The largest benefit of laptop PCs over desktop PCs is portability. You can take a laptop nearly anyplace. Desktop PCs are cheaper than laptops. For similar amount of money, you can obtain much more in desktops than in laptops.

Display

1. Monitors with desktop are huge in size. In laptops, largest screen size is 20.1-inch Dell XPS M2010.

Random Access Memory (RAM)

2. Desktops can have up to 16 gigabytes of RAM, where dominant laptop has only 8 GB. With more RAM, the processing of data is much quicker.

Hard Disk

3. Due to its large size, a desktop can have more hard disk space. Desktops can have up to 1.5 terabytes space, where laptops can have either one 500 GB hard disk or two 500 GB hard disks.

Multiple Processors

4. Desktops can have many processors that provide them improved processing power. Due to their portability restrictions, laptops have one processor.

Upgrade Options

5. Desktops are simple to upgrade. With some technical knowledge, you can simply upgrade desktop hardware parts to more superior ones. Laptops need special skill to upgrade.