Would you game on a gaming laptop?
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If there was a choice between gaming on a laptop and not gaming at all then I would just give up gaming altogether tbh. If you cant do it properly (and by properly I mean on a big desk with lots of space, big screen and good ergonomics) then I do not see how I could enjoy it. For those that have bought a laptop to be 'sociable' with the misses then I feel your pain but in those instances I just watch the TV. If she insists on watching drivel like the Only way is Essex or the Kardashians then I tell her I am off to my man cave unless she puts something decent on. Harsh, but fair I feel.
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Had a dell xps with sli 9800gt or 9600 can't remember which, 17" screen and it was good for gaming. But i would never spend £1600 on a gaming laptop as it was huge, battery life was a joke and it wieghed a ton. I suppose the mobo packing it in out of warranty adds to my dislike.
With you there old chap....I say exactly the same thing, which results in me gaming most evening while she sits there watching TOWIE etc.
Wow, yeah I can see your point... But I guess I've just accepted that using a 17" laptop screen with a decent GPU is enough for me to enjoy playing PC games.
I've tried the "put something on we can both watch" but it just ends up in resentment, she misses her telly, I miss the gaming time.. No one wins, we argue so laptop it is in the same room, both win.. she gets the telly. I get to enjoy some gaming time..
So appears no one would be willing to give up their desktop unless they have a reason, and mostly its down to the missus and sitting on the same room..!!
So, yep the reason for expensive gamng laptops is down to women..!! Cool.. lol
I gamed on a laptop for about 5 years. First a Dell Inspiron 9100 with Radeon 9800M - it's a stretch to call it a laptop, but I could use it on my lap.
Then a Clevo model with NVidia 7950M, 17" screen.
Both did pretty well. I had a 24" monitor, mouse and keyboard for set up at home, plus an external hard disk to keep all my steam games on, and I could use them away from home too. The mobility was necessary for me at the time.
But when i switched back to a desktop, with crossfired 5850s, wow what an upgrade.
These days, if I want to do portable computing or even gaming, i use my phone or nexus 7. The desktop is waiting for me at home for the big games and major productivity programming.
Then a Clevo model with NVidia 7950M, 17" screen.
Both did pretty well. I had a 24" monitor, mouse and keyboard for set up at home, plus an external hard disk to keep all my steam games on, and I could use them away from home too. The mobility was necessary for me at the time.
But when i switched back to a desktop, with crossfired 5850s, wow what an upgrade.
These days, if I want to do portable computing or even gaming, i use my phone or nexus 7. The desktop is waiting for me at home for the big games and major productivity programming.
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This reminds me why I am happy single and how men in effect turn in to women themselves from the constant control of a woman
Id never use a laptop for gaming due to the inability to expand. I want to play games on their maximum settings, that means having a decent rig and gfx card. Okay so a laptop could do the same thing, but the laptop would be twice the price of a desktop just to get the same power. And once you have bought it, no upgrades other than a bit of ram.
When I went to University 7 years ago I bought a Dell XPS. At the time, probably the most powerful laptop money could buy. I absolutely loved it for a year, but even after a graphics upgrade it still wasn't exactly speedy.
In the end, I sold it and bought a smaller laptop and put the rest towards building a proper gaming rig. Best of both worlds.
In the end, I sold it and bought a smaller laptop and put the rest towards building a proper gaming rig. Best of both worlds.
I think you have a very dated outlook on the laptop, afew years ago yes but some laptops are now more powerful then desktops..
My laptop has an ivy bridge i7 3610qm... great processor for the price struggle to see what it would struggle with..
Again, you can upgrade all components in my clevo, GPU, CPU and all storage/memory and its just as easy as on a desktop.
Have done all my gaming on laptops for the last 7 years.
Can't stand desktop PC's. My current laptop is as powerful as it gets, comes anywhere with me, plays any game currently available, and on te highest settings in most instances, and can still be hooked up to a tv, kb&m, or gamepad.
Desktops are dying. Good riddance.
Can't stand desktop PC's. My current laptop is as powerful as it gets, comes anywhere with me, plays any game currently available, and on te highest settings in most instances, and can still be hooked up to a tv, kb&m, or gamepad.
Desktops are dying. Good riddance.
I couldn't play on a laptop, they just aren't powerful enough for my needs. If I was to try I would want a proper keyboard, at least a 24" monitor, 2TB of storage and a proper mouse.
All those addons would make it almost into a desktop pc so why not just go the whole hog?
You get much more for your money with a desktop
All those addons would make it almost into a desktop pc so why not just go the whole hog?
You get much more for your money with a desktop
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if I was going to spend £1000 on a gaming laptop today what is the one to get?
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they dont over heat or what not do they?what's the build quality like?
IMHO not as good as Alienware, MSI or Asus, but they are catching up very quickly.
I would game on my Raspberry Pi if I had no other choice.
But no, I wouldn't make a willing switch to laptop gaming, I'm not a casual.
I guess if you play CoD/WoW/indie games all day, a laptop with a decent mouse would do just fine.
But no, I wouldn't make a willing switch to laptop gaming, I'm not a casual.
I guess if you play CoD/WoW/indie games all day, a laptop with a decent mouse would do just fine.
Haven't had a huge washing machine for about 4 years. I needed a laptop for work and for my PC to get up to date it would need a whole new motherboard, ram cpu etc. I just decided to get a half decent laptop. It's obviously not as good as PC, but it wasn't far off at the time and in fact 4 years later it only really struggles with games similar in quality to BFBC2.
I certainly wouldn't go back to a big PC if I had to choose between them. The laptop offers me an extra screen and mobility.
If I had more money though I would have both. The lightest, fastest 17" they make, but also a box (but still big enough for a top range GFX card) to sit behind a 52" OLED or whatever the best TVs are. Oh to have lots of money.
I certainly wouldn't go back to a big PC if I had to choose between them. The laptop offers me an extra screen and mobility.
If I had more money though I would have both. The lightest, fastest 17" they make, but also a box (but still big enough for a top range GFX card) to sit behind a 52" OLED or whatever the best TVs are. Oh to have lots of money.