Why brand matters with laptops and not desktops?

Desktops brands don’t matter because they’re just the ones who assemble. On desktops, it’s the spare parts’ brands that matter. Laptops are made as a whole, so the quality & design are dependent on their brand, on how they shielded,welded,or designed the product. So brands on laptops matter more. :D

why branded laptops?

better support
– availability of parts
– availability of drivers for OS upgrades
– larger user base so if something goes wrong, it’s easier to find someone else online who has experienced/resolved it.

perceived better build quality
– not that cheap plasticky feel
– better ergonomics
– sturdier physical parts
– better engineered ie hinges

why custom desktops?
– price
– price
– price
– also not sure about availability of parts for prebuilt desktops ie HP Pavilion.
– you don’t bring it around so wear and tear is not as bad as laptop wear and tear
– support: custom desktop techs are a dime a dozen these days.

SFF desktops (small form factor) are a market of their own though.

Brands matter most when it comes to laptops, coz the unit itself is bought as a whole, and cannot be upgraded. it also much more fragile than a desktop, as everything is cramped into one small unit. Also, there are differences in terms of customer service, warranty and how much crap they pre-install.

Just add this.

Almost everyone can repair and upgrade their desktops, only a handful can do this on their laptops..

if i can assemble my own laptop from display to Motherboard specification it will be delightful!

Alienwares of today are as lame or gay as Dell PCs. Their build quality isn’t as good as they were before Dell bought Alienware.

If you’re a hardcore gamer, then a brand-less desktop with awesome specs would be for you.

But if you need to be on the move, and must have a laptop for a desktop-replacement, then I would suggest Asus laptops.

Read about laptop malfunction ratings… Asus laptops have the lowest malfunction rate in a span of 3 years.

Agree with this. IBM is one of the great laptop brands ever.

style pinoy yan. status symbol ang laptop at mobile phone. everyone wants to own the latest macbook or iphone. tapos email at surfing the web lang ang gagawin, prepaid ang sim at naka unli text. what a waste!

newer pc laptops can now be easily upgraded – adding ram, changing the graphics card, replacing the hard disk drive. unlike a few years ago na wala ka talagang magagawa unless you bring it to the service center.

desktops, what do you need a branded one for? full spec mac pros are about 6k usdollars. a hackintosh with the same specs will set you back a little over 2k usdollars, the left over funds can be used to buy more ram, more hdd, a couple more monitors, better sounding speakers.

lahat naman ngayon made in china na, the difference between products would be quality control.

I have no need to show off my notebook computers, so what matter most to me are good specs and reliability. I am on my second Neo now (the first one is still working fine), which runs on a 2nd-gen Core i7. It’s not as attractive as the others but it serves its purpose. I got it at a bargain price because of Neo’s swap plan. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to people who care more about the cost-effective performance than the looks.

For alienware desktops, we all know that we can configure a customized laptop that matches/surpass alienware specs. Not necessarily Unbranded ones. Thermaltake, Gigabyte, Asus, Intel, AMD, these are all the “brands”
inside my Custom Desktop, So I think we can say we choose
Un-branded Desktop to minimize cost but maximize preformance.

As for me, pare, I would identify more with the desktop that I assembled from scratch than whatever branded laptop or tablet I have, just as I prefer custom ROMS in my devices than the stock ones.

Laptops is like All in one. You can’t customize a laptop. So brand matters.
The brand AND model will tell you how good your laptop is.

In desktops, brand matters too but for every particular piece of hardware.
Desktops/PC are highly customizable so, you don’t expect a single brand in a computer.

with a cheap desktop would have readily replaceable cheap parts if and when the fail.

with a cheap laptop ( not as cheap as a desktop, of course ), it’s gets more expensive ( relatively, to make a replacement, and not always possible ).

in addition, laptop architecture is subjected to more heat, so the chance of cheap material failing is higher.

I’m not surprised that a handful of buyers get “branded” and “expensive” laptops just to show them off in public (like coffee shops). What surprises me are some comments that would suggest it’s “embarrasing” to use non-branded laptops in public.

I got a free netbook from a carrier. it’s unbranded and “cheap-ish” looking. but I like bringing it with me at coffee shops because of it’s portable size and weight. and I never felt embarrased around I-devices around me. Because it can actually do what I expect it to do — and that is, to browse the Internet, while I’m sipping my Cafe Latte.

Reason no. 1 is actually more of filipinoism than knowing which practical-with-good-specs laptop to buy.
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Yung marunong mag-assemble ng desktop hindi mo na kailangag tanungin yan, dun kaagad ang punta nyan wala ng dalawang isip. Yung hindi marunong at walang alam… Uy HP, Uy Dell, Uy Etc..

For laptops, a wise buyer will always search and read reviews. Yung gusto lang ng pang-display pupunta lang sa mall at maghahanap ng magandang brand, titingnan ang itsura at kulay. Yun yung mga nagtatanong sa store na “Mabilis ba yan?” Bang! alam na!

I wanted a Toshiba laptop. I ignored Acer, Dell, Sony, Neo and HP. Asus and Lenovo were my alternatives. I toyed with the idea of a Samsung, Fujitsu and MSI. I ignored Dell and HP because I’ve used them at work, masarap ibato sa elevator shaft. I ignored Acer because it couldn’t withstand gentle to normal use from friends – after 3 years, mukhang laspag na and these just do the regular surf/download routine, di man lang RPGSs. I ignored Neo and Sony because of bad online reviews. I didn’t buy MSI because the built of their units felt cheap in person. In the end I bought a Toshiba pa din. I based my choice on specs, price and reliability based on reviews (from experts, users and even reviews from online stores like Amazon and Bestbuy customers). What I don’t do is bring it to coffee shops/restaurants/malls. What’s the point of going out if I’ll be hunched over my laptop? If someone needs to reach me about work, that’s what my office issued BB is for. I bought a laptop because it was expensive and tedious putting together a cpu on my own, plus an OS costs an arm and leg pala. The laptop gave me 650gb of storage, 8gb of ram, 1gb dedicated videocard, a home premium ed OS – all the things I needed for home computing since I’m not into gaming. I think seeing laptops as a status symbol of sorts is as obsolete as the Palm. Kahit mura na laptops ngayon, people still want to get their money’s worth so relying on branded laptops is a practical approach. After all, these companies invested in their products to build good will and good reputation. I think non mainstream brands are more ideal for hardcore users who experiment a lot or love to modify their machines.

Ako I am after the Specs, Cooling system and Warranty! For how long tumatagal Desktop PC nyo? eh how about yung warranty ng Parts? have you ever experience na after 1 year sira na agad PC desktop nyo? tapos hindi na mapalitan yung parts kasi its either out of warranty or obsolete na. tsk tsk. People buy laptop kasi portability tapos wala ng hassle sa pagbuo kasi hindi naman lahat techy eh. yung iba basta magamit okay na yun. tska mas mura na kasi mag laptop today compared dati. also you can get the same performance ng desktop(high-end laptops), heck there are even better laptops than your desktop.

Yung mga bumibili ng laptop just for status symbol.. mga mayayaman lang na hindi gaano techy. more for show off lang. tsk tsk. bbli ka nga ng high end MacBook Pro/Retina. tapos ano? Facebook lang gagawin mo? sana nag cherrymobile/Myphone/ ka na lang and even cdr king fastphone can surf facebook. hahaha

Ahaha nice na Entertain ako sa post nyo ha hehe

Mine is Asus laptop K53SV-SX803,,,i7 cya, Nice specs and durable cya.. pero nsa gumagamit din yan.. Bago ko cya nabili Read muna ako post nung mga users at comments nila, to be sure na sulit ang bili ko.. High and medium settings cya sa lht ng LatestGames .. mura pa.. : )

Laptop or Desktop? dpende nlng yan kung sa pangangailan or purpose ng pagGAmit.. tsaka minsan wala sa brand yan.. : )