Wow Bert, you took the words out of my mouth haha.

Desktops are cheaper and have better performance. You could probably buy 2 good desktops for the price of one good laptop. If you want really small desktops, look at mini-ITX computer/slim towers, though I personally prefer mini tower and above. You need nothing more than a screw driver or less to replace a bad part. Laptops require significantly more technological finesse.

I like Lenovo think pads as well. Just got my x220 a few months ago. Desktops, I usually go self built. But dell tends to make some nice ones and they often have good deals on their vostros.

HP's enterprise line is really good. That's probably why your IT guys like them. HP even considered closing the consumer lines of their products.

Last edited by Sandeep; 01/24/2012 5:18 AM.