So, time has come for another periodic upgrade of my main system. Its starting to have problems running the latest games at some insane resolution setting so I guess its time for a replacement.
I'm not much for component replacement, I'd much rather just buy an entirely new system and just reuse things like monitors/keyboards, and maybe optical drives. The problem is, I've started a new job that requires me to travel more often than I'd like and so I've taken to questioning the wisdom of getting a new desktop.
I bought a laptop a long time ago, and can't say that I like how pricey they are for similarly spec'd desktop, but I can accept that. More importantly however, is that I sometimes get sent to the middle of nowhere and am unlikely to get support for fixing a laptop. At least, with a desktop, I can diagnose and likely fix the problem myself or, in the worst case scenario, run along to the nearest town with a PC parts shop and buy a replacement for whatever component that's gone boom.
Which brings me to the idea of shuttle PCs. I have absolutely NO experience with them whatsoever. I understand that they are just desktops scaled down in size. Will I have any hardware issue (such as maybe a graphics card that won't fit for example?). Or, should I just buy a desktop, get one of those light aluminum casings and just bring it around with me?
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I'm not much for component replacement, I'd much rather just buy an entirely new system and just reuse things like monitors/keyboards, and maybe optical drives. The problem is, I've started a new job that requires me to travel more often than I'd like and so I've taken to questioning the wisdom of getting a new desktop.
I bought a laptop a long time ago, and can't say that I like how pricey they are for similarly spec'd desktop, but I can accept that. More importantly however, is that I sometimes get sent to the middle of nowhere and am unlikely to get support for fixing a laptop. At least, with a desktop, I can diagnose and likely fix the problem myself or, in the worst case scenario, run along to the nearest town with a PC parts shop and buy a replacement for whatever component that's gone boom.
Which brings me to the idea of shuttle PCs. I have absolutely NO experience with them whatsoever. I understand that they are just desktops scaled down in size. Will I have any hardware issue (such as maybe a graphics card that won't fit for example?). Or, should I just buy a desktop, get one of those light aluminum casings and just bring it around with me?
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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