Help me choose between a desktop and laptop

Hello everyone I go to college in September (just found out I got into MTSU) and anyways I have been looking at Desktops and what not and I can not make up my mind. I want to play games like every valve game, Total War games, Halo, Hitman, and COD 2-5 all at max settings (I'm not the type who can play a modern PC games that looks like **** on a PC, but I tend to play the same games for years at a time)

So my dilemma is whether to buy a Asus Laptop (God I love them they don't overcharge!)or order a good bare bones PC from Compusa and save money by ordering on Tigerdirect and Newegg for the RAM and Graphics card. If I went the Desktop route I would have to buy a new monitor, but I want to keep the cost at 1,000 dollars.

I know the Asus Laptop I have been looking at can play everything I want to play maxed and it would be portable, but then I look at it and I'm like after year or two I won't be able to upgrade. While of course the Desktop would be upgradeable.

Finally have any of you who are college students found having a laptop really that much better than using Desktop at college? Thank you for any responses.
Hello everyone I go to college in September (just found out I got into MTSU) and anyways I have been looking at Desktops and what not and I can not make up my mind. I want to play games like every valve game, Total War games, Halo, Hitman, and COD 2-5 all at max settings (I'm not the type who can play a modern PC games that looks like **** on a PC, but I tend to play the same games for years at a time) So my dilemma is whether to buy a Asus Laptop (God I love them they don't overcharge!)or order a good bare bones PC from Compusa and save money by ordering on Tigerdirect and Newegg for the RAM and Graphics card. If I went the Desktop route I would have to buy a new monitor, but I want to keep the cost at 1,000 dollars. I know the Asus Laptop I have been looking at can play everything I want to play maxed and it would be portable, but then I look at it and I'm like after year or two I won't be able to upgrade. While of course the Desktop would be upgradeable. Finally have any of you who are college students found having a laptop really that much better than using Desktop at college? Thank you for any responses.

When you get to college you will find that 90% of kids use laptops (at least in my case). They are just so much more practical for the environment you're in. Your gaming will suffer but I was content playing older games on my laptop, and newer ones with the graphics set low. If you buy a desktop you'll be stuck in your room, and you won't be able to study in the lib with friends or bring it into lectures.

I have 2 suggestions

1.A desktop + a netbook

2.A notebook

If you have to be TOO mobile carrying a 3 kg notebook is very hard at long distances. However I'd choose to wait for a few weeks to buy an asus k series with hd4860(40 nm) gpu .

I have 2 suggestions

1.A desktop + a netbook

2.A notebook

If you have to be TOO mobile carrying a 3 kg notebook is very hard at long distances. However I'd choose to wait for a few weeks to buy an asus k series with hd4860(40 nm) gpu .

umutthejedi

Desktop.

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I have 2 suggestions

1.A desktop + a netbook

2.A notebook

If you have to be TOO mobile carrying a 3 kg notebook is very hard at long distances. However I'd choose to wait for a few weeks to buy an asus k series with hd4860(40 nm) gpu .

jimmyjammer69

If you want to shell out enough money then yeah option 1 works great. If not then decent laptops cost around $500 if you get a good back to school sale in late august. I would not however spend over a a grand on a 'gaming' laptop. Laptops don't live even close to as long desktops can go for. Better to get a cheaper laptop and save your money to eventually invest in building your own desktop.

dude you should build one, it is much cheaper, you can find great deals on the web......Don't worry if your not sure about how to put one together.....you will learn quick as i did, or if you know a computer geek just ask for a hand.