Re: Unless you must play high-end games on the go, consider a laptop + desktop combo.
Bergioyn Send a noteboard - 21/11/2011 05:32:00 PM
Cheap laptop for everything but gaming. Web browsing, office software, communication, etc. Desktop computer for gaming and whatever else you want. This will save you a lot of money. You can buy a new laptop that will do everything except high-end games for 500-600 USD. You can buy a desktop that will play every game on the highest settings in 1080p at 60fps for 700-800 USD.
In my opinion, spending $2200 for a computer (unless prices are far higher in your neck of the woods) is completely unnecessary. Unless you plan to do something unusual (three screen monitor-spanning gaming, for example), buying better parts doesn't do you any good. 90fps looks the same as 60fps. I'm not saying this is you, but a lot of people these days have the mindset of, "I want to buy the best computer I can afford," when they should really be syaing, "I want to buy a computer that will meet my specific set of requirements."
Anyway, if you have good reasons for wanting a gaming laptop, that's well and good, and I'm not asking you to defend your position.
I just thought I'd point out the laptop + desktop option in case you hadn't considered that before.
In my opinion, spending $2200 for a computer (unless prices are far higher in your neck of the woods) is completely unnecessary. Unless you plan to do something unusual (three screen monitor-spanning gaming, for example), buying better parts doesn't do you any good. 90fps looks the same as 60fps. I'm not saying this is you, but a lot of people these days have the mindset of, "I want to buy the best computer I can afford," when they should really be syaing, "I want to buy a computer that will meet my specific set of requirements."
Anyway, if you have good reasons for wanting a gaming laptop, that's well and good, and I'm not asking you to defend your position.

You have good points, and I have actually considered the laptop+desktop combination before, the problem is that I really don't have the space for it (still living at home and in quite a small room). I haven't completely written of getting desktop either, it would just take consiberable amount of work (possibly getting new desk, etc.), so I'm leaning towards a high-end laptop at the moment.
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Looking for new Laptop.
21/11/2011 02:44:30 PM
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I haven't done any laptop research but if you're ever looking into a desktop...
21/11/2011 03:24:21 PM
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Unless you must play high-end games on the go, consider a laptop + desktop combo.
21/11/2011 03:52:54 PM
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Re: Unless you must play high-end games on the go, consider a laptop + desktop combo.
21/11/2011 05:32:00 PM
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ASUS g74 or g53
22/11/2011 01:54:05 AM
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The G74 looked promising. Only thing I didn't like was the clockspeed of the processor. *NM*
23/11/2011 07:25:12 AM
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Seriously? The 2630qm and 2670qm are the best laptop chips out there
23/11/2011 09:55:03 PM
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I got the G74. So far, it looks to be quite a beast.
I'm going to go pick Skyrim up later today. *NM*
25/11/2011 10:17:38 AM
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