if you're thinking of buying a computer
you may have wondered is a laptop right
for me
depending on how you plan to use it the
answer may be yes in this video we'll
look at some of the ways that a laptop
is different from a desktop to help you
decide the biggest difference is
portability laptops have to be small and
light so that you can pick them up and
take them with you since all of the
basic parts are built in setting up a
laptop is as easy as opening it the
downside is that the monitor is usually
smaller than a desktop monitor so you'll
have less screen space another important
difference is that laptops use a battery
the battery can provide power to the
laptop when you're on the go and it will
recharge whenever it's plugged in an
added benefit of having a battery is if
the power goes out the battery can work
as a backup power source instead of a
mouse laptops usually have a built-in
touchpad also known as a trackpad you
can control the pointer on the screen by
using a drawing motion with your finger
if you haven't used a touchpad before
the experience is a little bit different
from using a mouse and it may take a
while to get used to if you're buying a
desktop computer you can mix and match
almost any monitor keyboard and mouse
that you want with a laptop you won't
have quite as much freedom since
everything is built-in however if you
want to have the best of both worlds you
can use your laptops ports to connect a
separate monitor keyboard and mouse
basically turning your laptop into a
desktop and of course whenever you want
to you can simply disconnect everything
and take your laptop with you as you can
see there are some important differences
between laptops and desktops so
depending on your preferences you can
decide which one best suits your needs
you