Pc Or Laptop???

[von hally]

lo fellow kaleuns

was thinking of renewing my old-creaking-loyal pc in the near future.
recently ive noticed posts on guys here playing sh3 on laptops......
now im no tech freak so forgive me my ignorance, but i thought laptops werent suited to gaming in most cases...due to the small size for cooling fans ....and also short battery life with bigger games.
am i living in the past...should i get another stack system to replace my trusty old friend...or go for a laptop???
ive got around 600-700 quid kinda in my mind for budget

any ideas???:hmm:

[Tool]

I own both.. and don't do heavy gaming on my laptop, because of the reasons you mentioned. Go with a desktop. Easier to upgrade, better cooling and bigger monitors (although you can add external monitors to a laptop also). But mainly for the cooling and upgrading, a desktop is far more convenient and cheaper to build/buy.

Tool.

[von hally]

I own both.. and don't do heavy gaming on my laptop, because of the reasons you mentioned. Go with a desktop. Easier to upgrade, better cooling and bigger monitors (although you can add external monitors to a laptop also). But mainly for the cooling and upgrading, a desktop is far more convenient and cheaper to build/buy.

Tool.

thanx tool

upgrading easily is one of the reasons i thought id go for a desktop....i just thought maybe laptop gaming had come along since i first looked at them a few years ago!!!

going mobile woiuld be great.....so my gf says...but if i cant slip beneath the waves on it ...its a no go:rotfl:

[NealT]

Desktop system.

Less money, less chance of theft, more "bang for the buck" as we put it in our part of the world.

[panzer 49th]

Go with a desktop, I have a laptop and my desktop isn't working. Using this laptop to play games is a pain in the neck.

[JU_88]

If Gaming is your priority then there is no contest -get a desktop, you'll get much more bang for your buck, plus future upgrades.

[TomcatMVD]

You should go for a Laptop ONLY if you need it... Say you travel a lot because of your job and you need to stay conected and have a little something to play with... then yeah... go for it. Otherwise, I wouldn't think about, not even for a single minute!
Well, at least here in South America, the cost of acquiring/updating a LAPTOP is way higher than the cost of keeping a desktop PC really up to date.

[danurve]

I would generaly agree on desktop PC's for gaming, and a good CRT.

Laptops have a coolness to them though, if you got the extra cash or perhaps don't get caught up in the upgrade path. I have the same tower case for my pc since the 486 days, no lie. Dang side panels are around somewhere.

[Ivan Putski]

I own both, do all my gaming on my desktop, as some others have mentioned, I use my laptop for other business.:up:

[JCB]

I do all my gaming on a laptop. Not because it´s "better" but simply because that is what I have. Vanilla SHIII works, but the constant roar of the fans when I play can get on my nerves at times... :-? The desktop wins the performance/cost comparison hands down, since most mainstream desktops will beat just about any mainstream laptop when it comes to graphics.
...But on the other hand: I play a lot of stategy games like Hearts of Iron 2 and Civ IV and these games run great on my laptop, so if portability is a perk you are willing to pay for and non gpu-intensive games make the bulk of your gaming... Well - go mobile! :D

[Laufen zum Ziel]

I have tried SHIII on a new laptop and was not very happy. Screen refresh was slow and a lot of hangups. When you have a DD coming at you you don't need hangups. I was so impressed with GWX 2 and all the great mods I gave my wife my old desktop and bought an Alienware core 2 Duo 2.13 gig 1066MHG GE force 7950 GT graphics card 512 meg. Pricy but I an in heaven playing GWX 2 with mods.

Thanks to the GWX team and modders for taking a big slice out of my piggy bank.

[Wreford-Brown]

I'm also looking at either laptop or desktop and am in the fortunate position of being able to buy from Canada, USA or the UK.

The stats that Laufen zum Ziel mentions above can be found on laptops, but you'd be looking at paying around GBP1000 or US$2000 for one. I'm in a performance vs. portability quandry at the moment and, as I am looking for one specifically to play GWX 2.1, I'm also after one with a numpad. After a lot of research the best prices I could find were on amazon.co.uk, so if you're still looking then that would give you an idea of what standard of laptop you could get for your money. If you link through subsim (on the 'Quick Links' above) then I believe subsim gets a kick back from the sale although it doesn't cost you a penny extra. I know this works for books, games etc. but am not sure about higher end items.

If you're looking for a system and don't need the portability, go for the desktop every time as it will give you the flexibility to upgrade as you need to.

[Jimbuna]

For gaming......desktop, every time http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[Blacklight]

Fully agree with everyone else. Desktop. Easier and cheaper to upgrade AND you can game with a much larger screen with minimum fuss.:rock:
And to top it all off, you can purchase a decent computer for gameing for half the price of a laptop these days.

[TarJak]

Got both but really only use the laptop for innernet access and not for gaming, though the kids get relegated to gaming on it when Kaleun Dad is at sea.:lol: Get a desktop.

[Rotary Crewman]

Laptop for me. Purely so my other half doesn't complain when I play SH3 as I'm sat right next to her whilst she watches American Idol or something of equivalent quality :roll:

[TAW_CZAREJS]

Not a disagreement with the other posters here, but rather a note. Like someone else said above I play on my laptop not because its better, but because it is what I have. While I have to select my games carefully, cause it won't run everything I have no problems playing SHIII with GWX 2.0, or Battlefield 2, among other things. I put a external cooling fan system underneath it and there aren't any problems. So as a note, if you had to get a laptop it certainly isn't the end of the world.:p

[jezzpd]

im playing sh3 on a 3 year old laptop,it runs fine all detail max,main downside is sound,however i output thru an amp+speakers when at home and is good as any tower unit!depends what else you play really,laptops aren't good for modern fps(shooters) etc,and you can just forget sh4,but hey,so can most desktops!! just for reference,my laptop is 1.7.ghz pentium M, 512mg ram, radeon 9700 mobility,top spec at time but way old now and runs sh3 like a dream...

[von hally]

thanx fellow kaleuns
some very interesting tips to keep in mind!!!

i think i agree with most here that a desktop will be easier upgraded...so the gf will have to wait till she can swan about with a laptop!!!!
sh3 gwx2.0 comes first!!!!

p.s sh3 comes first when buying a pc/laptop not my gf:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

thanx fellow kaleuns
some very interesting tips to keep in mind!!!

i think i agree with most here that a desktop will be easier upgraded...so the gf will have to wait till she can swan about with a laptop!!!!
sh3 gwx2.0 comes first!!!!

p.s sh3 comes first when buying a pc/laptop not my gf:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I should certainly hope so http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/whistle.gif