the screen saver on, unless I close it for some reason. |
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#24 |
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 25,463
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Notebooks have become pretty damn powerful over the years. Would be fine to replace desktop with it
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