These days I don't think it makes much difference, for general computing,
which you go for... unless you have something that needs a more beefy
computer (like gaming, image/video editing). But either way it mostly
depends on what you want out of it.
I will say that one of the most important things when deciding is what
manufacture made it ^^ but both Toshiba and ASUS I have found very reliable.
Also, think carefully about fully replacing your desktop entirely :) both
have a 15" screen, which can be quite small if your use to larger and the
keyboard and mice can get annoying for intense use (though this is down to
personal preference, its just something to make note of).
Personally I like having a very powerful desktop (which are generally have
a better cost to performance ratio and easier to upgrade) and a low spec'd
laptop for when I cannot use my desktop (which is quite often). One
hidden advantage of not relying on a laptop is that its not a huge loss
(assuming its all back up properly) when it gets damaged/lost/stolen, which
laptops have a tendency to do more often then desktops.
And as for benchmarking, it highly depends on what you want to do as
different computer will come out top on different benchmarks... I find they
are only useful if your looking at a particular aspect (ie you want to know
how good it is for doing X and only really X).
Just for comparison, I have a ASUS 1018p 10" netbook [1] as my mobile
computer, and find it is capable of doing just about everything I need it
to when away from my desktop. This includes programming and compiling, even
running the occasional virtual machine. The only think I found it lacking
in is its graphical capability which is more then made up for by it being
small, light-weight and having large battery life. But then this is what I
generally want I want from a laptop.
But what ever you decide to do, make sure its if from a trusted
manufacture, can do what you need it to and you cannot really go wrong :)
Michael Daffin.
[1]
http://uk.asus.com/Eee/Eee_PC/Eee_PC_1018P/
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