Gaming Laptop vs Desktop PC - Which Should You Buy 2022?

Gaming pc and gaming laptops both are better for playing games.

can u still use microsoft word and everything else on a gaming laptop??

if you prop up your laptop with a stand thing so the top of the screen is at eye level it becomes similar level of good to a monitor

Quick question: when working with a smaller budget, is it worth buying a gaming laptop with a mouse and keyboard or a gaming PC a mouse keyboard and monitor?

my parents are divorst and that is one of the reasons why i choose the gaming laptop

they said 2 percent with way too much energy looool

I have a msi katana gaming laptop , I find it much easier than a desktop , I have a full built setup and monitor I simply just plug in my laptop into my monitor and I’m good to go, and then when I want to leave I just unplug my laptop and put it in my backpack . I see all the ups of a desktop , but can the laptop be more worth it ? I get the best of both worlds full setup and on the go

If my main game is ps5 is gaming laptop worth it so I can jyst play pc games bc in just gonna pit the screen on my monitor

I like gaming PC only. I don't like gaming laptops.

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Is that Seth Rogan 🤣

The problem with a desktop is... Well, that you need to be at your desk to play, to work or whatever. With a laptop, you can be anywhere you want at home, you can go over to a friend house to play or work, you can bring it with you on a trip so you can continue to game while being thousands of kilometers away.

Both are good in the end, if you don't want the laptop because of a small screen you can always hook your laptop to your monitor.

also why wait till the gpu go on sale like i hate to be rude but pc should think of like consoles just one system and wa la all the games can be played but pc we always have to constant upgrade to be safe or else or pc cant play the game sure lower the settings but still gonna be slow plus you have to have good internet either way no matter what route you go it gonna be spending alot of cash

I would personally go with the desktop 100% of the time, regardless of cost, due to a few important factors:
1) Upgradability - upgrading CPU/GPU/RAM/Storage is much easier
2) Performance - gaming PCs tend to outperform laptops at the same spec as they can handle higher power components (i.e. not laptop specific components), since the PSU's are beefier
3) Replacing parts is very easy and a new motherboard won't make you have to abandon the entire machine
4) Modularity and customizability is more, so you can have a small desktop if space is at a premium or you can go for a full tower PC if required, there are still cases with support for 5.25in bays
5) TEMPERATURE/AIRFLOW/COOLING!!! Gaming laptops suffer really badly here as they have only a couple of heat pipes, a couple of fans, and the fans have to spin up really fast/quite loud. In addition, any dust accumulation blocking the vents will massively affect CPU temperatures (and performance). Tower PCs have much larger fans, and have better cooling on the CPU, including the option for AIO water coolers. They're also easier to disassemble and to clean parts.
Overall, tower PC wins any day, even if the laptop was cheaper.

Should have discussed power consuption

With laptops going on sale sooo often I snipes one on Black Friday for 450 with an 11th gen i7 and a 2060 super I use it with a monitor and extra peripherals also

gaming laptop is good if it is not that heavy and battery dies in 2 hours.

Im in the same boat I'm debating on selling my desktop for portability over performance I travel sorta at least once maybe twice a week plus if I move Id have to get a laptop over my desktop just cause of how much space it takes up

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Mój najnowszy zakup to laptop Dream Machines wyposażony w procesor Core i7 13700HX i kartę graficzną 4070. Jestem bardzo zadowolony z wydajności tego laptopa z mocnym procesorem

Playing couple of games, don’t need an expensive pic that I have to build

I built my first pc rig last year with a low end gpu (GT730) and cpu(i5 760) for light gaming like Minecraft and Valorant, but in couple of months now I'm going to college and realized I can't use my pc in my dorm because it's crowded with strangers and leaving your pc in a room with random strangers is quite risky, so I bought a laptop with my hard earned money and my parents also helped me, so I have an Acer Nitro 5 with i5 12th gen and an RTX 3050 for a $800 (P40,000 coz i live in the Philippines) and had no regrets i can now play triple A games. thermal was the first problem but nothing a cooling pad can't fix, i gave my pc setup to my little brother so he can play Minecraft.

I had a desktop for a while. Realized I barely game want to keep my files and purchases so I believe both are useful in gonna sell my desktop and buying a gaming laptop equivalent and a Mac mini for the setup.

Portability doesnt matter, its all about power. And portability is power. What!??

but THE LAPTOP IS MOBILE SO WHY WOULD I WANT TO BUILD A BIG PIECE OF SHT.

Actually…
The CherryMX keyboard on my AW X17 R2 is the best keyboard I’ve ever used. It ruins all other keyboards for me.

i would definitely prefer a desktop, but my current situation is a bit of a mystery, i don't know if i'll be moving overseas again, i imagine hauling a pc on a plane is 1 costly 2 dangerous for the pc and 3 kind of a hassle

what about the desk price and the chair and the UPS and even the mouse pad

Just get a really beast laptop, a vertical laptop stand, mouse, and keyboard, and hook it up to an external monitor. That way you get the best of both.

I'm kind of stuck with getting gaming laptops as I go between multiple living locations frequently, but if I lived in one place, a desktop undoubtedly has better performance for less.

Desktop hard to use?

I’ve always been a console gamer but gaming pcs just have more potential and way more game
Options. Great video for rookies like myself.

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I have a gaming laptop with a external 165 hz monitor and a mechanical keyboard and speakers lol

cut long story short: it's all up to you

Seth Rogan?

Please don’t add music

Optimally the best case would be to get a high-end desktop for all of your hardcore games and a laptop for more casual stuff. However if you must absolutely choose one then I would say the laptop is a good decision. The portability of the laptop is really important especially if your a student or if your always on the move. However if you already have a functioning laptop and you don't really use it to game then i would just say for you to get the PC.

Especialy now that the new 40 series laptop GPU's have been released, laptops can now compete with desktops in terms of performance. However if you want a high end laptop (A 4080 or 4090 laptop can easily set you back 3-5k USD) then you might aswell just get a high end desktop for that money. No one needs a desktop 3090 performance in a laptop especially at the pricepoint. Seriously though only consider those high end laptops if you really have money to burn or already have a god tier set up.

Now in terms of budget a good gaming laptop must reach a critical mass in order to be considered even worth it (Usualy areond 1.2k USD), If that doesnt fit into your budget then i would reconmend either saving for said laptop or going for a longterm investment into a PC (Technically you can run a barbone GPU/CPU then upgrade as you get more money). Although the PC pathway would require you to actively spend more money over a longer period of time, you would get better performance overall.

alienware m17 r5 or a gaming pc?

I think for me desktops are better but due to my life situation i've been moving left & right (i've moved 3 times in 2022 alone) along with traveling, so being able to just put a laptop in a backpack be able to work (video editing) and game still without lugging around a giant tower (and being afraid of it breaking) is so nice. I think once I settle down and am not moving every 2 seconds the desktop would be ideal (with a decent laptop that can still work/game on the go). I also prefer the setup of a desktop over a laptop so I tend to convert my laptops to emulate that (keyboard, mouse, multiple monitors) but you can't do that the other way around. I think you get more bang for your buck performance wise from a desktop for sure though.

Sold my alienware m17 r4 two days ago and got a desktop with same exact specs. Best decision i ever made and one of the things about desktop i liked is its quiet and doesn’t get hot and looks really good with better performance 😍🙏🏽💯

Laptop definitely way better for room and convenience, desktop awsome for all the features it gives that laptops don't and they tend to be more powerful depending the specs

Mobile integrated GPU'S and CPU'S are weaker than the equivalents in desktop PCs. Also the cooling in laptops is inferior when compared to even the most basic air cooling in desktop PC's. I am a computer repair technician and the biggest issue with laptops/notebooks is heat, eventually they all need a good servicing to clean out the dust from fans etc, otherwise they can overheat and most of the gaming laptops are already running on the edge of their thermal capacity. The problem with that is not everyone are capable of servicing laptops, where as desktops are far easier to clean for the novice hobbyists.

Me Watching this full well knowing i cant afford either.

So same story, different year

For me who has not updated my PC for more than a decade, what makes my budget burst everytime i try to plan for a new pc upgrade, is having to include cost for nice new monitor. End up i just continue using my ancient gtx850m 'gaming' laptop haha.

I will be replacing my old 7 year old gaming PC with a gaming laptop. I will also ditch my working laptop, so I'll just have one device that I can carry anywhere I want. I just don't need a beefy big tower anymore, though I will be using an external ultrawide monitor plus mouse and keyboard at home for gaming and media consuption.