How Companies Are Downsizing Their Desktops
The days of awkward and over-sized desktops may possibly be coming to an end. Many people are finding that their current PC just isn't working for them anymore. It isn't meeting their needs and has become more cumbersome than necessary.
However, for some of us our current PCs still seem to be straight out of the dark ages. You own all of the current fashions and your cell is state of the art... so why are you still sticking with that outdated contraption? For many of us, i think it's time to ask if we should ditch our desktops for less cumbersome laptops.
Instead of sticking with their old desktops. Many major corporations, such as certain multi- million dollar hardware and software companies are hoping to implement a new system that involves using a mainframe that in most cases is many, many miles away. Perhaps for some of these businesses, even stretching overseas.
Another minus for the laptop is upgrading. It is far more difficult to upgrade a laptop than a desktop. Finally and probably most importantly, cost. In order to equip a laptop with comparable software of that of average desktops, it will cost roughly 300 to 500 dollars more. However, these prices will vary.
Now moving on to the pros. For starters let's discuss the most obvious... mobility. Laptops are portable. If you are one of the many people who take advantage of the growing "work at home" trend, than mobility can be a huge plus. It allows you freedom to work from anywhere at anytime.
Not to mention, that clunky hard drive tower that always seems to take up more space than it should need to. If you opt for a laptop, you don't have to mess with all of this. Everything is self-contained and is easily tucked out of sight when not in use.
However, this is not exactly a new concept in the world of technology. There have been numerous "dot com" companies that have come and gone with the promise of replacing email and certain organized software... such as calendars and lists of responsibilities. If these methods did not work in the past, than what is so different now? Perhaps they have found a way to work out all of the major flaws in this system.
One thing is noticeable though... amongst the major technology spending corporations, there has been a decrease in the selling of personal desktops. So one could assume that this trend may catch on.
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