[deanhills]

Desktop, Unfortunately the day before yesterday (Monday) due to electricity fault my PC's processor died. It was worst PC core 2 due but i had to reinstall Windows for new PC (cousin's PC) twice. Which i hate the most it take too much time and most important we've to install everything even some websites password i don't remember i just keep them save so now i've to reset them.

I still have core 2 duo which is my cousin's PC but it's better then previous it's 3.00 GHz and DDR3 2GB ram. I'll upgrade ram soon. I always think whenever i can i'll buy only once which i never replace but situation was really bad i had to buy it from cousin but thankfully it's upgradeable.

Anyway past 2 days was my worst day i was freaking angry.

I'm with you on this one. We've been having electricity issues here in South Africa too. The load shedding is OK - somehow my computer seems OK with an overall planned shut down of the service, but it's when everything goes down because of a fault that it has a bad effect on my desktop computer. So when I read your post it makes me very worried - that would be my worst nightmare. You're right, reinstalling Windows isn't easy. And then loading all of the backup again - I doubt I'd be able to reload my MS-Office again. Maybe you should think of getting a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply)? Like they can be cheap to expensive depending on the time, but if there is a fault, you at least have a chance to power down your desktop.

Must say I'm quite surprised with the poll results. Desktop/Laptop is winning for now.