gagnonrich opened this issue on Jul 21, 2010 · 48 posts
pjz99 posted Wed, 21 July 2010 at 9:49 PM
Quote - a smartphone is more functional and more "bang for your buck" than a PC? I dont think so.
Yeah, that's marketing nonsense. The fact is, raw power for desktops will remain way ahead of handheld gadgets for the foreseeable future, because power and heat are not much of a concern - you simply cannot cram the same guts into a laptop or handheld and still have something that is a) comfortable to hold in your hands or lap, and b) runnable for any length of time on battery power. Now, you might be "satisfied" with the amount of processing power, and the battery might keep it running "long enough", but you will always pay more to get less, when dealing with portable gear. Weight, heat, juice are all things that you don't care too much about with desktops so money does not have to be spent accomodating them.