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What do you prefer a 15.6 inch laptop or 17.3 inch and why? Whats the pros and cons?

 

I actually prefer 13", then 15.6" then 17.3"

 

And I own an 18.4" laptop haha its just TOO much to carry, heavy, bulky, meh

 

HOWEVER

 

a 17/18" is a desktop replacement, they are vastly more powerful with more hardware options, bigger displays, etc, so I would not call them laptops

 

13/15" = laptop

17+ = desktop replacement

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What do you prefer a 15.6 inch laptop or 17.3 inch and why? Whats the pros and cons?

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17.3 Have bigger screens and tend to have better cooling while being heavier and sometimes more expensive.

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What do you prefer a 15.6 inch laptop or 17.3 inch and why? Whats the pros and cons?

 

I actually prefer 13", then 15.6" then 17.3"

 

And I own an 18.4" laptop haha its just TOO much to carry, heavy, bulky, meh

 

HOWEVER

 

a 17/18" is a desktop replacement, they are vastly more powerful with more hardware options, bigger displays, etc, so I would not call them laptops

 

13/15" = laptop

17+ = desktop replacement

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Of those two, 15.6, otherwise 13.

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I actually prefer 13", then 15.6" then 17.3"

 

And I own an 18.4" laptop haha its just TOO much to carry, heavy, bulky, meh

 

HOWEVER

 

a 17/18" is a desktop replacement, they are vastly more powerful with more hardware options, bigger displays, etc, so I would not call them laptops

 

13/15" = laptop

17+ = desktop replacement

 

 

17.3 Have bigger screens and tend to have better cooling while being heavier and sometimes more expensive.

 

 

17 is waay too big and bulky, I like 13 inch.

 

 

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alright and gaming is still nice?

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If I would get a laptop, I would go for smaller.

And at home hook it up to my monitor

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alright and gaming is still nice?

 

Depends on the laptop

 

there are 15" laptops with 980m

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If I would get a laptop, I would go for smaller.

And at home hook it up to my monitor

 

 

yes

 

 

Depends on the laptop

 

there are 15" laptops with 980m

alright, thank you. 

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What about the Aorus Pro then? A few of my friends have it, and it's a thin as fuck and quite powerful 17" laptop

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