[citation][nom]mr_tuel[/nom]lol I think you mis-understood the point. For $700 you can buy a desktop (just the tower) that has a four threads of CPU processing at around 2.5 GHz and 8GB RAM, and mediocre to OK (not gaming) graphics. For the same price, you can also get a notebook with similar CPU power, 4GB RAM, and mediocre to OK graphics, plus it comes with an attached monitor! These are computers that really are good enough for around 85-90% of computer users. The point is, you can get a mid-range computer for $700, and whether desktop or laptop, has similar capabilities.[/citation]
A 700$ desktop with a quad only at 2.5GHz? Most quads are beyond 3.0 where common laptops still use duals at 2.0-2.3GHz. With 700$ you could afford a prebuilt gaming computer, which does have mediocre graphics for the price but has a far better processor. The biggest thing is how people shouldn't expect to be able to do as much on a laptop as they can with their desktop. The price of a laptop rockets when it gets dedicated graphics, you could get a 400$ laptop with 4gb ddr2/250-320gb HDD/Dual Core @2.2GHz with integrated graphics that works fine. Add on something as low as a 5450 and the price is at a minimum of 600$. Not only that, but the 6-8 hour battery life gets cut down to 3-6 hours with a higher heating problem.