Laptop or Desktop?

What do you suggest?

The most I will be using it for is graphics and designing, as well as a few online games (such as ut2k3) … I would like to take it with me places, but I don’t go that far very often to take it with me all the time.

So should I buy a laptop? or BUILD a desktop? Keeping in mind i’ve never really done anything inside the computer. I would like to learn, but I don’t want to mess something like the processor up.

And for the Canadians: Could you spend less then 700 on a decent machine? I already have a hard drive, monitor, keyboard, mouse so I just need the guts of the computer.

Thanks for the help :cons: