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Wanna buy a gaming laptop 2 (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Darth_Vader__@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.world

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I had posted a post regarding wanting to buy a gaming laptop, but it turned out to a discussion about budget and such I didn't get much much info from it..

Forget about budget and other stuff and all. If you HAVE to buy a laptop and gaming IS a requirement, what would you look? which brands are good or bad?

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[–] Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to work with customers who didn't want to share any specifics and asked questions in general. Which product is good? I'm looking for something really good quality, what would you recommend? Tell me which product is the best and tell me why.

While the questions are 100% valid, from the seller/support persons point of view is a huge pain in the ass. These types of people usually expect XY product training 101 for dummies or even a small essay on the topic as they usually don't want to do their own research.

So where is my comment heading? Just a life pro tip, if you take one OP: give some specifics, share your requirement even on the most basic level. You will be more likely to get useful answers, as people on the internet most likely will not write you a multi-paragraph answer to touch all aspects of the topic.

[–] Darth_Vader__@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

specifics?

Ryzen 7 or 9 or Intel equivqlent, ryzen preferred
Nvidia RTX 3060 (140W preferred) or 4050 140W
1440p preferred but 1080p is ok, but IPS or equivalent is must
aesthetics is preferred, I like white/silver more than black
Maybe good battery life?

Budget: 1000$

I tried this first but the discussion got sidetracked

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is so specific I have to wonder why you are even here asking for advice. NewEgg has exactly 5 in-stock laptops meeting these criteria.

[–] Darth_Vader__@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

my only issue is which brand is RELIABLE. I don't want to spend a 1000$ and spend it again next year.

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

Down in this price range it’s all cheap plastic and lowest-bidder components. Doesn’t matter which brand you buy, it comes down to how well you take care of it and a bit of luck.

Actual well-built and well-designed machines are close to double your budget.

[–] Pirky@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I would highly recommend watching the YouTube channel Jarrod's Tech. His channel focuses almost exclusively on laptops. And gaming ones at that. He'll review $3000+ beasts, but will also review sub-$800 laptops and everything in between. And he looks at quite a bit of things on them.

If you want to learn more about laptops and which ones are good, his videos are absolutely worth the time.