Gaming/working laptop ?

[TomislaV]

Hello guys ! 
In few months i will be going to univercity, and im here to ask a question is it a good idea to get rid of my not best gaming PC and switch over fully to a gaming laptop. 

 

Why ?

I know I will need any kind of laptop anyway, but im not sure if getting a mid range notebook and maybe upgrading my pc is a good idea, maybe i should invest in one good system ? It would also be easier with file managment.

I live a very mobile kind of live, non stop driving a car, im all over the place, having my computer with me would make my life easeier i think. Especially that lately i realised that i don't have even time at home to turn my pc on and play a game,but having the option of being mobile would change things a bit. 

I was looking for a machine with 1070 16GB ram, 128 or 250 GB SSD, 1 or 2TB hdd, 17", and a (very)good battery life, and not the worst build quality, due to a fact that would have it with me every day. 
 

1.Do you think that's a good idea ?

2.And what laptops would you recommend ? 

[jeffmeyer5295]

Budget?

[Guest]

Hey I am also in university, in a dorm soon. 

I have a desktop PC and a semi crap/decent laptop that I take with me on the go

It serves me perfectly well and despite not being the lightest laptop out there it is still doing great.

 

I am a programming major. So I code a lot, but also the program that I use are mainly text based and text editor so not that demanding. 

 

Also the university I am in has really good workstation PC at the library so I can also use that.

[TomislaV]

Budget around $2000

[J.Munslow]

the real problem with a gaming laptop is that you can't upgrade them, meaning they will become outdated much faster than a pc. for your notebook, this wouldn't matter as it is only handling very light tasks anyway

[Sadleast]

Buy a used Gaming PC they got a good Value and if you got 2k then you will get a decent one which you don't need to upgrade like maybe 4 Years 

[AncientNerd]

2 hours ago, TomislaV said:

Budget around $2000

Get an inexpensive thin/light/long battery life notebook for class and build a gaming rig for your dorm room.