laptop vs desktop

Paul11 · 17 Nov 2021 at 12:16

I know in the old days a laptop was always seen as inferior to a desktop but looking at the specs of some of the current laptops they are some beefy machines that seem to give a good desktop a run for it's money.

So the question, is there any benefits to going with a desktop nowadays?

Paul11 · 17 Nov 2021 at 12:48

Minstadave said:
I impulse bought a gaming laptop, have a decent desktop already. The real decider at the moment is the price of desktop GPUs making gaming laptops look cheap.

Went for a Legion 5 Pro. Yes it's a little noisy under load but the specs for the money are mental, especially in the current GPU market. 8c/16t CPU, 3060, 16GB RAM, QHD 165hz HDR Gsync screen - £900.

Such an impressive bit of kit, great for chilling and playing some AoE or RPGs on the sofa. Apart from playing FPS I mostly game on that now over my desktop.

This is exactly the laptop I was looking at (legion 7) and the exact reason which is the price of desktop GPUs

Paul11 · 17 Nov 2021 at 12:55

To add. It's main use would be photo editing with gaming as a secondary

Paul11 · 17 Nov 2021 at 12:58

Minstadave said:
I don't think the Legion 7 offers much over the 5 Pro unless you need the 3080 version. The 5 Pro stock is patchy though.

Was looking at 3070..

Paul11 · 17 Nov 2021 at 13:02

Minstadave said:
If you can find the 3070 5 Pro it's usually a good bit cheaper than the 7 and very similar.

Thanks. I'll look. Just need to decide the whole laptop Vs desktop thing.

Paul11 · 17 Nov 2021 at 13:03

Minstadave said:
The screen of the 5 Pro and 7 (I believe they use the same panel) paired with the beefy CPU is pretty solid for photo editing. An M1 Mac is worth considering if portability is important though.

Don't need portability other then moving from my desk to the sofa.

And would never go with a Mac