Smaller is mostly better in the technology world but laptops have never been as good as there desktop friends, but things have changed big time over the years and the latest laptops beat many desktops even at gaming.
By 2011 desktops will be overtaken by laptops which will become the dominant form computer, and if you thought laptops are amazing these days you got some surprises coming over the next couple of years.
In 2011 portable computers will be much faster and efficient than desktops not to mention easier to use in and around the home. Source of Story