My office is small. I
mean seriously tiny. Some people have a pantry
bigger than my office. (However let that be no reflection on the A grade work
that comes out of it!) What my workspace
lacks in space and grandeur is made up for in efficiency and utilisation of
that space. It’s not the sort of flashy
office that you showcase to clients.
It’s a functional space in every sense of the word.
I recently walked through a display house which had the most
luxurious home office with giant walk in storage cupboard, very glamorous
mirror finish desk and chic wallpaper and was seriously depressed for days by
the size of my humble home office. I had
office envy.
With my serious lack of space in mind I find myself looking
longingly at a smaller PC. Small in
physical size, not necessarily capacity.
One of the joys of my Virtual Assistant job is
mobility. I have a laptop PC. It’s nothing special, however it does give me the option of being very mobile.
Hey, I can even work from the beach at Christmas Time if I’ve got a
decent internet connection. Nobody knows
where I am when I’m working. So, I am
beginning to ask myself why do I even maintain a bulky desktop PC? Time to do some research…
Generally speaking, laptops seem to provide less “bang” for my
buck when compared with a comparable desktop computer. The smaller components in
a laptop make them more expensive and I think you can see that reflected in the
price.
Although there are some things that can be upgraded/replaced
in a laptop, it is just not as easy to keep up-to-date and in good repair as a bulky
desktop machine. This is a concern for me as my business is technology reliant
and I often need to upgrade my equipment to keep pace with technology. Another factor I need to consider is Ergonomics.
With a desktop PC I have more control over the placing of my keyboard, screen
height and mouse pad. A lap top does not
allow me this flexibility and given I spend a great deal of my day at the
keyboard I need to keep in mind the strain on my neck, shoulders and eyes if I
am spending the whole day in a fixed posture.
I don’t need to see my Physio any more often than I already do.
No, I think I am going to have to stick with my desktop and
use the lap top when I need more mobility. I’ll save my pennies for a bigger office.
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