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I can think of several reasons for buying a laptop computer:

To have a laptop as your main computer

A desktop computer cannot pretend to be a laptop, but a laptop can certainly fake being a desktop: You can use a full-size keyboard and monitor with your laptop (see Chapter 12). You can also connect any number of popular desktop peripherals, such as a printer, a scanner, or external storage. The advantage is that, unlike with a desktop system, you're free to disconnect the laptop and wander the world whenever you want.

To use a laptop as a space-saving computer system

Unlike with desktops, you don't have to build a tabletop shrine to your laptop computer — that is, you don’t need a computer desk. If space is tight where you live or work, store the laptop on the shelf or in a drawer. Then set it up on the kitchen table or a coffee table whenever you're ready to work. Forget about the constant mess and clutter that orbit the typical desktop computer station.

To get a laptop as a second computer

Why buy a second desktop computer when you can get a laptop and enjoy not only the presence of a second computer but also its portability? Furthermore, you can network the two computers, allowing them to share the Internet connection and printers as well as each other's data and files.

To take the laptop on the road

Laptops let you take your work on the road. Thanks to cloud storage and other synchronization tricks, you can be off and running to anywhere you like.

  Laptops let you escape the confines of your office and work anywhere you like for a few hours. Eventually, the battery must be recharged.

 The laptop lets you take your work with you when you travel. It lets you experience the reality of using a computer on an airplane (which isn't as cool as it sounds).