>Do you mind if I ask you why desktop and not notebook?
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>1 reason...price.
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>If you have a desktop and a laptop that have the same amount of memory, same processor, and same drive speed (7200 rpm), the laptop will almost always cost more.

IMHO, not. My husband just bought a new laptop for him I believe around $300. He bought me a monitor for ~ $130.

Now, though, he is using my computer and I have to use his new laptop :)