I'm going off the college this fall and I'm planning on building a new desktop or buying a laptop. I think the portablity of the notebook would come in hany, but I can't ugread it and I could be stolen. The desktop would be more powerful and cheeper, but wouldn't do me much good on the other side of campus.

How obsolete would a middle of the road laptop be in four to five years?

What's your experiance?