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Thinking About a Gaming Laptop: Suggestions?

Started by ET21, February 12, 2017, 11:17:40 PM

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ET21

February 12, 2017, 11:17:40 PM   Last Edit: February 12, 2017, 11:21:06 PM by ET21
Question in the title. I've been doing some research and am liking a couple ones, like the ASUS Rog. I'm looking for a decent gaming laptop that's not too crazy in price but enough to run some of the latest games with ease and was wondering what kinds and specs some of you guys are running. I'm not a full on "need the latest tech", but I would like an upgrade from my current machine that's pushing 7 years old and could run games like GTA and Cities Skylines with relative ease.

Long battery life is a plus as well  ;-)
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ColossalBlocks

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April 06, 2017, 10:52:23 AM   Last Edit: April 06, 2017, 10:57:58 AM by ColossalBlocks
No. Use a desktop. Why? You get to customize the specs without having to worry about the warranty (well, for most companies). And you get to create really cool looking computers, ones with RGB lighting, ones with water cooling, all that jazz. And the best of all, you get to customize the graphics card. Go for desktop.
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April 06, 2017, 11:47:35 AM  
Quote from: ColossalBlocks on April 06, 2017, 10:52:23 AM
No. Use a desktop. Why? You get to customize the specs without having to worry about the warranty (well, for most companies). And you get to create really cool looking computers, ones with RGB lighting, ones with water cooling, all that jazz. And the best of all, you get to customize the graphics card. Go for desktop.

If portability isn't a requirement, then yes, I completely agree. But that may not be the case for OP, here.

ColossalBlocks

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April 06, 2017, 12:07:22 PM  
Quote from: MNHighwayMan on April 06, 2017, 11:47:35 AM
Quote from: ColossalBlocks on April 06, 2017, 10:52:23 AM
No. Use a desktop. Why? You get to customize the specs without having to worry about the warranty (well, for most companies). And you get to create really cool looking computers, ones with RGB lighting, ones with water cooling, all that jazz. And the best of all, you get to customize the graphics card. Go for desktop.

If portability isn't a requirement, then yes, I completely agree. But that may not be the case for OP, here.
Yeah, your right, but a desktop will work if you have a surge protector with a long cord, an AV cart, and a large car (example: Chevy Express).
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April 06, 2017, 08:12:38 PM  
I ended up with the MSI Apache Pro and love it  :love: :love:
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SteveG1988

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April 10, 2017, 09:19:26 PM  
I got an ASUS ROG G55 with a GTX 660m for the truck. Good laptop, core i7. would say see what one you like the styling and equipment level of.
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