1.) More storage space; you can fit a huge amount of hard disk storage in even a small desktop case.

2.) Larger screen; desktops can accomodate any scope display, laptops are really cramped and frustrating, especially when you need to swap betwixt multiple undo windows.

3.) More than comfortable keyboard and mouse; There’s zero comparison really between the two, a decent ergonomic device is comfortable to use, against cramped often poorly designed laptop keypads.

4.) Faster notebook and graphics; desktops are only genuinely limited by the compatibility of your existing hardware, laptops can only go so far due to the heat generated by faster processors and design limitations.

5.) Desktops are far more upgradeable; you can add any thing you like to a desktop, laptops are very limited and upgrades are generally more than expensive.

6.) Ergonomics; it’s common to adopy a really unhealthy seated position when using a laptop, you tend to sit in a prissy seat astatine a more sensible point when using a desktop.

Hence I guess I’m in favour of keeping the top side.

Why not go for a cheaper end of the line laptop beside a not truthful great screen and dock it to a your existing display (especially if it’s a flat panel) when needed using the larger display and an external device and mouse. That is what I do most of the time, although we do have a both. There is just no way I could work on a small laptop display all the time it would drive me crazy.