Is Eluktronics a legit seller?

[Incarnate]

Heard positive reviews on YouTube. Their A-17 laptop is supposedly one of the best budget gaming laptops on the market. But the corny company name just screams "E-Machines."

Curious if you guys had a take on them.

[Supafly]

Never heard them. Though I don't shop for laptops or prebuilds. Scamadvisor shops it's a trusted website so purchasing from them is fine. Can't say anything as to how reliable they are ot the quality of service.

https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/eluktronics.com

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

When a "CEO" posts on the forums, it sounds weird...

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/340875-anyone-ever-hear-of-eluktronics-how-are-their-machines/?tab=comments#comment-4818138

But it is a brand I've heard of for years.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

What country do you reside?

What's your budget range for a gaming laptop?

[Incarnate]

Nguyên văn bởi Bad 💀 Motha:

What country do you reside?

What's your budget range for a gaming laptop?

I'm American.

I could spend up to $1400, as long as it's future proofed. I assumed after that point there is diminishing returns. I'm wary of Intel processors cause I keep hearing they are junk, not going to bother with lower spec GTX cards like the 1080 Ti if they will be slow. I was eyeing a Ryzen 7 4800H - RTX 2060 build.

Basically just looking for pre-built machine that will be able to play games released over the next six or seven years (i.e. the life span of the PS5.) So I want something that has comparable specs. I don't care about 4K or 8K or battery life or video editing.

(Oh, yeah, and I wanted a decent screen that doesn't have ghosting or color issues like the Asus TUF crap.)

[Bad 💀 Motha]

No laptop is future proof. They are out dated within 3-5 years. And that's if you have a high end spec one.

I'd look on XoticPC.com > Products > Laptops > All Laptops

[Incarnate]

Nguyên văn bởi Bad 💀 Motha:

No laptop is future proof. They are out dated within 3-5 years. And that's if you have a high end spec one.

I'd look on XoticPC.com > Products > Laptops > All Laptops

Xotic's where I saw the TUF models with the bad screens. Good price but the thermals look abysmal, and what's the point if there's throttling?

Not sure the ROGs are worth it. MSI look ridiculously overpriced. Not keen on the Sagers, which I heard were junk.

[Supafly]

Nguyên văn bởi Incarnate:

Nguyên văn bởi Bad 💀 Motha:

No laptop is future proof. They are out dated within 3-5 years. And that's if you have a high end spec one.

I'd look on XoticPC.com > Products > Laptops > All Laptops

Xotic's where I saw the TUF models with the bad screens. Good price but the thermals look abysmal, and what's the point if there's throttling?

Which is common with gaming laptops. Really is to small of a formfactor to offer decent airflow for cooling. Living in a cooler climate helps negate that issue but it's still present in all gaming laptops. Their are cooling board/trays/platforms that can help but limited in ability.

Thermal throttling reduce ability to prevent overheating. It's a safety measure. IMO if a gaming laptop is required I always recommend getting better than you need. That way you can underclock and/or undervolt slightly. Sure it'll reduce performance abit, how much depends on silicon lottery, but that'll will keep temps lower so you don't get stuttering and drops in fps due to heat.

If you purchased a laptop with the specs you want chances are that temps will rise during gaming and it stutters and drops fps. Not exactly good. Where as if you get a better laptop and underclock/volt it it'll run a little lower and cooler than it should but should meet and possible beat the performance of the weaker laptop.

If you can't accept the fact a laptop is 99% likely to throttle or require underclocking/volts for steady performance get a desktop. Desktop are cooler. Not to mention a desktop CPU and GPU are actually better than the laptop version of said chip.