That is what I tell my friends whenever they are trying to decide between a desktop or a laptop. You are paying extra for portability in a laptop at the sacrifice of better hardware specs. If you don’t need the portability or have a workaround for your portability needs, always go for the desktop.

Also, if you know how to build your own desktop, definitely do it; it’s much more customized to your needs and you can choose good parts for your build. All that is needed is your time and work to build the thing, but you get a much better result for the same amount of money. Again, more bang for your buck.