I don't see why I would buy a desktop if it wasn't for gaming. Laptops are as powerful as desktops these days (2.6 ghz/4MB cache C2D cpus, 4 gig+ ram, 500gig HD etc) aren't exactly underpowered.
I used to use my laptop as a desktop till date. The lappy has 4 USB ports, used 2 for KB/mouse, 1 for...