Should I switch to a laptop?

[DaYteX]

Hi all,

Im thinking about switching from a desktop to a gaming laptop mostly for tidiness reasons, The wife says my PC is an eye sore and lights up like a childs toy

I'd still be docking this into a keyboard, mouse and monitor when gaming anyway. Is this a terrible idea to switch out?

I've seen an ASUS ROG Strix scar I like, Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32gb 3200MHz ram, 3080 16GB graphics & 2TB NVMe Drive.

Will this become over heated when gaming and effectively be an expensive paper weight? Also what is resale like on a Laptop? Normally with my desktop I sell off old components to upgrade regularly

Has anyone here made the move from desktop to laptop and regretted it?

Thanks for the help

 

[DaYteX]

Hi,

Thanks all for your help,

At present I have a setup that my wife docks her work laptop into to work from home during the week. I thought maybe swapping out for a laptop would make the area look much neater. I was worried about performance and resell value and it sounds like they are concerns. I think I'll keep with desktop and look for another solution, perhaps a new wife.

I could look to go with wireless peripherals to tidy up the desk abit, I might wait to see whats in the sales.

Thank you all for the help