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$1000 budget
Pick two.
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1080p gaming.
I'm gaming on my £150 laptop
Who the f needs 4k fortnite my dude?
“I want a laptop for portability” followed by almost never leaving its desk is a tale older than time. Be honest, are you really taking this laptop on the go, or do you just like the idea of it?
If you really are, that’s cool. But you should really think about it before you spend that much on something that sacrifices upgradability, repairability, and thermal efficiency for a benefit you won’t use.
Exactly this. I first thought I wanted a gaming laptop, only to find the experience sub par, and riddled with compromises. Sold my gaming laptop after half a year. Now I got a great gaming desktop, and a slightly used Surface Pro for when I do need to be portable (plus I can steam remote play on it at way higher settings than this computer would run)
The advancements in networking and related technological developments really changed the need to have multiple high powered devices.
My old gaming laptop exists as a mere opportunity to take things mobile on the rare occasions I'm able to go on a long trip, as a Linux platform to squeeze a couple more years out of it that it had on Win10.
Be honest, are you really taking this laptop on the go
I travel between my home and workplace "apartment" regularly
I'm going to say that unless you're willing to game at 1080p at medium settings, your not going to find a lot in the 1000 USD range but you can find some laptops like Asus F15 with gpus a few generations old that might fit your budget.
As for brands, just stay away from the corporate computer brands like Dell, HP, Alienware (literally Dell) and you'll be fine.
Considering my current 480p gaming setup 1080p is too much 😂
But yeah 1000$ gaming is satisfiable for me
I still think you'd be better off building a desktop because even those laptops older laptops are pricy and there's no upgradability but yeah I'm sure you can find a something that will push 1080p with a 15 inch screen for 1K.
Wish I could recommend one to you but I haven't looked at gaming laptops for quite a while but I own two older MSI and Asus ones which were solid laptops with no major issues that are still running after nearly a decade.
Good luck.
While I also like desktop more, I have to travel a lot and opting for a desktop will leave me without a PC for like half the free time.
I'm researching this too, people in this thread aren't too helpful.
I'm currently curious about Lenovo LOQ, but trying to get more info/opinions. They have an extra slot for more RAM and m.2 drive. A steamdeck may also work for you depending.
Not in the US makes it hard.
Check the Asus g14 though. It's in that budget and it's great for gaming.
Although i hate buying things by brand, as it sllows companies a good pass for a not so good product, definately dont buy acer nitro series laptops.
If a benefit, but not a specific model, lenovo gaming laptops use a varient of ptm7950 (dunno which one exactly) which allows for better and more sustained cooling overtime (it does not dry up). Just be sure to reinstall windows fresh to remove any bloat/spyware.
Whichever brand you go with, Don't go with Acer Nitro series. The specs to price ratio might attract you, but rest of the laptop is not worth it. I have Acer Nitro 5 with i5-9300H and 1660Ti and while it works, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone
Unfortunately, I'm not certain there are any laptops that can reasonably meet your expectations. There are "gaming" laptops for $1000, but to be frank, you'll really need to go significantly above $1000 for anything remotely close to decent performance in games.
I encourage you to think about whether you need the portability and whether you need a gaming laptop. Desktops tend to be significantly more cost-effective, and if size is a concern, you can have a small-form-factor desktop. With $1000, you can build a mid-high desktop. I should also point out that you don't need to pick just one or the other. I have a desktop (that I use for gaming and most work), and I bring a laptop with me for if I just need to have a computer where I go.
laptop part is essential. I hope I can get decent amount of gaming with a 3060.
https://frame.work/products/laptop16-diy-amd-7040
Obviously not within your posted budget but might be worth considering based on your repairability comment.
Starting at $1,399.00 before you add a GPU so this blows the $1,000 budget. This is a great laptop but the price seems a bit steep.
Yep, I figured I'd post it in case OP wanted to consider it anyway, since it is a great laptop and very different from any other competitor.