Laptops or desktops--- which is faster?

Agreed…

In theory, like for like, there shouldn’t be any performance difference if each part was of exactly the same capacity & rating, but in reality this never happens, and laptops generally are slightly slower. The paramount reason for this mostly is the Hard Drive speed - most laptop drives spin at 5400rpm (sometimes slower), whereas desktop Hard Drive speed is generally 7200rpm - so data off a desktop hard drive can be accessed quicker. Also, laptop processor speeds tend to be a tad slower than their desktop equivalents. But on the whole, those differences aren’t so noticeable.

But, to give a quick answer - Desktops are generally faster.

…for me especially because I HATE TOUCH PADS!!

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