My first and current laptop is an Acer. Although i do not own a Vizio, i purchased one for a relative. Awesome laptop for the price. (Around $500 brand new and sealed from eBay)
I feel the same way about desktops. Too much space taken up for too little gain in performance. I haven't used a desktop in over 10 years. The only desktop I own is an old Amiga.
Got an offer I couldn't refuse on a MacBook Pro. I generally don't have use for laptops, so never bought one. When I'm indoors I can use a desktop, which spec for spec is quicker and the keys bigger/easier to use. But this laptop provides me an opportunity to build an anonymity conscious machine to use at public hotspots. I'm thinking about going with Virtualbox & Debian. Considered going with Whonix as well. I just don't know how to go about it... I'd be open to suggestions, especially from Mirimar.
I feel the same too, I can't see myself ever owning another desktop. I also had an Amiga once. It's a shame that the Amiga died and the PC is still going stroing.
I would like to add that design is also important, my latest machine is all aluminium, weighs 2.4 kg, battery capacity is 5 hours in high performance mode with quad core power. Within 30 seconds it is in my carrying bag ready to go anywhere I want... How could I possibly consider a desktop? Although I'm sure that for schools, libraries, and the corporate world, desktops do still make a big difference in terms of overall budget and protection from theft. I gave away my last desktop in early 2005, and never felt any regret.
Desktops have their place. Desktops are (generally) better for gaming and high end applications. My laptop has a i7-2630qm and my desktop has a (overclocked) i7-4770k. My desktop is more than triple the speed on linpack. If you aren't gaming, rendering, or computing, laptops work great.
Even without overclocking that makes your desktop about 7 times faster than my laptop, and makes my laptop seem extremely old and slow, despite it being more than fast enough for what I use it for.
I dont like laptops because i HATE laptop keyboards and trackpads. Now that doesnt means i dont use them just that i avoid them at all costs.
Each to their own, but I use my ThinkPad for around 12 hours a day everyday without using an external or keyboard (I've never used an external keyboard with a laptop) or mouse, and don't feel the need to external ones. Having said that, the keyboards and trackpads on some laptops are really bad and awkward to use, but in that case I would switch laptops to one with a better keyboard and touchpad.
Two Amstrad laptops in the 90s (40MB and 80MB). Probably made by Sharp. Afterwards, ONLY Toshiba. They are the best.
