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Lee Koo
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Does it still make sense to buy a desktop PC?
Dear CNET members,
A year and a half ago, when my home desktop PC went kaput, I went out
and bought a powerful Windows 7 desktop with lots of RAM, an Intel i7
processor, a large hard drive, a high-performing dedicated video card, and
even a 27-inch monitor to match. Today, with my smartphone always by my
side, my tablet, and my laptop that I lug around occasionally, I do
wonder if I really needed to buy that desktop at all. My gaming is
seldom done on a PC, my Photoshop days are over, video editing
is non-existent, and on a good month, I use my desktop PC a dozen
times at most. I've literally become a computer minimalist and
desktops are less appealing to me. Now that I've reanalyzed
my desktop usage, I probably could've saved a chunk of cash and done
without one. My three-year-old budget laptop for the occasional spreadsheets
and photo chopping work would have sufficed. As for the other daily
uses like e-mailing, Internet browsing, and video watching, the tablet
and smartphone cover plenty of ground. A few years ago, if you asked
me if it still made sense to buy a desktop PC, I would've said I would
never be without one! While I still like the comfort of having a
stationary desktop PC, if push comes to shove, this one that I own now
may be the last, but only time will tell.
So what about you? Does a stationary desktop PC still make sense in
your life? Have lifestyle changes that include smartphones, tablets,
and laptops tarnished the love affair between you and your desktop PC?
When the time comes to replace your desktop, will you buy another? Or
would you be fine without one? Read CNET blogger Rick Broida's recent
blog: "Does it still make sense to buy a desktop PC?" Rick, like
me, writes that he has had lifestyle changes and has become a computer
minimalist. And when you're done with his blog, share your thoughts.
A lot of your fellow members have chimed in with their thoughts, so it's
your turn to speak up whether you can live without a desktop PC.
Cheers!
-Lee
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