I am honestly torn between the two.
The Specs of the desktop I would build are:
Haf XM Case
Samsung Spinpoint 1tb Hard Drive
Asus Crosshair V Formula Motherboard
AMD FX-8150 CPU
GTX 570 GPU
G-Skill RipJaw 16gb DDR3 RAM
Corsair pro series 750w PSU
ASUS VW246H monitor
The laptop is here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230408The portability of the laptop is great, but the fact that it will become outdated faster than the desktop (Even though I have a somewhat outdated GPU)
I will be going to college next year and will be able to get a cheap netbook if I need one.
Both are at or under $1500