When there are few other users,the task is large,and the hardware is fast,time-sharing makes sense.The full power of the system can be brought to bear on the user’s problem.The problem can be solved faster than on a personal computer.Another case occurs when lots of other users need resources at the same time.
A personal computer is best when the job is small enough to be executed reasonably on it and when performance is sufficient to execute the program to the user’s satisfaction.