Future of Computing

[Computer_Newbie]

What would Superconductors do for computers? Would they make cooling systems unnecessary? This due to the fact that Superconductors cause no resistance. Since resistance in essence converts usable electricity into heat energy, the heat that the coolant systems help dissipate would become near nonexistent. Of course today's Superconductors require super cold temperatures. But there is hope that we will find an exotic material that will act as a superconductor at room temperatures. If found this could revolutionize the computer industry. Imagine a computer with out a cooling system. That could be a bit lighter and any weight saved is huge. There would also be space saved and in a computer space is at a premium. With out a cooling system you could fit more RAM or HDDs or whatever.
Then let's go to Quantum Computers. These computers could do exponential equations, that for modern computers would take billions of years, in a few seconds(I want confirmation on that by the way). They say the first Quantum Computers will be here in 2020. That's all I have to say about that.
My personal opinion on the Desktop Vs Laptop war is that both of em will become irrelevant in the next fifty to one hundred years. Laptops will reach their natural limit in 20 years then, while people will still use laptops for convenience and mobility, Desktops will make a comeback of sorts. But the desktop wont come out of this conflict unscathed. People will still refuse to compromise on power Vs mobility. So while desktops become smaller they will maintain power relative to older models twice their size. EX) A computer the size of an Echo III will have the power of a Deluge. During all of this laptops will remain but they wont get more powerful. Will they make a comeback? I don't know. I will most likely never know.

[Umberto]

We are moving from an age of scientific discovery to an age of scientific mastery, and the generation now alive is the most important one in all of history...

[coldtags]

first quantum computer is already avail. for commercial use only 128 Qubits from d-wave. needs a room 10X10 meters or 30x30 feet, sounds fun. this massive size, from what i have read when they were having the whole OS instability issue, was mostly due to the massive cryogenic freezer required. now from what i read more recently some guy did make a cryogenic freezing that as i understand is the size of a kitchen trash can. but then again they were having the whole issue with losing random pieces of info due the uncontrollability of the atoms so I'm sure that huge room also plays part in that fix. im guessing some sort of magnetic field or something.

[coldtags]

"(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week, Burnaby, British Columbia-based company D-Wave Systems, Inc., announced that it sold its first commercial quantum computer. Global security company Lockheed Martin, based in Bethesda, Maryland, bought the quantum computer for a rumored $10 million, which includes maintenance and other services for several years." google FTW