is it a good idea to buy a gaming laptop for college?

[hillkill]

i can't really take my desktop to college (which can pretty much only max out source games), so i need a laptop for school and gaming. the problem is, i wouldn't have the funds to do this. i'd have to buy it with student loans or something.

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[Space1255]

Pack your desktop like a console and hook it up to any TVs you might have smh

jk yeah if it's that much of a deal go for it I guess

[Conan]

why cant you take your desktop?

and i suggest no; with a bit of effort you can probably find more interesting and relevant uses of your time other than games. and if it really comes down to it you'll find a way to get games back even without a gaming laptop.

don't squander the money being spent to send you there

[McJob]

Expensive, short-lifespan, heavy, hot (do NOT put them on your lap; it's actually become a serious problem of men becoming sterile from leaving hot laptops on top of their testicle region) and overall not worth the effort or cash involved. You'll find that even the best gaming laptops don't compare anywhere near regular towers.

Get a basic tablet for word processing and other simple apps, or just use a normal book. You really don't need to game at college, and the money you save on not buying a gaming laptop can be spent on a much better, cheaper gaming PC for when you're relaxing at home.

[Foxscotch]

don't bother
you will be much more content with a smaller, lightweight laptop. some of them can weigh like as much as an actual notebook. definitely much more convenient than a big monster. plus, what kinda person brings a big frickin light-up gaming laptop to college classes? a gaybo, that's who

[suddz attakz]

get a gaming desktop. you could make the best desktop for the price of the "high range" """gaming""" laptops

[Willymcmilly]

yeah, just get a normal laptop, or a chromebook

get a gaming desktop. you could make the best desktop for the price of the "high range" """gaming""" laptops

he already has a gaming tower read the op you asshat

[eboyblue10]

if you do decide to go the gaming route make sure you grab a small form factor pc

[suddz attakz]

chromebook

my dude right here rn ^^^^

[SetGaming]

just get a regular, decent laptop. gaming laptops are absolute stuff. i just got a mid-range decent one that plays most games on medium settings and it does me well, has done me well for two years (going on).

[Metario]

normally I don't recommend MacBooks but in this case i make exceptions
get a MacBook air with the student discount. It's extremely light, produces barely any heat and if you don't like OSX you can dual boot into Windows.

[Insert Name Here²]

If you have to get one, then get one of those work / content producing laptops. Those most usually always has a dedicated GPU in it, a real nice i7, prently of ram and hdd space, and a numpad as well and sometmes backlighting too

They should be able to run most games these days just fine too

[Metario]

If you have to get one, then get one of those work / content producing laptops. Those most usually always has a dedicated GPU in it, a real nice i7, prently of ram and hdd space, and a numpad as well and sometmes backlighting too

They should be able to run most games these days just fine too

or this, something in the ThinkPad line, like a t530 or a t430 or a elitebook

[Insert Name Here²]

Or if you want, then a toshiba satellite

I have a toshiba satellite s55a and its amazing

[#Jeetlor]

Just get a regular laptop that can run games, it will look funny when you bring that flashing gaming PC.