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[QUOTE="Bowelss"] I'd almost guarantee that ~50%-75%+ of the (strictly) PC gamers on this forum that actually take the time to boast on PC gaming don't even have mid-range machines. I wouldn't worry about it.santoron
Yeah.
There's thousands of PC games that don't require massive rigs (or a rig at all) to play, especially when you consider the PC's massive library of titles.
Agreed with the replies above. And Laptops these days can be great gaming machines at decent prices. Not being able to upgrade stinks, but they also have their advantages.
The question is "which laptops?"
You can't just buy any old laptop, and say "I'll be playing games on this". There are plenty of problems you'll run into.
I know people who have fallen into that trap before that purchase a store-brand laptop that isn't even advertised for gaming. It just has power.
Then low and behold when they begin getting into gaming they find that they rely on the brand (Sony, HP, Acer, etc) to release driver support rather than the actual component developer (ATI, Nvidia, etc).
Then you get into the fact that because they aren't gaming laptops their build quality is terrible. You get cheap parts, and poor ventilation. I've got friends who can't even play lower-end games on their high power laptops because they'll just overheat, and lock up. Heck, my brother spent $1300 on a laptop, and trying to game on it lead to him having to take it apart, and re-apply the CPU to the motherboard inside because it melted off....
It's much more beneficial to purchase a cheap netbook, tablet, or laptop, and then to also purchase a gaming desktop.
I mean you're looking at around $800-$1200 to buy a laptop that'll do low-end gaming well, and that'll be outdated in a few years.
Instead you can easily purchase a $300 laptop, and spend $600-$800 to purchase an awesome PC.
Between both you will get
- A laptop with nearly the same performance as that $1000 laptop when it comes to schoolwork, web browsing, music, etc
- A desktop that'll absolutely blow that laptop away in all areas, and you won't be limited at all when it comes to gaming.
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