What are the benefits of buying a laptop vs. a desktop?

Mobility is the number 1 benefit. You can take it anywhere and its great now how many buildings and even open areas are WIFI so you can get on the internet pretty much anywhere nowadays.

They are much better for certain professions is not all. Laptops can be more personalized to certain professions or general likes with different kinds of programs or features. Like mentioned before, you can work at one place with your laptop and then pack it up and take it to a meeting or something. Good features, great portability.

Much better screen resolution. Laptops have LCD screens so graphics are higher quality. They are chipping away at the desktop benefits as well with wireless mouse, keyboard and even bigger/dual screen capabilities.