Screen disturbances, peripheral failures, softlocks, complete system crashes.
In my life I had some desktop PCs and some laptops, but all of these problems only occurred with laptops and never with desktop PCs.
Why do laptops always have such pitiful problems?
I can't understand your observations. My work computer is a laptop that I take with me to several locations and to external appointments. The device is currently 4 years old and has no problems despite 8-10 hours of use a day.
Its predecessor was also a laptop and lasted 5 years without problems. In my private life, I use it for the office, video editing, etc. Also a laptop (but from Apple) and that too has almost no problems. He is now 6 years old and I have to admit that he now has a loose contact on the HDMI socket.
OS?
Well, direct laptop problems are what you described only in relation to the display. This is mostly due to poor processing of the circuit board connection in the lid.
apart from that, son part actually has a few system-related problems that can amount to what you are writing here.
especially the thing with the thermals. Things are tightly built in, and then a blocked air duct is enough to overheat. And don't forget what the poor hard drive has to go through.
if you then consider that things should become ever thinner, lighter, more durable and also cheaper, it's just a matter of stretching them out until you get to the point where a laptop can no longer hold up to the deskotop.
For my part, I deliberately chose a more global device, but it is more robust. A Lenovo Thinkpad 440s
GAAANZ important! Do not use a normal hard disk! Better put on the SSD!
Windows XP, then 7 and currently 10. On the Apple device macOS 10.15
Have an SSD + external hard drive.
I can imagine that heat causes problems, but incidents seem to occur regardless of runtime.
So never had problems with Windows laptops?
No not at all. No blue screen, no driver problems, no failing peripherals.
Did you pay attention to certain criteria when buying?
I have had a blue screen several times, but mostly it was due to the software I used, not the laptop or stand PC.
No driver problems is clear, you also skipped Vista ^^
Failing periphery is certainly more common in laptops, but still rare. For me, the internal Wi-Fi stick has failed. With a stand-alone PC, you do that briefly and exchange it. Laptops are more annoying.
I only had good experiences with laptops.
Siemens / Fujitsu Esprimo has been running Linux trouble-free for over 10 years - there were no problems.
HP Business Laptop The G3 series with Win10 Prof - a reliable workhorse.
Some of my problems might be Windows related.
Still strange that this never happens with desktops.
The operating system and the hardware must fit together. Many manufacturers sell laptops that are barely running. Problems are inevitable.
I would recommend a higher quality notebook with a Linux distribution, or Win 10 Prof.
Yes, of course, is a "business laptop". My company has a framework contract with Lenovo and therefore you can choose and configure a device from different Thinkpads.
The hardware is good. I paid attention to that, but what goes wrong internally, I have no idea.
I plan to switch to Linux as soon as I have a better understanding of Linux.
Linux is not difficult to learn, you just have to read a lot and deal with it. But it's worth it.
