Gaming laptops are bullshit

[AION]

They are bulky. Get hot. Make noise like a chopper. Look unprofessional. I mean who wants to walk around with that during a meeting? And they wear down very quickly. It is much better to have a desktop at home and then use Remote Desktop. You can have a clean small laptop for on the go and use the desktop for heavy work loads and gaming if you need to. 

[UnbornTao]

I've never owned a gaming laptop but a handheld like the Steam Deck sounds like a better value proposition to me - provided that gaming is your priority.

[AION]

1 hour ago, UnbornTao said:

I've never owned a gaming laptop but a handheld like the Steam Deck sounds like a better value proposition to me - provided that gaming is your priority.

I dont have steam deck but I have it installed on my desktop and laptop. So I can run it on my desktop and stream it to my laptop. I build a zen 5 amd system so power consumption is very low so I always have it on because I also use it as a server. 

[Jannes]

People buy them so it seems there are some use cases for it. 

[Nemo28]

Actually, they are not bullshit. 

[UnbornTao]

6 hours ago, AION said:

I dont have steam deck but I have it installed on my desktop and laptop. So I can run it on my desktop and stream it to my laptop.

What do you mean by installed? Steam?

6 hours ago, AION said:

I build a zen 5 amd system so power consumption is very low so I always have it on because I also use it as a server. 

Cool, I've been researching about self-hosting and may actually do something similar in the future.

[UnbornTao]

@Jannes @Nemo28 Oh, absolutely. I wouldn't buy one myself, though.

[theleelajoker]

8 hours ago, AION said:

They are bulky. Get hot. Make noise like a chopper. Look unprofessional. I mean who wants to walk around with that during a meeting? And they wear down very quickly. It is much better to have a desktop at home and then use Remote Desktop. You can have a clean small laptop for on the go and use the desktop for heavy work loads and gaming if you need to. 

I agree. Had two, and the experience was the same. Exactly what you describe: noise, heavy, wear down quickly....

My plan is exactly what you propose: desktop and small and light notebook 

[Nemo28]

@UnbornTao  I’ve been using an ASUS F15 gaming laptop for about three years now, and honestly, it’s been a bit of a tank. It’s gone through a lot—constant moving around, a few knocks here and there, temperature changes, even humidity—and it still runs without issues.

It’s advertised as military-grade, which probably explains why it’s held up so well. I originally bought it for the specs since I was working in animation at the time, and it still handles 3D software effortlessly.

[UnbornTao]

50 minutes ago, Nemo28 said:

@UnbornTao  I’ve been using an ASUS F15 gaming laptop for about three years now, and honestly, it’s been a bit of a tank. It’s gone through a lot—constant moving around, a few knocks here and there, temperature changes, even humidity—and it still runs without issues.

It’s advertised as military-grade, which probably explains why it’s held up so well. I originally bought it for the specs since I was working in animation at the time, and it still handles 3D software effortlessly.

Fair point. Some gaming laptops may be better value proposition in the long-term. Smaller, lighter laptops are probably much less resistant to drops, scratches, and general wear and tear.

Did you hear about the Ukrainian soldier whose MacBook Air took a bullet and was still working? That laptop is thin but it did its job, it seems.  

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/macbooks/ukrainian-soldiers-m1-macbook-air-takes-direct-shrapnel-hit-still-works-despite-battle-damage-screen-cracked-and-letter-k-missing-but-laptop-remains-functional

Edited Sunday at 09:39 PM by UnbornTao

[AION]

I have a thinkpad also military grade

Edited Sunday at 09:44 PM by AION

[UnbornTao]

1 hour ago, AION said:

I have a thinkpad also military grade

That Thinkpad would certainly take more than one bullet.  

Edited Sunday at 10:46 PM by UnbornTao

[AION]

And this is my newly build desktop. I still have to do cable management though  

Edited Sunday at 11:01 PM by AION

[UnbornTao]

5 minutes ago, AION said:

And this is my newly build desktop. This have to do cable management though  

Beautiful. But Windows? Come on  

You might want to run https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil to debloat your system.

[LoneWonderer]

3 hours ago, AION said:

And this is my newly build desktop. I still have to do cable management though  

Linus Tech Tips has joined the chat 😄

[Nemo28]

10 hours ago, UnbornTao said:

Fair point. Some gaming laptops may be better value proposition in the long-term. Smaller, lighter laptops are probably much less resistant to drops, scratches, and general wear and tear.

Did you hear about the Ukrainian soldier whose MacBook Air took a bullet and was still working? That laptop is thin but it did its job, it seems.  

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/macbooks/ukrainian-soldiers-m1-macbook-air-takes-direct-shrapnel-hit-still-works-despite-battle-damage-screen-cracked-and-letter-k-missing-but-laptop-remains-functional

Yes, our modern lives depend on smart devices, in many ways. It will not be long till they evolve to digimons, then things will get interesting

[AION]

9 hours ago, UnbornTao said:

Beautiful. But Windows? Come on  

You might want to run https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil to debloat your system.

It shreds everything I throw at it with its zen 5 cpu so I don't see why I should debloat it

 

6 hours ago, LoneWonderer said:

Linus Tech Tips has joined the chat 😄

It is a small case so it is more difficult but I can't be bothered. Putting it together was a pain. The cpu radiator at the top fit in barely.

[UnbornTao]

3 hours ago, AION said:

It shreds everything I throw at it with its zen 5 cpu so I don't see why I should debloat it

Windows Recall and all that. It not only debloats the system but also applies some quality-of-life fixes. I guess it's a matter of personal preference.

 

[UnbornTao]

4 hours ago, Nemo28 said:

Yes, our modern lives depend on smart devices, in many ways. It will not be long till they evolve to digimons, then things will get interesting

Yep.

[Hojo]

I dont like any laptop. Id rather sit there and do nothing.