Laptops like to do stuff like that.

My laptop stopped turning on 4 months out of warranty.

Desktops are superior in every possible way.

'Cept portability... though I guess that's what a netbook is for.

No. Netbooks are not good.

Which is why you get a desktop for geaming and whatnot while the cheapest wifi capable netbook is for when you have to be mobile, ie college campuses.