On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:54:59 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
> wrote:

>dsi1 > wrote:
>>
>> That's the great thing about assembling computers. You have so many
>> choices available to you. You could spend a little or a lot. I used to
>> spend very little. It would be choices between an $18 DVD burner or one
>> for $20, or a power supply for $29 or a $65 one. Computer components were
>> pretty much commodity items. The worst part was having to fork over $120
>> for a Windows OS. Hopefully, I won't ever have to assemble a computer
>> again. Heck, I'll just get something like this:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-CHROMEBO.../dp/B071N9QCZ3
>>
>
>I’ve assembled many a computer in my day (both personally and
>professionally), but I don’t think I’ll ever build another again. I like
>the freedom and free desk space a laptop provides.

I've had a laptop once, my previous computer. As I already feared, it
always overheated during intense stuff like movie ripping. After a
year it died. By that time the chain where I bought it had gone
bankrupt. It'll be a while before I try a laptop again.