Necro bump - but since we're here: I sold my desktop when I inherited a more modern laptop from a customer of mine. The DC jack was bad but I got 'er all fixed up and upgraded, and I like the convenience of it. I can't see towers going by the wayside for two reasons:
1. Gamers, although the performance gap between laptops and desktops has closed significantly recently
2. Servers/Workstations (some laptops are powerful enough to be a workstation, but there's more potential in a tower)
It'll be awhile before the good ol' box is a thing of the past. I do enjoy my laptop more than my old tower though, and since I'm not very demanding on performance, I can't see having a need for/ever going back to a tower.
1. Gamers, although the performance gap between laptops and desktops has closed significantly recently
2. Servers/Workstations (some laptops are powerful enough to be a workstation, but there's more potential in a tower)
It'll be awhile before the good ol' box is a thing of the past. I do enjoy my laptop more than my old tower though, and since I'm not very demanding on performance, I can't see having a need for/ever going back to a tower.