Slim vs Traditional Gaming Laptops

[redjak01]

Hi everyone,

I currently have a desktop and I love it but I am considering going back to a laptop soon for school. I used to have the Asus G75 back in the day and it was amazing, I also had the MSI GS70 which I felt didn't have as much power but offered the slim profile. I recently saw the new Aorus laptop which gave me some hope for slim gaming laptops but am still hesitant. Any thoughts about or advice would be awesome. Should I just get a brick laptop if I am concerned more about performance?

[thekeemo]

I would go for a brick because slim doesnt really bring much to the table except that its slim which really doesnt matter

[GloriousPain]

unless its the razerblade get a fatone,,,

[rmac52]

my view is if you want a desktop replacement get  a big powerful laptop.  If your looking for a desktop supplement then get a nice thin light laptop.

[redjak01]

This was kinda what I was thinking as well. The only thing that made me pause was the new Aorus 7. Thanks for all the advice so far.

[Nneummonic]

It really depends on where you are going to take it.

If it's going to be sitting on your lap and transferred from place to place, get a thin laptop.

If it's going to be seated to a specific desk and doesn't need to move around that often, get a thick one.

 

For me, I use an ultrabook instead, because it can handle the few moderate games I play.

[redjak01]

It really depends on where you are going to take it.

If it's going to be sitting on your lap and transferred from place to place, get a thin laptop.

If it's going to be seated to a specific desk and doesn't need to move around that often, get a thick one.

For me, I use an ultrabook instead, because it can handle the few moderate games I play.

I'd want to do all my gaming on it so an ultrabook wouldn't work. I'd like to use it for classes but I don't want to to sacrifice too much performance.

[Silent_Xaxal]

We'll probably see better implementation of the Slim form factor in the next few product cycles. But I'd get a brick solely because I'd get more power, customizability, and features. That, and only the Alienware stuff can be considered very heavy.