Am I the only one who thinks the best thing about Computer Gaming are Laptops?

Not going to lie, I'm not the biggest Computer gamer. By far I've played my PS3 the most this gen. Yet more and more over the years I'm growing towards Computer gaming because of my laptop. Seems like most of System Wars when talking about Computer gaming seems to talk about having some huge massive tower to run Crysis three times at the same time over 4 monitors or something, yet my Laptops are what I find by far to be the best way to Computer game. The fact that I can take the power and games that I play and use on my PS3, even on something simple like my MacBook wherever I want is amazing. Yet what is even more amazing is the freeware, open source, indie, whatever, games that I can and do play constantly. Don't forget about exclusives either, even besides Blizzard (also Starcraft, Diablo, and Warcraft aren't exclusvies to anything), games like Stalker, SimCity and tons of others seem to be forgotten by most people nowadays. What do you guys think about Laptop gaming?

I dislike laptops for gaming and for that purpose alone they´re not a very good investment if you ask me.

I love to play lower-end games and indie games on my laptop. Intensive games are pleyed on my desktop though.

i totally agree. I think laptops are awesome and perfect for gaming on the go and having lan parties.I'm not one to care a whole lot for graphics, and valve games which i play the most, run nicely on most laptops. the only problem i have is updating drivers from manufacturer is kinda lame as they may not update for a while and going to the say graphics card company to dl drivers can prove to be really buggy

laptops and gaming i dont get. ur battery is goin to need to be charged so much that ur goin to probs be tied down the same amount as a desktop. imo desk tops r better

Laptops aren't meant for gaming. I can vouch for that.

*points to my dell inspiron that has had numerous fan/cpu problems because of gaming*

Luckily I have a pretty good desktop now, but geez, TF2 at like 26fps was not fun(was too lazy to lower settins).

laptops and gaming i dont get. ur battery is goin to need to be charged so much that ur goin to probs be tied down the same amount as a desktop. imo desk tops r better

sinpkr

Laptops aren't meant for gaming. I can vouch for that.

*points to my dell inspiron that has had numerous fan/cpu problems because of gaming*

Luckily I have a pretty good desktop now, but geez, TF2 at like 26fps was not fun(was too lazy to lower settins).

Upparoom

My computer isn't so very mobile.

I don't like paying $1300 for a legwarmer thats prone to overheating...

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-15/pd.aspx

I love this laptop at $800. would have preferred the 14, but it didn't make much since to put out $100 more for 1" less screen.1g Nvidia graphics that switch to the integrated chip set when not playing games, 4g ram, and i5.

To me, this is the best way to go if you want to own only 1 computer. You could get equal performance for less price w/ a comparable desktop, but it's worth it for the portability. Also, the battery doesn't suck partially because of the switchable graphics. I haven't tested it with Crysis or anything, but I've played Bioshock 2, Far Cry 2, Dragon Age (and Sim City 4 :p) completely maxed out, albeit, in 768. It did not run Civ5 that well, however. That puzzled me.

The next level for me would be $1,000 home built desktop + small $500ish 11-13" laptop.

I don't like paying $1300 for a legwarmer thats prone to overheating...

agpickle

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Laptops aren't meant for gaming. I can vouch for that.

*points to my dell inspiron that has had numerous fan/cpu problems because of gaming*

Luckily I have a pretty good desktop now, but geez, TF2 at like 26fps was not fun(was too lazy to lower settins).

paradigm68

Back then I would rather lag to death and have the graphics look nice(although they weren't maxed or anything). I was stupid.

But yeah, that Dell laptop sucked in general for gaming. Then again, I suppose that's more Dell's fault than laptops in general.

Well they're more expensive and for what you pay for them, you get less bang for your buck. Of course they're not that bad though. My brother got a $600 laptop and plays Fallout New Vegas on it fine, looks about as good (or better) than the console version.

I dislike the monitor being so close to the keyboard, and the keyboard being all flat :P Makes it completely unusable for me in any multiplayer game.

If I could get everything I want in a laptop, I'd definitely get one. It's been 5 years since I bought my last main computer, and after two 5-year periods of laptops, I"m going back to desktops. It's been a pain trying to upgrade and make due with small hard drives, faulty proprietary disc drives out of production and hard to get in good working condition, etc. I decided what I needed was upgradability, so this time I'm getting a full tower with plenty of room for upgrades.

However, a part of me inside would've rather have had a laptop instead. I think I might break down and buy an m11x this summer or something a little bigger with a disc drive.

But yeah, as long as your games aren't too demanding or you're ok with playing at lower settings, then a laptop is a great gaming machine, at least for a while. Gaming on a laptop would probably require me to buy a new laptop every 2 years. That's my experience with my previous laptops. After about two years, I can't run hardly any games, at least decently.

Well, have fun.

I love my sager np5797 gaming laptop :D probably the best gaming investment I've ever made - no joke, altho at the time it did cost me a fortune

I play TF2 on my MPB every now and then, it's the only PC game I play.

I dislike laptops for gaming and for that purpose alone they´re not a very good investment if you ask me.

Arach666

I want to throw my laptop out of the window now. Sure it was $1200 bucks but was it worth it >? I say its one of the best deals for a laptop around with these kind of specs.

Forgot to mention, Ati 5870 and Core i7 is not to shabby i max everything there on the market right now.

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I dislike laptops for gaming and for that purpose alone they´re not a very good investment if you ask me.

telefanatic

I want to throw my laptop out of the window now. Sure it was $1200 bucks but was it worth it >? I say its one of the best deals for a laptop around with these kind of specs.

My desktop is where I spent money to have computing power, so that is what I game on. I do have a cheap laptop though, its fun torevist great oldergameson it if I'm waiting around somewhere for some reason lol.

I'd rather die before playing a game on a laptop. I have a solution for protable gaming with my PC anyways!

Unless you have a MacBook, then NO.

MacBooks, based on experiences from friends, use it alot for casual pick up and play games, and have efficient battery life. Otherwise, running longer games, laptops in general are a waste of money.

Even as an aspiring writer, I personally find laptops (Windows Based) a complete and utter waste.

while my macbook pro can play games decently (more so in bootcamp) it gets hot , and the fans spin up. Desktop is the go for me

The fact that I can't upgrade a laptop makes me stay away from one.

I also rather play with a real nice M&K.

Unless you have a MacBook, then NO.

MacBooks, based on experiences from friends, use it alot for casual pick up and play games, and have efficient battery life. Otherwise, running longer games, laptops in general are a waste of money.

Even as an aspiring writer, I personally find laptops (Windows Based) a complete and utter waste.

M8ingSeezun

Because Macbooks are the only laptops with good battery life, right?

Right...?

[QUOTE="Upparoom"]

Laptops aren't meant for gaming. I can vouch for that.

*points to my dell inspiron that has had numerous fan/cpu problems because of gaming*

Luckily I have a pretty good desktop now, but geez, TF2 at like 26fps was not fun(was too lazy to lower settins).

paradigm68

Laptops are ment for gaming if you get one that is good enough. My old asus laptop came close to maxing out crysis and I had no problems whatsoever with it.

Sadly I don't have my own desktop, so I have to use my laptop. It's not got good specs, but I didn't buy it for gaming so I don't really mind. I can run and play some of the older titles though, like Medieval 2.

Sooner or later u will get many problems if u use laptop frequently so i will not recommend laptops for gaming

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Unless you have a MacBook, then NO.

MacBooks, based on experiences from friends, use it alot for casual pick up and play games, and have efficient battery life. Otherwise, running longer games, laptops in general are a waste of money.

Even as an aspiring writer, I personally find laptops (Windows Based) a complete and utter waste.

NotTarts

Because Macbooks are the only laptops with good battery life, right?

Right...?

The fact that I can't upgrade a laptop makes me stay away from one.

I also rather play with a real nice M&K.

Bebi_vegeta

I plug a keyboard and mouse into mine to game on, but yeah desktop is better

Airflow and heat dissipation aren't all that great on a laptop.

It's altogether too easy to send a GPU to 80 C or more during an uber-game.

Desktops are better suited to PC gaming.

buying a laptop for gaming = fail

playing games that run on your laptop you have = win

laptops are good providing that they are powerful & that means bulky, expensive and short battery life. they are also pretty difficult if not impossible to upgrade and due to their lower specs they go out of date very quickly. if you dont mind playing older games on medium to low settings they are pretty good at doing the job.

with my old laptop it would start to overheat and shut itself down when trying to play some graphically intensive games :(

mmm dont know many PC gamers who prefare laptops for their gaming needs :)

I only really play on my laptop when I go home for a weekend or holiday, which is maybe once or twice a month. it's 4-5 years old so it can't play any high end games. but it's good to have the mobility.

but desktops is where pc gaming is really meant to be.

so to answer the question, no Laptops are not the best thing about pc gaming

Unless its a really slow-based game, i cant stand gaming on laptops...performance is never as good as youd think based on its hardware, all laptop keyboards are **** and all screens have an immense amount of input lag.

Though they are extremely convenient to hook up to your tv(assuming they're both hdmi) to do a variety of things.

Sadly I don't have my own desktop, so I have to use my laptop. It's not got good specs, but I didn't buy it for gaming so I don't really mind. I can run and play some of the older titles though, like Medieval 2.

Words-of-Sorrow