Is it worth paying extra on a laptop for some gaming capibilites

[cleb]

I currenty have a chromebook(don't judge I didn't know) that I have not to long ago installed with ubuntu so now from time to time I will play some games on, mainly source because you know, intel 4400 and linux, and have been planing on building a gaming computer with my brothers, so the payments will be split meaning I won't have full say over it. With that I have also been considering getting a new laptop because, well, chromebook, and wanted to know if it's worth paying the extra bit to find a laptop with the ability for some gaming, noticibility better than 4400 graphics but not like a full on balls to the walls gaming laptop either, if i'll already have part time access to gaming pc. Mainly looking for things like examples of laptops that aren't too expensive or maybe some rational to the situation.

[MRL]

If mostly you're on the go and gaming while being mobile, I would say go for it. Else, I would say save your money. Anything below GTx50m (e.g GT750m, GT650m) isn't really worth it in my opinion and anything above might blow your budget.

[PaulKolby]

Well it depends wether you want to game on the go or not and it also depends what the budget would be for a laptop

[Smooth Bunz]

If you are on the go a lot then yes if not then no
Buy a cheap laptop put an ssd in it then what money you have left build a desktop 

[insayan]

The price to performance ratio for laptops is much higher than it is for desktops, I'd only get a beefy laptop if I know I'm going to be gaming on the go a lot. 

[D2ultima]

You could get a midrange gaming laptop (like a W230SS) purely for the solid chassis/internals, rather than for its ability to run demanding games, since you have access to another gaming PC. It's a lot better of a choice than buying a low end Dell or Lenovo or something. They won't overheat and they'll be nice machines overall.

 

Remember, you pay for what you get. Good laptops aren't very cheap. It's just the way things are.