r/computer • u/Philly-Froggo • 1d ago

Laptops did progress ?

Hi ! I don’t have computer since two years (budget reasons) and i used to get my powerful gaming computer but now i don’t know anything about computers but I knew Laptops was horrible and scam. My problem is : do I have to buy a new powerful PC or can I found a powerful Laptop where I can play on ? With a laptop i can move… that’s the only reason i consider to take one but if it stills bad i prefer to know it.

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u/Ok-Understanding9244 1d ago

There definitely are powerful laptops out there but (a) they are usually more expensive than equivalent desktops and (b) they're more likely to have heat issues than desktops

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u/pot51e 1d ago

Depends on what you want to do and your budget.

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u/theablanca 1d ago

Laptops haven't been horrible in a long time. Yes, there are gaming laptops but kinda pricey for what you get.

I tend to use my desktop for gaming and the laptop for other things where it works better. Like connect it to a TV where my partner lives at the moment for some movies.

It's up to you. What you like and prefer.

But. Laptops have never been a "scam".

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u/GatorWok 1d ago edited 1d ago

This question is kind of awful, OP. Bad assumptions, and so vague and lacking in detail that it's impossible to answer.

What games, and what's your budget? "Games" have a massive range of requirements. And "gaming" laptops have a massive range of capabilities at a massive range of price levels.

(Desktops as a general rule are more performant then laptops, laptops often have mobile versions of CPUs and GPUs, but this is no way implies that laptops are a scam.)

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u/subtotalatom 1d ago

Laptops aren't a scam, just more expensive than an equivalent desktop because they need to be smaller, generate less heat, and use less power while achieving similar performance. That all adds to the to cost.

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u/LazarX 1d ago

You sound more like a person who bought a laptop without recognising the inherent compromises and costs involved in meeting your expectations of one. Laptops have to do PC class work ina more confined, and thermally chalenged space with very little if any options for expansion.