Who Has a Desktop?

Our friends over at jkOnTheRun are running poll to see who still has a desktop at home. Notebooks continue to gain in popularity, while desktops fall out of favor.

I personally don’t know a whole lot of mainstream computer users that have bought a desktop lately. You generally get more performance and storage capacity for your dollar if you opt for a desktop, but of course you have to give up portability.

Some professionals and gamers want the absolute best performance available, regardless of cost. A lot of geeks opt for desktops so they can continually upgrade and tweak their computers.

I think the vast majority of home users are best suited with a notebook instead of a desktop. They’ve voted with their wallets and the majority of systems are now notebooks. But many users still have a desktop as a family or backup computer.

I purchased my last desktop about 10 years ago. Head over to jkOnTheRun to participate in the poll. We now have a desktop-free household with several notebooks, mobile phones and a home server.