{"id":384076,"date":"2021-12-21T16:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gaming-laptops-are-a-great-deal-now\/"},"modified":"2021-12-21T16:00:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T13:00:22","slug":"gaming-laptops-are-a-great-deal-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaming-laptops-are-a-great-deal-now\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gaming Laptops Are a Great Deal Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d13a471306\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaming-laptops-are-a-great-deal-now\/#The_Bad_Old_Days_of_Gaming_Laptops\" >The Bad Old Days of Gaming Laptops<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaming-laptops-are-a-great-deal-now\/#The_Turnaround_Point\" >The Turnaround Point<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaming-laptops-are-a-great-deal-now\/#Gaming_Laptops_Are_Price_Competitive\" >Gaming Laptops Are Price Competitive<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaming-laptops-are-a-great-deal-now\/#Acer_Predator_Helios_300\" >Acer Predator Helios 300<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaming-laptops-are-a-great-deal-now\/#Do_Gamers_Actually_Upgrade_Their_Desktops\" >Do Gamers Actually Upgrade Their Desktops?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaming-laptops-are-a-great-deal-now\/#eGPUs_and_GPU_Modules_Are_an_Option\" >eGPUs and GPU Modules Are an Option!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaming-laptops-are-a-great-deal-now\/#The_Pros_and_Cons_of_Gaming_Laptop_Ownership\" >The Pros and Cons of Gaming Laptop Ownership<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Gaming Laptops Are a Great Deal Now&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-774082 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_1587803293.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_1587803293.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shutterstock_1587803293.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A side view of a gaming laptop.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-illustration\/side-view-laptop-pc-color-light-1587803293\" data-credittext=\"Thannaree Deepul\/Shutterstock.com\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-illustration\/side-view-laptop-pc-color-light-1587803293\">Thannaree Deepul\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not too long ago, buying a gaming laptop was something only a small slice of users could justify. They simply cost too much for too little return. Modern gaming laptops are a different story and are actually a great deal.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Bad_Old_Days_of_Gaming_Laptops\"><\/span>The Bad Old Days of Gaming Laptops<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The only reason you would buy a gaming laptop in the past was that you absolutely needed a mobile gaming system. You\u2019d have to pay exorbitant amounts of money for the privilege and then put up with CPUs and GPUs that were a generation or two behind.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, you\u2019d be getting budget desktop gaming performance for cutting-edge gaming desktop prices. So, unless you were a well-heeled executive who absolutely had to get their gaming fix while staying at a hotel, it was very hard to recommend these overpriced and underpowered systems to anyone.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Turnaround_Point\"><\/span>The Turnaround Point<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two big developments that have changed the value proposition of gaming laptops dramatically. The first began after the introduction of Intel\u2019s 2008 Nehalem CPU architecture. This was the basis of the first \u201ci\u201d CPUs (i3, i5, i7, etc.) and offered a 30% reduction in power consumption for the same performance as the previous generation of CPUs. Since then, CPUs have continued to increase performance while their performance-per-watt figures have just gotten better. The CPU in a modern laptop is fundamentally the same as its desktop counterpart. It has the same features and the same architecture. The main difference comes down to how much power you can feed it and how well you can manage heat. While a gaming laptop can\u2019t match a desktop system in either power or heat, the power and heat envelopes that are possible offer more than enough performance for a potent gaming experience.<\/p>\n<p>The second major breakthrough h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened with the 2016 introduction of NVIDIA\u2019s 10-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> GPUs. These GPUs offered a big leap in performance while also dramatically reducing heat and power consumption. So, just as with modern CPUs, you can now have a GPU in your gaming laptop that\u2019s of the same generation and architecture as the latest gaming desktops. Once again, performance is limited by how many Watts of power the GPU can access and how well the laptop can cool things down. Since the performance-per-watt figures are so good, this isn\u2019t too much of a practical issue, since modern laptops run <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s exceptionally well.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gaming_Laptops_Are_Price_Competitive\"><\/span>Gaming Laptops Are Price Competitive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s great that the gaming laptops of today are in the same performance ballpark as modern gaming desktops, but that doesn\u2019t mean much if they are unaffordable! The thing is, a gaming laptop isn\u2019t that much more expensive than an equivalent desktop system.<\/p>\n<p>Take the 2021\u00a0 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Acer-Predator-PH315-54-760S-i7-11800H-Keyboard\/dp\/B092YHJLS6?tag=hotoge-20\">Acer Predator Helios 300<\/a> laptop as an example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intel Core i7 11800H: 8-cores, 16-threads.<\/li>\n<li>16GB of RAM.<\/li>\n<li>RTX 3060 Mobile.<\/li>\n<li>512GB SSD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of this for just under $1300 seems like a great deal. Trying to find a desktop equivalent build can be challenging for several reasons, but assuming the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techpowerup.com\/gpu-specs\/geforce-rtx-3060-mobile.c3757\">3060 mobile GPU<\/a> is running at its highest power design level, it\u2019s in the same performance class as the desktop RTX 2060 GPU, with a better generation of ray tracing and machine learning <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>. The 11800H CPU has similar performance approaching the desktop Core i9 9900, depending on the power and cooling solution in a given laptop model.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that you\u2019re getting a complete system that includes a high-refresh display, this is an objectively great deal. As we write this\u00a0towards the end of 2021, there\u2019s a massive GPU shortage that has pushed the prices of discrete cards through the roof. So even a relatively entry-level gaming card such as the old RTX 2060 or the new RTX 3060 cost nearly as much as this entire laptop.<\/p>\n<p>During \u201cnormal\u201d times this situation would be reversed, but the additional price tag on the laptop over a desktop system is marginal, especially if you factor in not strictly needing a monitor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-box \">\n<div class=\"product-img product-img-noaward\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B092YHJLS6?tag=hotoge-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" onclick=\"fbq('track', 'Buy Button'); if (fb_t_convert){fb_t_convert();}\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41GhMomXvqL._SL160_.jpg\" height=\"147px\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-title \">\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Shop for Acer Predator Helios 300 \" aria-label=\"Shop for Acer Predator Helios 300 \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B092YHJLS6?tag=hotoge-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" onclick=\"fbq('track', 'Buy Button'); if (fb_t_convert){fb_t_convert();}\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Acer_Predator_Helios_300\"><\/span>Acer Predator Helios 300 <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"product-features\">A potent gaming machine for a great price. All but the most demanding gamers will be blown away by this mid-range monster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_Gamers_Actually_Upgrade_Their_Desktops\"><\/span>Do Gamers Actually Upgrade Their Desktops?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most common criticism leveled at gaming laptops is that they have limited upgradability. It\u2019s true that usually, you can only upgrade the RAM and storage capacity of a laptop, but how often do desktop users actually upgrade single components?<\/p>\n<p>Upgrading isn\u2019t always as cost-effective or sensible as it may seem. If your desktop PC was already well-balanced in terms of component performance, then adding a newer GPU, for example, could simply lead to bottlenecks, as other older components struggle to keep up. If you\u2019re changing all the major performance components to avoid this, you\u2019re entering a situation where you\u2019re only reusing the power supply and chassis of the old computer.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not implying that upgrading doesn\u2019t happen or that it never makes sense, but it\u2019s unlikely all those PC gamers who are still running quad-core computers with GTX 1060-class GPUs will move to the latest generation of hardware via individual component upgrades. So if you\u2019re the sort of person that buys or builds a gaming desktop system, uses it for five or more years, and then completely replaces it with a new system, a gaming laptop may make sense for you.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"eGPUs_and_GPU_Modules_Are_an_Option\"><\/span>eGPUs and GPU Modules Are an Option!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As a brief aside, things have changed on the GPU upgrade front in the laptop world. Some laptops, equipped with Thunderbolt 3, now support eGPUs. These are external GPUs that give you access to high-end graphics when at a desk and hooked up to mains power. So you can take your laptop on the road and perhaps make do with its internal GPU, but really get the \u201cultra\u201d experience when home. If you are thinking about eGPUs as a potential solution, you may want to hold out for a laptop with Thunderbolt 4, which doubles the amount of bandwidth available for eGPUs and should really open up performance!<\/p>\n<p>There are also laptops that use MXM GPU modules. The GPU is removable as a unit and can be replaced with an upgraded model later. Unfortunately, you need to buy these from the laptop manufacturer and they can be quite expensive. Also, there are no guarantees MXM modules will be offered for your laptop model in the future. It also seems as if the MXM standard is effectively dead in the water. The last MXM cards were from the NVIDIA RTX 20-series and since then there\u2019s been nothing.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Pros_and_Cons_of_Gaming_Laptop_Ownership\"><\/span>The Pros and Cons of Gaming Laptop Ownership<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As we\u2019ve shown, modern gaming laptops are a viable alternative to gaming desktops now. That\u2019s true during abnormal shortage pricing for components like desktop CPUs and GPUs, but it\u2019s also true during more typical market conditions.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t have their problems, so let\u2019s weigh up the pros and cons of walking the gaming laptop route.<\/p>\n<p>Pros:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s an all-in-one system, ready to roll out of the box.<\/li>\n<li>Portability.<\/li>\n<li>Space-saving.<\/li>\n<li>Components are (usually) selected to work well together, and avoid CPU\/GPU bottlenecks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They can be noisy.<\/li>\n<li>Under normal market conditions, you\u2019re getting slightly less performance per dollar compared to desktops.<\/li>\n<li>Limited upgrade options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As CPU and GPU technology continues to get cooler and use less power, we expect the price and performance gaps between gaming laptops and desktops to narrow even more, but we think that even today it\u2019s definitely an option that should be on the table when you buy your next gaming system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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