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Should I consider a desktop or a laptop if I was going to be moving abroad?
Generally I would prefer a desktop, since it's generally cheaper for the same specs, but it's about 50% likely that I will have to move to Japan (from UK) for a couple of years in two years or so. I have never heard of anyone traveling with a desktop - is it even possible without getting it destroyed?
If anyone have experience in this area, could you suggest me if It's better to choose a laptop just for this reason? I don't really care about mobility on daily basis that much as I already have a netbook.
You’re moving for a “couple of years”? So it’s not a brief thing, you’ll be living there for a protracted period of time. Obviously you’ll be bringing more than just an overnight bag with you; things you’ll need or want with you, including things that are bigger than a breadbox. > I have never heard of anyone travelling with a desktop ‽‽‽ Are you implying that when people move long distances, they throw everything big or fragile out and buy all new things? How do people normally move stuff when they move to another country/continent? Look into that and you’ll have your answer. – Synetech – 2011-03-06T00:33:47.503
@Synetech inc. :No idea, when I moved to UK 3 years ago I only had a backpack and a small handbag ) Same when I went to USA for 4 month some time ago. I'm a students so I don't had much stuff and never have an experience of moving with a lot of stuff. I suppose I'll look into it though. – Aleksandrs Ulme – 2011-03-06T01:13:26.083
Sure, but other people have moved permanently to far off places without ditching everything they own. Find someone who has done so and ask what they did or call a moving company, pretending to be a family moving to the other side of the world and need to take all your stuff, and ask what your options are.
;-)
– Synetech – 2011-03-06T01:15:41.813Thanks! Although that's pretty much what I'm trying to do here ))) – Aleksandrs Ulme – 2011-03-06T01:18:50.077
That’s more of a moving question than a computer hardware/software question. Unfortunately I don’t think there are any specifically moving related SE sites. Besides, the solution will depend on what’s available to you. – Synetech – 2011-03-06T04:01:21.630