Posted September 21, 2020 I'm trying to decide between getting a Xbox series X and a cheaper laptop purely for school/productivity or to just go for a gaming laptop. If i went with a gaming laptop I would have around £1300 budget so could get RTX 2060 mobile with an I7 10th gen and 16gb of ram. Would i get better performance out of the xbox or a laptop with that kind of specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2020 The former sounds significantly better Gaming laptops are heavier, have worse batteries and are usually much louder on an idle level Community Standards || Tech News Posting Guidelines ---======================================================================--- CPU: R5 3600 || GPU: RTX 3070|| Memory: 32GB @ 3200 || Cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken || PSU: 650W EVGA GM || Case: NR200P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Slottr said: The former sounds significantly better Gaming laptops are heavier, have worse batteries and are usually much louder on an idle level When buying a gaming laptop, pick two: Fast Cheap Portable Quote me to see my reply! SPECS: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones: Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2020 do you already own a monitor ? or you will use the xbox with a tv ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said: Fast Cheap In my experience, you cannot mix these two. Fast and portable Cheep and portable These are your options, in my experience. I could use some help with this! Spoiler Need help updating a phone from w8.1 to w10 - Windows - Linus Tech Tips please, pm me if you would like to contribute to my gpu bios database (includes overclocking bios, stock bios, and upgrades to gpus via modding) Bios database My beautiful, but not that powerful, main PC: prior build: Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2020 Author 10 minutes ago, YsGrandi said: do you already own a monitor ? or you will use the xbox with a tv ? I will use with a 24 inch 144hz 1080p monitor some of the time and the rest of the time on a 50 inch 4k tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2020 Author 3 minutes ago, DutchGuyTom said: Get the xbox series x and an affordable laptop. The Xbox will put even most desktop gaming computers to shame and gaming laptops are usually a far cry from what their desktop equivalents can do. Thanks, will probably go for something like a£700-800 Inspiron, envy or zenbook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 22, 2020 On 9/21/2020 at 3:04 AM, _lucalink said: Thanks, will probably go for something like a£700-800 Inspiron, envy or zenbook Wait for the ARM MacBook to drop, that's supposedly gonna be £800 and they'll have an education discount. Dirty Windows Peasants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 22, 2020 I too would recommend the lighter laptop over a gaming one for school. A little weight savings doesn't sound like much but it is very noticeable over the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 22, 2020 Just go with the XSX and a decent laptop solely for school. My experience with any gaming laptops has just been that they are loud, hot and bulkier than all hell. Also XSX will be future proof outside of 2-3 years unlike the laptop. SPEC LIST: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600x w/ AMD Wraith Stock Cooler MOTHERBOARD: Asus ROG Strix B-450F RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 32gb 3200mhz (2x16gb) GPU: Nvidia RTX 2080 Super FE PSU: Corsair 750x 80plus Gold FANS: Dual Corsair LL Series LL140mm Dual Light Loop RGB MONITORS: BenQ ZOWIE XL2411P 24 Inch FHD LED 144Hz (DP) Lenovo - G25-10 24.5" LED FHD 144HZ Monitor (HDMI) PATIENCE: NOT CURRENTLY INSTALLED P.S: STILL REALLY WANTING TO FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN CARRY ME TO GRAND CHAMPION IN ROCKET LEAGUE P.P.S: I NO LONGER NEED TO BE CARRIED TO GRAND CHAMPION AS I HAVE MADE IT ON MY OWN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 22, 2020 Author 10 hours ago, Lord Vile said: Wait for the ARM MacBook to drop, that's supposedly gonna be £800 and they'll have an education discount. I really don't like Mac so will definitely not go for that. Should've said that I want a Windows laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, _lucalink said: I really don't like Mac so will definitely not go for that. Should've said that I want a Windows laptop Because a stable OS is a bad thing... For productivity MacOS buries windows Dirty Windows Peasants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 22, 2020 Author Just now, Lord Vile said: Because a stable OS is a bad thing... For productivity MacOS buries windows I am just really not a fan and much prefer windows. Also I currently don't have any computer so need to get ASAP so can't really wait do that macbook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, _lucalink said: I am just really not a fan and much prefer windows. Also I currently don't have any computer so need to get ASAP so can't really wait do that macbook Fair enough but the best ones you can get are the AMD 4000 series and they're never in stock Dirty Windows Peasants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 2, 2020 Can’t say for sure, since I buy games rarely, but with a constant stream of steam/gog discounts and availability of games (including xbox game pass), a gaming laptop might be a cheaper purchase in a longterm. Unless you are planning on buying/selling xbox discs all time of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2020 Xbox series x and a decent laptop with an ssd in it. Gaming laptops suck, they get super hot and are heavy as hell. No cpu mobo or ram atm 2tb wd black gen 4 nvme 2tb seagate hdd Corsair rm750x Be quiet 500dx Gigabyte m34wq 3440x1440 Xbox series x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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