25 Questions, 25 Answers
Why Should I Buy a Desktop Instead of Laptop?
If you don't need a laptop's portability, a number of factors favor a desktop.
Better price-to-power ratio: You can buy a cheap laptop, and you can buy a cheap desktop, but a cheap desktop has the power of an expensive laptop.
Cheaper ownership costs: Because they are made from off-the-shelf components, desktops are cheaper to upgrade and to repair. They're less likely to need repairs, too. No one ever drove away after putting a desktop PC on the roof of their car and forgetting it was there.
Less likely to be stolen: Desktops don't disappear during a bathroom break in a caf
Ergonomically friendlier: You can't have good posture if your keyboard and your monitor are just inches apart, although you can get around this problem by plugging a full keyboard and a mouse into your laptop whenever practical.
On the other hand, laptops use less electricity, and you can take them places.
How Can I Get My PC to Boot at a Scheduled Time?
If you can arrange for your computer to boot at a scheduled time, you can shut it down at the end of the workday and then come back to a freshly booted PC the next morning--or even to a freshly booted PC that has just completed a virus scan.
If the option isn't there, consider using Windows' Scheduled Tasks tool to establish a regular wake-up call for your system. This call will rouse your PC from hibernation or standby mode (called sleep in Vista), but not if the machine is fully shut down.
Add Your Comment