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How "bad" is a laptop for gaming and video editing?

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I am trying to decide between a desktop and a laptop. I have a budget of around $1600. I could really use the portability for work. The gaming portion will be used at a desk, hooked up to TV.

 

Is there anything really bad about a laptop, I mean besides the noise? Will I have to worry about heat and throttling? I figure it will depend on the model and brand, but I want to ask.

 

Thank you in advance for all of your help and advice!

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Throttling will depend on the model, but the other pitfalls of a powerful laptop is cost compared to a desktop and generally worse battery life even when not gaming. So you could consider getting a desktop+laptop, depending on the costs in your region. 

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The main pitfalls of getting a laptop for gaming is cost.

 

You’ll pay significantly more for a laptop compared to an equivalent desktop

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For a 1600$ budget you could definitely find a worthy desktop replacement, the main problems with those gaming laptops is battery life. Depending on the amount of time you spend away from a plug, that might be a problem. Apart from that, look at some reviews online about how the laptop performs in term of throttling and noise

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For around $1600 you could easily get a good high end Alienware; Asus or MSI gaming laptop with a 1060 or even a 1070.

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I say go for it, 1600 is enough to get something with a 1070 + i7 with good cooling to boot

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10 hours ago, Matthieu Limelette said:

the main problems with those gaming laptops is battery life

Some gaming laptops have decent battery life (Alienware 15 without gsync, Dell 7567 for instance)

10 hours ago, testudoaubreii said:

Is there anything really bad about a laptop, I mean besides the noise? Will I have to worry about heat and throttling? I figure it will depend on the model and brand, but I want to ask.

Yes it depends on models. Some models perform excellent in noise and temps while some models doesn't.

 

Gaming laptops are fine for gaming and video editing while providing portability

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