Humble brag

Srau · July 27, 2017

Recently got the Acer Predator 17 laptop

Rook · July 27, 2017

How much did it cost you?

C.L.G · July 27, 2017

Not bad. I chose the i7 7700k but im feeling like im missing out on something since everyone has an i7 6700, more cores maybe?

Also isn't it difficult to upgrade a laptop? I had a theory that gaming laptops are cheaper because you cant/it's difficult to upgrade them and if you wanted a better one, you'd have to buy a completely new one instead of swapping parts but meh

1Jakey · July 27, 2017

Just now, CrazyLazyGamer said:

Not bad. I chose the i7 7700k but im feeling like im missing out on something since everyone has an i7 6700, more cores maybe?

Also isn't it difficult to upgrade a laptop? I had a theory that gaming laptops are cheaper because you cant/it's difficult to upgrade them and if you wanted a better one, you'd have to buy a completely new one instead of swapping parts but meh

How are gaming laptops cheaper than a desktop? If you build a desktop with the same specs it would be cheaper would it not?

3 hours ago, DiDA said:

How much did it cost you?

Searching online I saw that it is about 2k D:

C.L.G · July 27, 2017

3 minutes ago, 1theK said:

How are gaming laptops cheaper than a desktop? If you build a desktop with the same specs it would be cheaper would it not?

Searching online I saw that it is about 2k D:

As i said, a theory. Although I should've replaced the price with the... availability? Or promotion of it since when I was going through stores looking at prebuilt pc's they all showed me the best ones which was all laptops compared to the pcs there

Updated July 27, 2017 by CrazyLazyGamer

1Jakey · July 27, 2017

Just now, CrazyLazyGamer said:

As i said, a theory. Although I should've replaced the price with the... availability? Or promotion of it since when I was going through stores looking at prebuilt pc's they all showed me the best ones was laptops

A game theory? Anyway, I saw a laptop before where you can replace the gpu but the laptop was crazy expensive and the gpu was even more expensive.

C.L.G · July 27, 2017

Just now, 1theK said:

A game theory? Anyway, I saw a laptop before where you can replace the gpu but the laptop was crazy expensive and the gpu was even more expensive.

Yeah, but id imagine replacing parts in a laptop would be hell, at least for me anyway

Srau · July 28, 2017

5 hours ago, DiDA said:

How much did it cost you?

Around $1500 (including taxes)

Pretty good price for a laptop with a GTX 1070

2 hours ago, 1theK said:

How are gaming laptops cheaper than a desktop? If you build a desktop with the same specs it would be cheaper would it not?

Searching online I saw that it is about 2k D:

It's not cheaper but I got it for $1500 which is pretty nice (was on sale for a while)

2 hours ago, CrazyLazyGamer said:

Yeah, but id imagine replacing parts in a laptop would be hell, at least for me anyway

2 hours ago, 1theK said:

A game theory? Anyway, I saw a laptop before where you can replace the gpu but the laptop was crazy expensive and the gpu was even more expensive.

It depends on the laptop, some are pretty easy to replace parts. Others are impossible because of how its built. Idk if I can do it on this one.

thesilencedgamer · July 29, 2017

On 28 July 2017 at 2:38 AM, Asir said:

Around $1500 (including taxes)

Pretty good price for a laptop with a GTX 1070

It's not cheaper but I got it for $1500 which is pretty nice (was on sale for a while)

It depends on the laptop, some are pretty easy to replace parts. Others are impossible because of how its built. Idk if I can do it on this one.

laptops with thunderbolt 3 ports can have a GPU plugged in externally. Here's a few, sadly expensive, examples https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.howtogeek.com/295442/the-best-ways-to-connect-an-external-graphics-card-to-your-laptop/amp/

RedFred124 · February 17, 2020

i mean if you dont know how to build a pc on your own, i would recommend getting a gaming laptop, its portable (tho a bit bulky) and yes it has thunderbolt 3s now, if you know how to build a pc, its comparatively cheaper, and you can look for discounts for various parts etc etc and get a good steal with decent parts with a lower price tag and better performance than a gaming laptop for the price