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Any reason not to use my 13 as my only PC? (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just got my 13 with the 7840 and I'm realizing that even the integrated GPU is more powerful than the one in my old PC, which has an i7 4790k and a GTX 970.

Is there any reason I shouldn't just sell that relic and just run the Framework docked at home? I lose a little desk space, but I'm failing to see why I should keep using this desktop.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The only thing that comes to mind is battery damage. Keeping your laptop constantly plugged in and heating up during intensive work / gaming sessions will speed up the rate at which the battery ages. However, it's a Framework, so repairs are reasonably cheap and doable - so even this point has shakey ground to stand on.

Aside from that - there is no loss. I, too, use my laptop as a desktop replacement with a dock nowadays. Laptops have gotten so good that while surely desktops are still better, many users - even heavy ones - are fine with the performance output that laptops give you.