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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

DESKTOP 100%

Sep 26, 2022 03:20 PM
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Dario Ferreira
Attleboro, MA
Internet Marketing & SEO

For real work, desktop all the way.
For the amount of work I do on the computer, everything has to be perfect - chair height, mouse position, screen position, keyboard, etc.
Laptop only for trips or away from office.

Sep 26, 2022 01:15 PM
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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Desktop. But some situations on the road require a laptop.

Sep 26, 2022 01:35 PM
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

I always prefer my desktop Will Hamm BUT that being said I use my laptop about 30% of the time.

Sep 26, 2022 12:03 PM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
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THAT is my biggest issue with laptops . . . I need to be comfortable which means a full size keyboard -- and when I travel, I take my keyboard to use with my laptop. 

I have 2 big screen all in one machines in my office, and my laptop is packed in a suitcase from the last trip I took (last year!) LOL

Sep 26, 2022 11:53 AM
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Shayne Stone
HomeSmart - Fulshear, TX
"Your Rock Solid Choice Realtor" RETIRED

I have no real preference, but that would depend on where I'm at. In my vehicle I prefer my Surface tablet with keyboard. At my house I use both my desktop which I use as my server and my laptop.

 

FYI - you could always just purchase a USB or Bluetooth Keyboard to use with your laptop!!!

 

Sep 26, 2022 04:20 PM
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Laptop but Will Hamm you can use an external keyboard for you laptop if you want. 

Sep 26, 2022 04:04 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I have both. However, when I was working from my laptop I always use an external keyboard and mouse ... much more efficient. 

Recently I converted to a desktop with a large monitor. 

Sep 26, 2022 03:38 PM
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Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

I prefer my desktop!  I use the laptop when away from the office ...

Sep 26, 2022 01:55 PM
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

I use a laptop. Not far from my desk, my wife uses a deck top computer. My laptop can go wherever I go and that is important.

Sep 26, 2022 04:38 PM
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach Expert
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
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I did not know they still made desktops, if that answered your question.

Sep 26, 2022 11:18 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Only Mac Pro laptops for a decade or more. 

Sep 26, 2022 03:11 PM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

I find the keyboards pretty much the same on desktops and my present laptop. Now iPads are a different story, I can't type on those; need the keyboard attachment. 

Sep 26, 2022 02:01 PM
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

I use a laptop when traveling but a desktop at the home office and the downtown location.

Sep 26, 2022 05:09 PM
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Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly Right Real Estate
Kelly Right Real Estate - Hood River, OR
Customized Choices for your Real Estate Needs

I have an ASUS 2-in-1 convertible laptop, which I connect to a couple of monitors on my desk. I have a wireless keyboard and mouse which I use also. So three screens (including the laptop) plus a full-sized keyboard. Works great. When I leave the home office, I pack up the Asus and take my office with me (including a mouse).

Sep 26, 2022 08:54 PM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

I was a steadfast desk topper for years and why not? Then, I gave the laptop a "look see" and took the plunge Will Hamm . There is no going back

Sep 27, 2022 06:12 AM
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Carla Freund
Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC
NC Real Estate Transition & Relocation 919-602-848

I use a mac laptop and I'm getting an ipad. I haven't had a desktop for years. I do have a large monitor I plug into my map when I'm at my desk.

Sep 27, 2022 06:03 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I prefer my desktop.

Sep 27, 2022 05:50 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

I have used a laptop for years and never was a good typist. And, still am not!

Sep 27, 2022 04:48 AM
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Laptop with a wireless mouse. I haven't had a desktop in years!

Sep 27, 2022 04:41 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I work on an all-in-one with a big monitor on my desk at home and use a little laptop when I'm away from my office.

Sep 27, 2022 04:00 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

We switched from desktops to laptops in 2008 when we moved from a huge office building to a smaller office bldg after my staff let me know that they would prefer to spend more time working remotely.

Sep 26, 2022 10:26 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

My last couple of computers have been laptops.  They sit off to the side and are connected to external keyboards, mice and multiple monitors.  Right now I have active rain up on one screen and on my other I'm remoting into another laptop in another part of the house and running programs on it.

Sep 27, 2022 08:19 AM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I have a desktop with two screens and LOVE it.  My laptop goes on trips with me, but still does a great job.

Sep 27, 2022 04:59 AM
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Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

I have been using only a Laptop for well over two decades.  A desktop is like using a horse and buggy instead of a car.

Sep 26, 2022 05:40 PM
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Diana Zaccaro Broker Associate
ZOOM Realty Group - Cocoa Beach, FL
"The Accidental Blogger" Cocoa Beach, Florida

For years I used a desktop at home and a laptop otherwise. When the desktop needed replaced, I bought a second laptop and set it up like a desktop with a full size keyboard, wireless mouse and 24" monitor. The laptop is just used as the computer and it works great, you would never know you were not working on a desktop.

At one time I had a docking station for the desktop laptop so it was easy to disconnect if I needed to take the laptop with me but haven't used the docking station is years.

 

Sep 28, 2022 12:04 AM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
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I prefer laptop, but either is fine and I have both at home and the office.

Sep 27, 2022 01:09 PM
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Norbert Fabre, MRSA
Indoor Microbial Specialist IMS - Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Desktop!

Sep 27, 2022 12:33 PM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Use a laptop and have for years.

Sep 28, 2022 10:00 PM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

You just have to get used to the 'flatness' of the laptop. I'm just as fast on either one. I use a mouse on my laptop - faster.

Sep 27, 2022 02:51 PM