How to buy a desktop for your business Unless you're in and out of airports on an almost daily basis, a desktop is a better long-term investment for your business than a laptop. You'll get more performance for the price in a desktop PC, and the ability to make simple upgrades over time will help stretch your dollar even further. Desktops are easier to customize and offer more options in terms of storage, networking, and security for the small- or home-office user.

The current generation of business desktops offer enough flexibility to work in almost any office situation, from number crunching to creating presentations to the reception desk. They provide the platform stability and the support options that small-business owners and IT managers need to sleep soundly at night and workers need to get their TPS reports in on time. Especially important to business buyers are around-the-clock support, onsite repairs, long life cycles for products, and standardized hardware configurations.