Why the hate on laptops?

[hatchet5891]

So one thing I've noticed in many different forums is the hate for laptops. I was just wondering everybody's view on this out of curiousity. I play games on a gaming laptop without any problem, granted I haven't tried super high end games like crysis 3, but the games I do have I can run on ultra. I do have an nvidia 680m which seems to run games pretty well in my opinion.

I know they aren't as powerful as desktops and likely never will be, but laptops are becoming a viable option for gaming. Does anybody else agree? Any other gamers who game on a laptop?

P.S. I just want a friendly discussion on this topic, no flaming or fights over what is best.

[Soully]

Laptops are incredibly flimsy and break easily.

Some of the most Hy-top ones only get about two to four gigs in 'em.

That's about Forty Borderlands. maybe eighty AOE III's.

I'll go on, Lap-tops also loose their objects easily, Lost batteries, lost mouses, Lost memory cards... Along with lost disks.

Lap-tops are generally used with work, which takes up more space, and are generally slower than advertised.

There's a few other problems, But I won't bother going over them all.

[bonfriggle]

Why would there be hate? There are certainly no ploys for or against it.

[Faces of Death]

I have a friend who owns two Alienware systems. One of them a desktop, and the other a laptop. He pretty much only uses the laptop. Why is beyond me, though.

I don't hate laptops or anything, but i just don't find them comfortable to play on.

[\//\|>0R₩/\\/€ Sasha サー]

I own a laptop, it has 8GB of RAM, 750GB HDD space with a intel i7-2067 processor and 3D nivida graphics card. It's great! The only thing that sucks about laptops is that you really cant upgrade it without breaking it open. The only real thing you are paying for by having a laptop is that it is portable.

[NetiYeti]

I don't mind laptops, but I do feel more comfortable playing games on my desktop... which is one of the reasons why I went for the cheaper option when I recently had to replace my old laptop... it runs pretty much anything made before 2008-2009 but not the modern games. I'm fine with that though.
I mostly just use it for work during the week, and I don't really have much free time anyway so if I want to really sit down and play something more modern I wait for the weekend and do it on my desktop.
Plus, price is a factor... do I buy a really good laptop and spend, say, 1000€, or do I go for the 400€ one - when I know I'll be mostly using it to write papers, read pdf files, watch videos, etc, also knowing that I have a perfectly OK desktop at home. I can see how someone who travels a lot or doesn't have a lot of space would go for the laptop though, they do have the advantage of portability.

[WhiteKnight77]

My newest laptop has an Core i7, 12GB of RAM, 1.5TB of HDD space, 3D nVidia GPU w/3GB of VRAM. Who says that laptops only have 2-4 gigs of whatever you were talking about? It certainly isn't flimsy. I can play games while on the road as it is not really feasible to take my Falcon-Northwest MachV on the road.

[IronVoid]

There's no feeling when i play on a laptop, i don't really think laptop users are real gamers.

[Nunucz]

IronVoid の投稿を引用：

There's no feeling when i play on a laptop, i don't really think laptop users are real gamers.

If the laptop-owner uses his rig to play roguelikes and SSI:s Gold Boxes, i consider him more gamer than the guy using his desktop to play real-time "strategies", Counter Strike and other burgergames.

[Spawn of Totoro]

A lot of peole seem to assume their laptap is a goos as a PC and complain about games not working or having to be on lower settings. It is this assumption on their part that causes the hate they get.

A desktop vs a laptop with similar specs, the desktop will always out preform the laptop. It consumes more power to do so, but it does.

So it is less about the laptop it's self and more about the user who owns it.

"OMG! My laptop has a IntelHD 4k and is a brand new laptop! It should be able to play the latest games on max settings! This game won't run even tough it said it won't work on a HD 3k! I demand a refund!"

Yes, that has been stated by a laptop user before.

[Kenny32673]

I don't hate laptops either I just wouldn't ever buy one myself.

I prefer power, upgradeability and lower cost over portability.

[SpookyStick]

Personally I play on a laptop and honestly, I hate it.
It is one of the worst gaming experiences and I really need to invest in a gaming PC, not to say that laptops aren't viable but overall their just not as good and lag really badly.

[Faces of Death]

I guess it just depends on the person. My girlfriend, for example, likes to game on my desktop sometimes..because it's big, and powerful, and manly...but she rather have a less powerful laptop. *shrug*

[hatchet5891]

Interesting how different every body views laptops vs desktops. I haven't had any problems playing on my laptop, granted I own an Alienware and I know before anybody says it is overpriced but I do like it. I would have cutom built a desktop rig but with school, I needed something portable for right now and used my tax refund to get this. I am slowly saving for everything I need to make a custom rig but I likely won't give up my laptop anytime soon either.

I have seen many people with regular laptops that they likely bought at walmart come on here and expect all games to work and I agree that is there ignorance. Desktops are more powerful and have more options, but I don't think playing on a laptop makes me any less of a gamer than a person on a desktop, after all I play all of the same games people on desktops do.

This is an interesting discussion I think.

[Spawn of Totoro]

hatchet5891 の投稿を引用：

Desktops are more powerful and have more options, but I don't think playing on a laptop makes me any less of a gamer than a person on a desktop, after all I play all of the same games people on desktops do.

Nope, it doesn't make you any less of a gamer. Even a console gamer is still a gamer.

[WhiteKnight77]

Spawn of Totoro の投稿を引用：

A lot of peole seem to assume their laptap is a goos as a PC and complain about games not working or having to be on lower settings. It is this assumption on their part that causes the hate they get.

A desktop vs a laptop with similar specs, the desktop will always out preform the laptop. It consumes more power to do so, but it does.

So it is less about the laptop it's self and more about the user who owns it.

"OMG! My laptop has a IntelHD 4k and is a brand new laptop! It should be able to play the latest games on max settings! This game won't run even tough it said it won't work on a HD 3k! I demand a refund!"

Yes, that has been stated by a laptop user before.

This is my desktop:
Manufacturer Falcon Northwest - MachV
Processor IIntel(R) Core(TM) i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory Crucial 6GB DDR3 1066MHz
Hard Drive VelociRaptor 300GB 10KRPM 16MB Cache X2, Samsung 1TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache
Motherboard Asus P6T Deluxe
Operating System Windows Vistaâ„¢ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.090803-2339)
Video Card EVGA nVidia GeForce 285 GTX 1GB PCIE
Physics Card No
Monitor ASUS VK222H 22" LCD
Sound Card CL X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion PCIE
Speakers Logitech Z-5500
Keyboard Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse
Mouse Surface Icemat Precison Mousing Surface
Computer Case ICON Brushed Aluminum - Window and Case Lighting - Blue

My laptop is an ASUS G75V:
Screen Size 17.3 inches
Max Screen Resolution 1920x1080 pixels
Processor 2.3 GHz Core i7-3610QM
RAM 12 GB SO-DIMM
Hard Drive 750GB HDD x2 7200RPM
Graphics Coprocessor Nvidia GTX 670M with 3DTV Play
Graphics Card Ram Size 3GB VRAM
Wireless Type 802.11bgn
Optical Drive Type Blu-ray-enabled DVD±RW/CD-RW

My laptop is just a bit stronger than my desktop is as far as GPU and CPU go. It really is about knowing your hardware if you are going to buy a laptop for gaming.