Hey all

Son is looking for a gaming laptop Both him and I have limited use on laptops so am asking the question

Any good ones out there... what to look for... any pros or cons for said laptops, bascially whats the best travel/gaming combo to get with a reasonable price tag..... ive heard alienware is the best for this?

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Alienware is pretty pricey for a whole lot of flashing lights.

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Look for a laptop with a dedicated graphic card for if you want to play games on them

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Always laugh when I hear "gaming" and "laptop" in same sentence.

Gaming graphics review

When buying a laptop for gaming you are paying extra for the privileged of out of date graphics card.

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Why?

Build a metabox. Metabox Laptops Australia
All the good gear, in a case with no brand name on it.
Pay for top quality components, not a name.


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Diamond Compound applied to processor and graphics
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$1200 delivered.
Yet to find a game it wont play with graphics maxed.
Multitask memory hungry programs and apps like a motherfcker.

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If paying for a dedicated game card are they inchangeable or upgradeable when that laptop game card starts to slow ???
Are they many upgradeable components on laptops ??

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So don't let someone else write the book.... MCM

All of them.

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The gap is obviously getting smaller Matt.

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Cheers for that matty

Am old school as you can see buy my age LOL so have never needed a laptop and have heard in the past that laptops were hard to upgrade parts
And basicly had to replace the whole laptop and not just specific parts
Which has changed since i last thought about getting a laptop

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It's your car, It's your story,
So don't let someone else write the book.... MCM

Biggest issue I've had with intensive programs on laptops is overheating and shutting down. Something you can manage much better on a desktop PC.

IMO is serious about a gaming machine stick with a desktop.

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