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    i guess gpus are now for generating bullshit text or something instead, so oh well

    tell you what, make them modular and repairable and ill consider one

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    …and are being replaced with handhelds like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Lenovo Legion Go, among others.

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    With everything trying to compete with the deck I can see why. Gaming laptops are going to have to compete with those from now on, too.

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      Exactly. What’s the point? Steam Deck exists and is a more reasonable option for gaming than laptops. Get a Chromebook or MacBook Air and a Deck and save yourself a bunch of cash.

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        macbook air

        saving cash

        dunno about you but where i live you can get a nice gaming laptop for the price of any mac

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          I guess one would have to define “nice”, usually it’s power:price:weight pick 2. I am assuming that weight is important, otherwise it’s just a portable desktop.

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    Ryzen laptops which feature capable integrated GPUs serve light and medium gaming tasks well. For heavy use, there are desktops, which is where the real power is. Portable systems like the Steam Deck are also hitting from the mobile side as well.

    Gaming laptops have always been an extremely niche product and have gotten squeezed from all ends in recent years.

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    Gaming laptops have always been an extremely expensive but less capable desktop. Their portability is laughable, and pointless. Their battery life is non-existent, and if you can’t easilly move them, and you also have to plug them in all the time, then what does a laptop give you?

    Not to mention their bad keyboards, bad speakers, a touchpad? and compromised screen. Not only should they be left behind, they shouldn’t have existed in the first place.

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      Hard disagree. I can game anywhere I can get power, wireless mice are ridiculously cheap, mine weighs less than 5lbs, heavy compared to ultra lights but compared to a desktop that’s literally nothing. If you’re using the built in speakers on any device, you deserve the bad audio quality lol. My laptop’s screen has no issues. 240hz, anti-glare, 1ms response time. This really should be about low end gaming laptops.

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        If you’re using the built in speakers on any device, you deserve the bad audio quality lol.

        It’s possible to make good built in speakers. The MacBook Pros sound great, even the new iPads sound way better than you’d ever expect from such a thin device. My 13” M4 iPad Pro even has decent bass, it’s ridiculous.

        Is it as good as a stand alone amplifier with two tower speakers? No, of course not. But I’m not bringing those along with me either.

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          Sure, but like you said you’re not expecting top-of-the-line quality from tiny speakers. Mine are pretty decent too but I almost never use them as I get much better quality from just plugging in some good headphones.