new laptop

[Surestgarlic2]

I'm going to buy a new laptop for gaming and I want to know what is the best deal for my budget which is $850 USD I want something that I won't have to replace for a while and I can get above 60 fps in most games I want a better experience than my PS4 slim I have been looking at the Acer nitro 5

[Surestgarlic2]

Just now, Tristan Veldkamp said:

Are you sure you wan't a laptop because buying a dekstop has lot more advantages?

yes I'm sure I want a laptop because I have been making pc part picker list and honestly I think q laptop is a better deal because my current laptop is from 2010 and it still runs some games good for it's age but with a desktop it's hard to find a gpu and a good CPU without going over my budget because this is my budget for a new monitor keyboard and mouse and speakers and if I get a desktop I will have to buy a new desk because mine is too small and I want something that's portable any suggestions for a laptop

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Thinkpad T14 amd?

2 minutes ago, Tristan Veldkamp said:

Linus made a video about it, maybe it can help you:

 

Uhhh thats 1,000 +USD

[Biohazard777]

24 minutes ago, Tristan Veldkamp said:

Are you sure you wan't a laptop because buying a dekstop has lot more advantages?

Buying a laptop also comes with advantages...
Do you personally own both (mid/high end desktop and laptop)? I see a lot of people talk bad about laptops without ever actually owning a good one...

 

27 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

my budget which is $850 USD

That is a very tight budget, if you can stretch it by another 200$:

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Display-Processor-GeForce-82JW0012US/dp/B08YKG5K7F/r

 

If the 850$ is the hard ceiling... you will need to get something with last gen (20** / 16***  series Nvidia, 4000 series AMD).

 

27 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

Acer nitro 5

I personally have had problems with Acer products (monitors and laptops), bad build quality, stuff failing etc. I might just be unlucky, but anyhow will not buy anything with an Acer logo for a long time.

 

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6 minutes ago, Biohazard777 said:

I personally have had problems with Acer products (monitors and laptops), bad build quality, stuff failing etc. I might just be unlucky, but anyhow will not buy anything with an Acer logo for a long time.

Me too.

Ok, my monitor is fine its from 2011 its actually the best built acer product I have ever used but still its acer.

But my laptop from 2016 is bad build.

My sisters Acer lasted 4 years but still not too good.

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[Surestgarlic2]

52 minutes ago, Biohazard777 said:

Buying a laptop also comes with advantages...
Do you personally own both (mid/high end desktop and laptop)? I see a lot of people talk bad about laptops without ever actually owning a good one...

 

That is a very tight budget, if you can stretch it by another 200$:

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Display-Processor-GeForce-82JW0012US/dp/B08YKG5K7F/r

 

If the 850$ is the hard ceiling... you will need to get something with last gen (20** / 16***  series Nvidia, 4000 series AMD).

 

I personally have had problems with Acer products (monitors and laptops), bad build quality, stuff failing etc. I might just be unlucky, but anyhow will not buy anything with an Acer logo for a long time.

 

highest I can go is another $50

[Surestgarlic2]

59 minutes ago, sub68 said:

Me too.

Ok, my monitor is fine its from 2011 its actually the best built acer product I have ever used but still its acer.

But my laptop from 2016 is bad build.

My sisters Acer lasted 4 years but still not too good.

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any suggestions on laptops I can afford I can go as high as 900 but I can also sell my Nintendo 2ds for some extra cash

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3 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

any suggestions on laptops I can afford I can go as high as 900 but I can also sell my Nintendo 2ds for some extra cash

Lenovo has some stuff for sale.

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/d/gaming-laptops?IPromoID=LEN521397&sort=sortBy&currentResultsLayoutType=grid&visibleDatas=facet_Price%3APrice%3A%24800-%24999.99

[Biohazard777]

1 hour ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

any suggestions on laptops I can afford I can go as high as 900 but I can also sell my Nintendo 2ds for some extra cash

850-900 puts you in that weird no-mans land in terms of laptop pricing and what you are getting currently...

For 750-800 you can find 1650 + ryzen 4000 6 core, and that is gonna perform way worse than 3050ti + ryzen 5000 octa core.
Beside that, If you go for the cheaper option:
You won't get an RTX card, so no DLSS (which will come in handy in a few years to boost your FPS and get more life out of the laptop).

You won't get a MUX switch.

You won't get 16GB of RAM but typically 8GB and possibly slower RAM, it might even be soldered (yuck).
You probably won't get a an excellent cooling solution but a mediocre one at best.

You might get less storage out of the box, no 2nd nvme slot for an upgrade.
You won't get a high refresh rate + color accurate screen.

For 200$ / 20% price difference (from your original 850$) you have to sacrifice a lot... IMHO too much, especially since you plan on gaming on it.