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And on the laptop CPU front. I've wanted a solid amd laptop for a while but they've just been like hens teeth getting to find one in a store where you can get hands on. And corps are more willing to go apple than amd still.
 
I gave up on gaming laptops.

Unless you need the performance for something other than gaming - and Apple isn't an option for whatever reason - they just don't make sense.

If it needs to do computer stuff and be portable, 'light' gaming is good enough IMO. Anything more is a progressive exercise in frustration.
 
LazyGamer said:
I gave up on gaming laptops.

Unless you need the performance for something other than gaming - and Apple isn't an option for whatever reason - they just don't make sense.

If it needs to do computer stuff and be portable, 'light' gaming is good enough IMO. Anything more is a progressive exercise in frustration.
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I tend to agree. My last and current laptop is not a gaming centric device. I wouldn't even use it for 'casual' gaming to be honest. I also don't play any light twitch gaming stuff.
 
I know I'm an outlier here but I like having a gaming laptop. I've posted links to my latest in a few places here so I won't do it again but that beastly thing ought last me for a good long while and is relatively quiet as they go since it's hardware is a bit overkill in most cases.

That being said I snagged a stand from Amazon a while back for my last one that looks a bit like a tv tray with adjustable, folding legs and had preinstalled cooling fans. I went ahead and replaced those with 2x 200mm Noctua black fans I had laying around and added a USB adapter with fan control. I mainly use this setup for when I want to game and lay in bed to give my back and legs a rest.

Otherwise I'll use the laptop for when I want to hang out under backyard gazebo (1500 nits 18" display really handy here) or when I go to visit the folks and I might play for a little while they nap.
 
LazyGamer said:
I gave up on gaming laptops.

Unless you need the performance for something other than gaming - and Apple isn't an option for whatever reason - they just don't make sense.

If it needs to do computer stuff and be portable, 'light' gaming is good enough IMO. Anything more is a progressive exercise in frustration.
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I bought my son a entry level gaming laptop back in 2018 for college. 4c/8t i5 8th gen, GTX 1650 4GB, NVME 2x8GB 2666. He still has it, only needed a new battery and repaste these last 8 years. The real value lies in the future proofing. Still powerful enough for daily driver and most games. I paid $600 for it. Could have gotten him Ryzen APU with 8GB ram for $300, so I think the extra 300 has proven an excellent investment. Especially given ram pricing now.

Grimlakin said:
How much of that will be for us consumers in the end. Fingers crossed!!
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Exactly. Also hoping AMD remembers who got them here. Some of us rode with them through a lot of rough country in order to support competition. It worked for everything but graphics. Radeon division is a dumpster fire.
 
DAPUNISHER said:
I bought my son a entry level gaming laptop back in 2018 for college. 4c/8t i5 8th gen, GTX 1650 4GB, NVME 2x8GB 2666. He still has it, only needed a new battery and repaste these last 8 years. The real value lies in the future proofing.
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My wife uses my old 2-in-1 'ultrabook' with an 8550U, 1x16GB - and it's absolutely fine for anything she does, short of video editing and AI functions (denoising) for vacation captures. Though the battery is thoroughly shot, I've been meaning to look into a replacement lol.

But realistically yeah, we hit a point a decade ago where the hardware is just plain fast enough for desktop computing. For gaming, it doesn't take much to 'get along', either!
 
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