Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Desktop replacement computer


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Erik9 (talk) 01:45, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Desktop replacement computer

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Delete as the term "desktop replacement" is used almost exclusively to refer to large, powerful notebook computers that are capable of replacing a desktop; if it belongs anywhere it's as a footnote the laptop computer article and it already has a concise definition there.

The article also mentions "desknote" (?!?) which is something different again - according to webopedia they "do not have battery capacity and, while they are portable, cannot be used for mobile computing"... save that the term has been virtually unused in years; at best it should be a separate definition in the wiktionary. In any case the quality of this article is sufficiently poor and it's been tagged as such for long enough that it should go. -- samj in out 14:33, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions.  -- &mdash; LinguistAtLarge • Talk  17:05, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. I fail to see how this article is any less valid than the rest of the Computer_sizes template, like Subnotebook, Desktop computer, Handheld PC, etc. Should all the Computer_sizes articles be merged into computer? The suggestion that "desktop replacement" is a clear category does not impugn its value as an article; quite the opposite: a clear division provides an excellent place to break large domains of knowledge into more specific and detailed articles. –  7 4   18:59, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, well-known and notable term. Stifle (talk) 20:09, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep standard commercial terminology, multiple articles available discussing and explaining the concepts, usually in the context of comparative reviews. DGG (talk) 20:31, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Sources show it's not a neologism and a useful, regular phrase. Ancemy (talk) 23:30, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Ok and desknote which seems to be something different altogether? -- samj in out 14:14, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment From log ""Desknote" poorly defined, and appears to be only a specific brand of computer. Further, "Desktop replacement computer" refers to almost exactly the same class of computer, but is a significantly more common term." Tothwolf (talk) 14:24, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment AfD is not the correct place to discuss issues with the contents of an article. Please use the talk page instead (where this issue has already been discussed). –  7 4   21:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Commonly used term, worthy of it's own article. Artw (talk) 00:23, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Well researched and understood term - the article needs slightly better sources but that an editoral isssue not an administrative one. --Cameron Scott (talk) 12:48, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Ok this all makes sense so I'd happily withdraw my AfD nom based on this feedback. -- samj in out 22:08, 28 February 2009 (UTC)


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