On 26/11/2023 13:38, William Torrez Corea wrote:


On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 10:11 AM Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote:


    On 23/11/2023 04:34, William Torrez Corea wrote:
    Why the people use two desktops and one laptop?
    What is the purpose?

    I could use a main laptop with Debian for software development
    (write code) and the other two desktop:

     1. Testing
     2. Server

    Without any context, it's hard to answer. But there are some
    possibilities:

    * Regardless of any other factor, desktops are bigger than
    laptops, so there is room for more hard drives, optical drives,
    more PCI cards etc. Therefore, someone might use a desktop
    computer for copying optical disks (e.g. two optical drives in the
    desktop) or they might use it for gaming (e.g. a large GPU in the
    desktop)

    * Typically a laptop is smaller, quieter and more energy efficient
    than a desktop. Someone might prefer to use the laptop for general
    office-type work (browsing the web, reading emails etc), while
    reserving the desktops for occasional use (e.g. a gaming night).

    * You mention a work environment, so there could be contractual
    reasons for maintaining physically separate computers. The
    computers could be at different classification levels; some of the
    computers could belong to a customer; some of the computers could
    have a very particular specification which virtualisation can't
    represent.

    * There could also be an aspect of hand-me-downs. If the three
    computers are significantly different in age, perhaps the user has
    upgraded their "workstation" over time, but continued to maintain
    their existing computers alongside.

    * Depending on how we interpret your question, there may even be
    the possibility that the computers are physically separated. A
    user might have one desktop in the office, a second desktop in
    "the lab", while also having a laptop for when they are working
    from home / on a client site / on the train.


Why have a lot of computers if I can get a laptop workstation?

Hi William,

Without any context, it's hard to answer. But there are some possibilities why you might have a lot of computers, even if you can get a laptop workstation:

* You might find that the laptop workstation doesn't have sufficient GPU capabilities for some of your tasks, or maybe you might want optical drives, or more storage. Therefore having a separate desktop might be suitable (you might find, however, that plugging these devices into a docking station work sufficiently well for you)

* You might find the laptop unergonomical. So, while you might be using the laptop for some tasks, you might find that keeping another computer handy is more comfortable.

* You mention a work environment, so you might find that you are not permitted to do all your work on the laptop. Certainly, most companies do not like employees doing work on their personal computers. It's better to supply the employee with a separate computer which might be backed up, joined to the domain, etc. The company might even supply multiple computers to ensure a separation of tasks.

* If you already have this "lot of computers", then perhaps you don't want to get rid of them. Perhaps you want to keep the old software/files on those computers, while starting afresh with your laptop.

* Depending on how we interpret your question, you might even find that having physically separate computers is necessary (For example, you might want a computer situated close to your customers, which you work remotely on).

Or, to put it another way, basically everything I already stated.

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With kindest regards, William.

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