Are Gaming Laptops A Joke?
The Inqurier thinks so:
Let’s look at the pros of the current crop of gaming laptops. They are, in no particular order:
1. More portable than a desktop
2. Fanbois think you are coolNow let’s look at the down sides, again in no particular order:
1. Very expensive
2. Proprietary hardware that is unfixable if it breaks
3. Proprietary hardware that is unupgradable
4. Slow CPUs
5. Slow buses
6. Slow memory
7. Slow HDs
8. GPU makers lie about the capabilities of mobile GPUs (the 5000M is every bit as good as a 5000, really)
9. They are heavier than a normal laptop
10. They are as portable as a phone book
11. Battery life measured in hummingbird wingflaps
12. Screen responses measured in glacial movement units
13. Keyboards and mice that pale in response to a Logitech G5/G15
14. Lots of expensive crap bolted on you will never use
I’d have to agree with several points (8,11,14), but to be fair I rarely move my laptop around so portabilty (10) is a relative concept, plus lets face it when gaming I plug in a decent mouse and external keyboard.
What do you think?
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