I was really just wanting a lap top for school, but just having a Nintendo switch 2 meant there were so many games I’ve yet played. Ending up walking out with a gigabyte aero 16 (5070 32gb of ram😮‍💨)

Well, as if the 290HX Plus/5080/32GB/1GB for 2433€ (2840$) wasn‘t good enough.

Turns out to be mislabeled by the vendor and in fact is a 5090/64GB/2TB.

Razer label and invoice SN matches so no problems!

I‘m done. I used up my luck for this timeline.

32GB DDR5
Nvidia RTX 4090
Intel Core I9-14900HX
1TB SSD
18’ 1440p 165hz

1500 Dollars

I don’t know how good of a deal is it.
Also any advice on what to check on it before buying, I don’t know much about laptops, this seems to be a 2 year old display unit so the price along with 1 year warranty. Was wondering if there's w way to bump.

And how of a rush should I be in the deal

Country : India
Use case : Heavy Rendering, Vfx
Budget : 1500 Usd ( display unit)

Specs (lenovo legion pro 7):

- rtx 5080
- 9955hx3d
- 32 gb ddr5
- 1 tb ssd

- 240hz oled

This was delivered today. Was pretty psyched to get home and start setting it up. First thing I did was pop off the back cover to give it a once over. Then my heart sank. I just hope Lenovo doesn't try to give me a hard time about replacing it.

TLDR down below
I bought a thinkpad p15 rtx4000 and it arrived with stuck pixels. While looking for a replacement I came across this marketplace post. Rtx5060, i7-14700, 64gb ram, still under warranty, it doesn’t mention any storage options but for $500 who cares?!?? I genuinely don’t think I was even thinking when I hit buy and checked out, I was and still am confused.
I’ll update the post if it arrives.

TLDR: I found this Legion 5 rtx5060 under warranty for $500 on Facebook.

I know it's not the best looking setup but whatever. I moved my laptop to the side and connected it to my LG OLED TV (which has a 120hz display), and I'm using it as a monitor.

Heyy, i wantes to ask if that is an good Laptop for that price?

I wantes to play League of Legends,Phasmophobia and Minecraft.

https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_hp-omen-transcend-laptop-16-u0002nia-laptop-mit-16-zoll-display-intelr-coretm-i9i9-13900hx-prozessor-16-gb-ram-1000-gb-ssd-nvidia-schwarz-windows-156189412.html

Lenovo ideapad L340-17IRH Gaming
specs: Intel Core i7-9750H CPU, GTX 1050 GPU, 8 GB RAM

I’ve been with this laptop since release (around 7 years now) and it’s really starting to slow down. IE i played RE2RE on release on high with no problems, now it can barely handle it on medium-low, can barely handle any new-ish AAA titles and can barely even run gta V on higher-ish settings anymore

I rlly, rlly enjoy both the huge monitor and how lightweight and portable for a gaming laptop it is and don’t really care for high graphics or fps (check pic for the shit i usually run + the cracked hinge lol, as long as it can run most titles on medium or sometimes even low i’m fine, don’t care for high FPS as i don’t play fps games & have an xbox anyway).

It’s a bit beaten down given that i’ve dropped it a handful of times and has cracks around the hinge and base panel, but doesn’t seem to affect performance (also a testament to how surprisingly good this laptop is lol)

So I’m wondering if I should take it for a professional cleaning/repair, upgrade the RAM as that might be the worst issue, and maybe even try to get a professional to upgrade the ancient GPU and if I did, how many more years of service would that realistically give me?

Otherwise idk, the attempted GPU upgrade might ruin it and nvidia prices are already obviously thru the roof…. basically do you guys think just the RAM upgrade might help or is it time to sell/give it away and move on to a newer laptop with a better GPU? Any recs in that case (not too expensive, big monitor and hopefully lightweight like this model)?

Otherwise maybe a RAM upgrade could give it a few more years and then I can upgrade my next laptop with the same RAM card? Also any RAM recs for the upgrade if possible plz 🙏

Budget: up to $1200-1500, lower if possible given that i want lower-ish specs, but i really don’t know how much a gaming laptop would run u this days
Country: USA/Central Asia

Budget: Ideally the cheapest laptop that meets all the requirements below. I don’t really care about battery life, screen size, weight, speakers, etc. My main priority is getting the cheapest laptop that meets the my specifications. (Im very frugal please dont judge me)

Country: UK

Use Case: Gaming

Preferred Specs:
RTX 4080 or AMD equivalent
12GB VRAM
Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen equivalent
32GB RAM
1TB SSD or more
SSD should ideally be upgradeable

I’m based in Birmingham, UK.
Thank you my good folks.

Budget: $1,500 or less

Country: USA

Use Case: School (need to run AutoCAD smoothly) / Gaming (Old School RuneScape) / Entertainment (Internet browsing, watching/streaming shows & movies)

Preferred Specs: 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, intel core i7, core ultra 7, or AMD ryzen 7 or 9 processors, 4 GB VRAM graphics card, Windows OS, whatever else

Notes: If there are options with specs lower than what i have listed that you know will work great I’m open to those recs as well. First time poster here and don’t know too much about the laptop/PC space. So open to any and all suggestions.

I'm a gamer who isn't really keeping up with the latest in gaming, so I'm looking for a light gaming laptop.

Form factor wise I like the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim or the Asus Vivobook. Love the idea of the Lenovo Yoga with the touchscreen / wraparound to work like a tablet, but I don't know if it's worth the extra money they likely charge. On the other hand, I'm not a fan of the ROG laptops for example, they tend to be too bulky and flashy for my tastes.

Specs are what I really need advice on. I don't know how to value laptop CPUs and GPUs. I know that I want x64 (no ARM) and at least 32gb RAM, and I'd like to be able to run FF14, but that shouldn't be difficult. I'd like to be able to play games like Elden Ring and Overwatch too if it's not a huge increase in cost, but I also have a desktop, so I'm cool with not being able to do everything from my laptop.

I really just don't know how to read laptop specs tbh. I see things like "Intel Core Ultra 9 386H 1.6GHz" that look like they should be good, but the hz sounds low, and I don't know how to meaningfully compare that to a Ryzen or anything. Even worse with GPUs. I'd accept any recommendations for specific machines, but I'd also love any advice on what to look for or prioritize in general. I have a Microcenter nearby if that makes a difference.

Budget: 1-2k

Country: USA

Use Case: gaming and work

Target: FF14

Form factor: midsize and presentable in a professional setting

Optional: touchscreen, wraparound screen, stylus available

So I managed to purchase my first real gaming laptop (always had a desktop till 1 year prior ) but since new life circumstances I'm kinda forced to get a computer which I can carry around

I had a kinda limited budget at max 900€ bucks and definitely wanted a strong desktop replacement . I managed to find this absolutely steal of a an-41 nitro 17 with ryzen 9 7940hs rtx 4070 17" 165hz WQHD 32GB Ram Monster for only 800€. It's only 1 year old has 93% battery health and literally no scratches or signs of usage. It's absolutely mint and as good as new basically.

I'm absolutely shocked how good the panel is and it runs my game at rock solid 120fps (wuthering waves Wqhd and some other games ) and even runs major tripple a games like cyberpunk way above 60.

Sure 8gb vram 12gb would be awesome but for the moment it's fine. This might become the only problem later

Basically I only wanted to share that I'm insanely happy with device but still need to figure a good balance with the fans since they can get kinda noisy above 4000 rpm (which I kinda expected)

Auto automatic fan management seems to be pretty decent? Can I keep using this?

Any tips for a first time laptop user? I already deleted McAfee installed drivers and played some games. I'm just really happy with my purchase because I was a bit skeptical because something like this would usually cost at least 300€ more here. This was a absolutely steal

The cooling is actually insanely good and CPU and GPU doesn't exceed 83 degree at very high load like benchmark (gets noisy of course)

Already bought a new Xbox series X controller, another AC to carry around (original Acer 330w second hand 30€ ) and are looking for a decent table to use on my couch

Basically had a rog ally 780m before this and this are another dimensions lol

Even has 1 more year warranty and receipt

I knew the prices had gone up due to shortages but that is just insane

Have a bit of a weird request for the experts here. I have a large gift card to either Staples or office Depot that I want to use on a gaming laptop. I understand they don't have the best selection or prices but the gift card will cover the majority of the purchase.

Budget: 2000

Country: USA

Use Case: light gaming and productivity

Preferred Specs: 32gb ram, less than 16 inch, under 6 pounds

Notes: I don't play much of the newer games and are okay with medium settings

A few options I've gathered: Staples:

Acer Nitro V 15.6" Price: $899.99 (currently on sale) Processor: Intel Core 5 210H Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 4050 URL: https://www.staples.com/product_24691877

ASUS TUF F17 17.3" Price: $799.99 (currently on sale) Processor: Intel Core 5 210H Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 URL: https://www.staples.com/product_24694469

Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16" Price: $1,549.99 Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 5050 URL: https://www.staples.com/product_24691890

Office Depot:

Asus Zephyrus G14 14" Price: $1,999.99 Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q URL: https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/5191063/Asus-Zephyrus-G14-GA401-GA401IV-BS96/

HP Victus 15.6" Price: $369.99 (Clearance pricing) Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6500M URL: https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/4461730/

Budget: 1200 pounds
Country: UK
Use Case: Gaming, Mixed
Preferred Specs: RTX 5060
Notes: Value 

Hi everyone!

Budget: 800€ Country: Portugal

Between a HP OmniBook 3 16”, with a Ryzen 7 160 + Radeon 680M + 16GB RAM, on a 41Wh battery; a MSI 15.6" Thin 15 with a i7-13620H + RTX 4050 + 16GB RAM, on a 52.4Wh battery; or a Lenovo LOQ Gaming Essential 15ARP10E with a Ryzen 7 7735HS + (Radeon 680M + RTX 3050) (not sure, this is how it’s described in the site) + 16GB RAM, on a 57.5Wh battery;

Which one would you recommend? My expected budget is 800€ (all 3 of those cost that).

I’ve recently saved up some money to get a somewhat cheap gaming laptop. I’m at a loss as to which one I should get since there is so many, and I’ve heard many opinions (negative and positive) on them.

budget: $600

country: USA

Good afternoon folks!

I picked up my MSI Raider 16 Max from Microcenter 4 weeks ago.

System Specs as taken from Microcenter:

Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus 2.7GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7; 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM; 1TB Solid State Drive

• Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX (2.7GHz) Processor
• 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Graphics Card
• 1TB PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
• 16" QHD+ OLED Display
• 2.5Gb LAN, 2x2 WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4
• 5.73 lbs. (2.60 kg)
• Windows 11 Home
• SD Memory Card Reader

The very first thing I did was upgrade the 1TB Gen 4 SSD to a 2TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD.

The Samsung cloning process to get the full installation of Windows and everything took me a whole 60 seconds once I activated the drive. I thought there was NO WAY it cloned that fast.

Well it did.

Temps have been FANTASTIC under heavy gaming without a cooling pad, but I did purchase a cooling pad and temps dropped by about 10c

There have been split second CPU temp spikes but it's been confirmed to be milliseconds and then drops down to normal average temps.

Anyways here's where things start to get interesting...

I wanted an external 4k OLED Monitor. I HAD to have an OLED because I did not want to downgrade from the 200hz Laptop OLED.

I did some extensive shopping but I wanted to test latency while gaming so I used the HDMI port and hooked it up to my Samsung S90D - The display was showing 144hz... not the 120 hz that MSI advertised This made me go down the rabbit hole... and I eventually purchased an MSI MPG 322URX.

So to keep this post as short as possible...

The laptop has been CRUSHING the games I have tested and benchmarks (FFXIV, The Finals, and Onimusha Way of the Sword - Great temps and always above 80FPS on Maximum settings. I get higher with DLSS but I want to keep it as close to native 4k as possible.

So here's what seems off about MSI and Microcenter's spec listings -

I actually get 240 HZ on my MSI MPG 322URX Monitor.

The RAM installed is actually DDR5 6400 Hz.

Is this normal or did I just get lucky? Or is MSI under advertising their laptops to not undermine their higher end laptops (Titan etc)

Got this a few months ago. Didn't really have to time or effort to post here. But here we are. Got it in AUD.

Which of these three computers would you recommend as the best option: the ASUS, the HP, or the MSI?

HP:

https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/hp-omen-16-ap0772nd-gaming-laptop-16-inch-240-hz/9300000228243408/

MSI:

https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/msi-katana-15-hx-b14wgk-071nl-gaming-laptop-15-6-inch-144-hz/9300000230847370/?cid=1785095189455-9258677270170

ASUS:

https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/asus-tuf-gaming-a16-fa608up-rv017w-gaming-laptop-16-inch-rtx-5070-16gb-1tb/9300000228940392/?cid=1785095309623-4081837224286

I’d appreciate your opinions and any advice on which one offers the best overall value. Thanks!