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How are a work computer different from a home computer?

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A home computer is often using the latest technologies such as processors and software to suit home use. These computers have a short model life as new processors and graphic cards arrive.

A work computer may be a little slower in processing but the design is built for a number of years. This makes it easier for business to manage similar computers. Business software needs may be more complex and memory requirements may be higher to handle them. Work computers run longer hours for efficient 80 Plus power supplies help with energy and cooling costs. If multiple programs are run together then multiple monitors per computer may be deployed to help with productivity.

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The above answer is incorrect and a bit neive. The answer is - sometimes they aren't different. It all depends on the corporation and what you do at work. Often your computer at work will have bleeding edge hardware far surpassing what you have at home. Depending on your job function they may be the exact same computer or yours at home may be better. If you work in a data center then the hardware is different than what MOST people have at home but home users may easily purchase server hardware and have good reasons for doing so; think Hyper-V Servers.

Work computers can be the same as home computers. This is OK for small businesses. If you have to support lots of computers then many versions is a bad idea. The big manufacturers have business and home computer lines that have different goals and different product line life spans. The use of virtual machines or servers is not in the scope of the question.

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Work computers are often newer as many companies replace their machines on a rotating 2 to 3 year cycle.

Home computers are often kept at least 5 years before being replaced.

But again as stated above this is not always the case either.

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