i found my exact laptop online for cheap and its in my price range,,, but i can't decide if i just want another laptop or if i should probably invest in something that is better quality + would last longer than a laptop,,, i dont,,, know,,, but it would be nice,,, to not have to run overwatch on a laptop that,,,, cant run it /that/ well,,,
@knifethievingcrow oh hey, i do actually know some stuff about gaming laptops! or rather, laptops that can run games good. don't actually buy an official ~*gaming laptop*~ that looks like it's brought to you by mountain dew, those get a heavy upcharge lol.
the main things you'll want to look for:
1. a separate graphics card off the motherboard, with its own RAM
2. mention of a cooling system with some beefiness to it (and also plan to use it with a lapdesk)
@knifethievingcrow personally i quite like my ASUS because it advertized a special cooling system to keep your wrists cool when you're playing games. (it just looks like a regular laptop tho lol)
as for what type of gpu, well, i often find looking up card by card is best, i'm not diehard nvidia or AMD. just toss a quick google of the specific card to see if people are like THIS IS AMAZING or THIS IS THE WORST EVER tbh. most are p good, but there are some occasional stinkers on both sides.
@knifethievingcrow I WILL GLADLY HELP AS I CAN i have been living that laptop gamer life for a hot minute lol, first going away for college and then being disabled so comfy chair... important...
my other tips are just go ahead and budget in a usb mouse and a nice lapdesk so you don't accidentally fry yourself a little lol. my mouse is technically a ~gamer mouse~ but it was. 14 dollars off amazon. i haven't even played with the extra buttons yet lol. you're probably well ahead of me on that tho
@wigglytuffitout i have chronic back issues so comfy chair,,,, very important which is why i learn towards laptops lol
@knifethievingcrow CHRONIC PAIN SOLIDARITY... *very carefully reaches over to fistbump*
yeah i'd say deffo laptop then, honestly there are a lot of good choices out there. a lot of people get all PC MASTER RACE HURR and/or JUST PLAY CONSOLE about it but laptops are very viable for gaming these days. just gotta get one with some gpu beefiness and a lapdesk.
and then you can kick your feet back in a recliner and also game, and THAT'S THE TRUE REALM OF WINNERS, SAYS I.
@knifethievingcrow the other feature that i think is real nice: a solid state drive for your operating system.
ssds are a little less reliable in some contexts, and are more expensive so you'll probably only get one small one in there, but HOLY SHIT THEY FAST AS FUCK. i was all 'whatever' about this feature until i got it and now windows reboots, like, in a blink? it's so fucking fast what the fuck.
it's a nice thing but not really a huge dealbreaker if you can't find tho lol.
@wigglytuffitout thank u so much i am clueless about everything and i do not know what i am doing