NEVER BUY A GAMING LAPTOP FOR COLLEGE - Build a Desktop Instead!
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2016
- UPDATED 8/15: The build featured in this video is a proof of concept using popular parts. Please check here for a much better build WITH PERIPHERALS if you want to use this method! / 4xr5i2
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I've had a few of my friends ask me to recommend them a laptop for school that'd be able to handle the games we play too, so I thought I'd make this video to explain why it's almost always a better idea to build a desktop for your gaming/creative work and grab a smaller less powerful laptop for your on the go work instead. Hope you like it! Feel free to pass this video along to any friends or family who might be about to make the mistake of buying a middle-ground gaming laptop! 
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How does youtube know i'm about to start on college and thinking of buying a laptop ?
You googled it, got something from a college in your Gmail account or put you age as 18-22.
Well, I didn't enter my age I'didn't get any mail i might have googled it tough but i dont know its creepy.
A.I. API
Its back to school season, so...
Google searches, Chrome history, trackers on websites you visit that serves Google ads and trackers, etc. Even when you use incognito mode or private browsing, these trackers can still identify you. Google is way creepier than what you think :P
he uses light mode on discord. Can't trust the man
This was 2 years ago, I think discord was still in beta. Not sure if there was a dark mode. Could be wrong, I never used discord back then.
Dark is default from the start
I just relied that cuz I was in a round of fortnite while watching this
Hahah
Light mode got added to Discord, originally it was just dark mode. You have it the wrong way around.
You need 1TB of disk for college.
Where else do you put that "Homework" file that is made of 800GB of "homework"?
Fliyo MB porn i guess
@@scr34m_piu Don't spill the beans you idiot. Por... I mean "homeworks" are necessary to be active in school.
s.o getting Triggered 😂😂😂
@Random Box On The Net hahaha, I'm also joining in the joke. You probably put a wrong emotion when you read it.
Homework of Jonny's class
Another perspective: To actually take your extremely expensive gaming laptop on the go with you around college can be a little bit like being a single mother college student with a baby. You've got to watch that thing like a hawk every damn second. I went the cheap laptop/luxurious desktop route through college, and by the end of it my laptop had had the absolute shit kicked out of it. Every corner was cracked, and every vile cafeteria fluid had been spilled on it. Then there will be days when your friends will want to go directly from class to the bars, and you'll have to be like, "nah man, I can't go, I've got my baby with me." And they'll say just leave it in the car, and you'll be like "leave my baby in a locked hot car, are you crazy??" So instead you've got to walk to the opposite end of campus to leave your baby in your dorm room with your stoner roommate who likes to leave the door wide open even when neither of you are there because "I don't believe in putting up walls, man." In short, unless you have a specific need to have that level of computing power with you at all times, the thing can be as much a burden as a luxury. I would sooner go back to pen and paper than carry around a top of the line gaming laptop with me every day. It's like owning a Ferrari but having to leave it parked outside all day in a shitty neighborhood. Even if nothing bad ever happens to it, you'll still be constantly stressed about it.
Cool story bro. 😃👌
Bad day?
So should I buy the gaming laptop and be the single mother caring for the baby or resist the luxury?
I guess if you want performance you've gotta take care of it and be nice to it.
maninredhelm Hell no bro, im extra careful. I still have my 2014 ipad NO scratches or damage besides the cover dust fucking up my back panel.
I have my 2009 laptop still, it has a broken corner and 2 keys out of it. Still works like a beast.
Plus i have no friends, so i do not care to go out. I would never spill water on my laptop, and care to it like my baby.
Im not gonna live in a dorm, one solution for the stealing thing would be a simple safe.
Ohh tell me about it man
you see, the problem is that people think the only functions of portability is to travel or take it to college... what about taking it to your living room, lay down on your sofa and give your desk and chair a break while watching some tv? for me, that kind of thing that makes the portability so valuable. I've bought a desktop after selling my alienware and i regret it.
totally agree. His ideas are great but not for everyone. Laptops are useful of student that travel at lot.
MightyDirtKing that was just an expression, i meant i build it and mounted it myself.
MightyDirtKing
sure, i actually use it, but it's not the same thing.
I have the Razerblade, and a 13' Macbook Pro 2015. You should know that these "laptops," aren't meant to be placed on pillows, or even your "lap" because it restricts airflow. When going to the living room, I still use the coffee table and places uncomfortable position. I'd rather use my mobile phone for that, and the desktop for my gaming and work. The Laptop is just used for class and word, excel etc.
Kevin Gadrinab laptops don't need a huge airflow if they are not running a game or something. besides that depends on where the ventilation entrys are.
You never know when you'll need to play crysis during lectures so...
Talk about being in a real...CRYSIS!!!
I think you mean: You know when you wanna play crysis during lectures ^_^
Crysis is the real G
the 666th likes...
Good one bro... Playing between lectures...
THUG LIFE😎😎😎
Why does every laptop reviewer thinks that everyone has to do photo and video editing
@Random Box On The Net Well I don't because I'm not a photographer or videography
The most difficult thing for any devices to run other than gaming are things like video editing/3D Renderings(Engineering), which could potentially be as much of heavy weight lift as gaming. So for laptop users who aren't gamers, people use video editing as another example that also requires hardware
@@ItsJustJun exactly. well said
I just need a laptop cuz my parents are divorced
A keyboard and a good screen are just as important as performance for me.
Me: sees razer blade*
Razer: the materials used in this laptop may cause cancer
Me: is this a laptop?
you know what i did? i watched this video from my ex msi gs63vr and i said he is f*cking right! and got refund from best buy and bought lenovo ideapad 110 (was on sale 230$) and ibuypower BB905 (1299$). i just paid 20$ extra. and now i'm saying i did the right thing. thank you sir!!
+Sercan Yigit This is one of the coolest comments I've read yet. Congrats fam.
+DeV please do a part two! The quality of your videos are awesome considering this is only your second video. Thanks for the great content
thx sir! i dont feel dumb to buy egpu and upgrade for brand new gpu every year. lol thx! and i'm typing this comment from my lenovo and pray for me to type next comment from the computer i ordered!
Should've built it yourself, you could've saved yourself a lot of money there
+¿Why So Serious? +Suu i did try but i had exchange one time they gave me gift card. and i was ok with that. I told them to. As why so seeious says there is not big deal
Is youtube literally reading my mind now? I was literally debating myself getting a gaming laptop for college when I saw this in my suggestions...
Me too lmao
me too
Naaf69 I know XD
Yesterday I bought an Asus G752 with a GTX 1070 because our class is now a Notebook class so I had the perfect excuse. :)
i actually have asus gl552vw but its gtx 960m :( .. but it still runs most of the games smoothly and performs really well
Actually, the person in the video is speaking truth.
My gaming laptop for nearly 2k bucks can barely run games at a gaming pc's 800 dollar worth.
I feel like a LOT of this has changed. As someone who is going to a laptop for my PhD (I love my desktop but it's a pain in the ass to move around) and I'm able to get an equal level of performance at a reasonable price. Couple that with the fact I need to be able to take my work in Unreal Engine to whatever conference/event I'm at, and the laptop is a good idea.
Don't get me wrong, I wish I could justify both, but that just isn't feasible if you're on a low budget.
I am moving overseas to do my PhD, and i am thinking about the gigabyte Aero 15. Light and powerfull with a great battery to combine work and tourism, and hace some gaming at the end of the day.
Build itx
Me : Hey dad , I watched a video that said we should split the $1000 budget into a $200 school-work laptop and a $800 gaming pc. What do you think?
Dad : Here's your $200.
Lol
Dad can I get a gaming pc you can buy this bag of chips
Damn story of my life😂
ME
I am watching this video from a gaming laptop in my college
lol
we got a rebel here!
Yeah same here. I have no regrets though. Some people just enjoy gaming and portability in one.
+hipmp5 8)
+Spencer Tolleson same here I like to play cod in the lunch break .
But at home I prefer the desktop because it's more comfortable and I have a 120 Hz monitor
This has been in my related tab for a few days now.... ARE YOU HAPPY NOW RUclips!?
Kappa
Hey look its a youtuber I watch :/
Wulfflez HD lol
I know right I got recommended "2016 prof de erth is flat xd"
+JAKON72 - Awesome DayZ Videos btw you good at Dayz keep doing good and getting kills
“You can ignore the entire premise of this video if your using *starts listing the applications* “ wow that’s actually what I use. Welp, thanks for the heads up. *close video*
Gaming Laptops have come a long way since he made this video. I have a Helios 300 and it has a 1060, i7 7700, 256 GB SSD for 1k.
Dylan Smith how does it perform?
Wheatley the core the new 2018 model has an 8th gen cpu and a much better screen
Im aiming to buy it but ive seen reviews that it can get really hot like 90 Celsius hot you have problems like that?
@@joshuasoccer500 i think that may be sue to overclocking cause there is no way for that laptop to overheat to that point considering the fact that it has coolboost
@@joshuasoccer500 no. i got a new gen model of that same laptop with an i7 8750 h. this processor has much less cooling problems and yes, i'm getting 100 fps average on all triple a titles at high settings at 1080p...
Reason 1 not to get a gaming laptop, you'd play games in class instead of class work
Played Elder Scrolls 1 on my Chromebook all day; showed a few others too. I was kinda the guy people would go to if they wanted to play games. In fact, I was the first person to get onto happy wheels, but sadly the game didn't work. I got to the website though. Everyone also had a VPN to get past the schools blocked websites, so of course a lot of people played happy wheels... then some rat told the teacher, so I was stuck with DOSBox and my friend DOOM on a broken sound card... good times
Well at least you know yourself. You know you're not disciplined so therefore you are disciplined? Haha just playing
+ForbiddenSword I stuck halo ln my school server for a bit
unitl nigh EVERYONE started playing it against my advice and guidelines to stop it getting banned :(
I can relate
+hidden behind shadows. I don't see how having a school chrome book makes me poor...
33 bucks for ddr4 8gb ram... those were the days.
I miss them as well.
$80 for DDR4 4GB at the moment.
Aidan Hill lol. 4GB DDR3 for $10 for me
I know right
😭😭😭
HighTreason Player that's ddr3
It’s amazing. This guy popped up out of nowhere and made high-quality amazingly shot and editing videos.
Then…he disappeared suddenly. No word from Dev in 5 years (as of writing this). I really hope he’s okay.
We miss you, Dev! Please come back to us.
No idea where he is. I have been looking since October'21. All tweets etc deleted
@@AashishVashisth maybe he just ran into some shit and wanna let go of his past to starting over. sorry im not good in english
@@GravityBlood I don't mind if that is the case. However, I feared something bad might have happened, not that I could do anything if it did but would have liked to know why he stopped.
I made the decision to get a “gaming” laptop about a year ago for $700, for me it was a great decision, I have a split family and end up having to move houses often, and I didn’t feel like I wanted to carry my pc so often. Now that I’m thinking more about college, I did enjoy this video, and definitely will not be buying a gaming laptop.
when a chromebook has a better processor, memory, ram, and graphics card than ur computer.. you know its time to get a new one
you are not taking into account the cost of monitor, desk if you need one, keyboard, mouse, and speakers or headset -_- nor are you taking into account space
i have a very small gaming pc that is about the size of a ps4. Monitor is 23 inch keyboard mouse under $20.... Space is not a issue.
i spend well over 1500 for a laptop that is slower then my amd fx8320 with rx 480.
laptop is
i7 6700
12gb
gtx 960 4gb
price of monitor?
+Alejandro Rubio and so therefor your way is superior because you like it that way? what if ppl like modular setups in their room? what if they don't care to have a 20 plus inch monitor and a desk? what if they don't need ultra graphics on all new games? this culture of top tier is annoying
If you ain't got room for a rig you ain't got room for a gaming laptop either.
Socko Klocko that is utter BS
You have good points. However, I still need to get a dedicated laptop. The thing is that the college I'm going to attend has zero desk space (the dorm I'm in is apartment style no matter what) meaning that a secondary desktop for me is basically out of the question
Why do you need two desktops?
this is coming from someone who has been only using a gaming laptop for 5 years
gaming laptop Advantages:
-you can take them anywhere
-fits in many places really easily
-it doesn't need any cables (for keyboard-only games) or outlets
-the screen has more flexibility
.....that's really the only advantage I'm finding.
Disadvantages:
-it heats up much faster
-it's pretty heavy (for being portable)
-the performance is worse for a higher price
-you'll need a mouse to game on it anyway (that adds to the total)
-you cant upgrade it (so in a few years tll be harder to play new AAA games)
-the screen is attached to the PC (in a few years if the screen has dead pixels or broken you can't just buy a new one and leave it)
-you're stuck with the parts listed by the manufacturer. so you cant decrease costs by going with a lower end part
-it takes up way more room on your desk when gaming (with the mouse and everything)
-the fan is louder
-you have a worse connection
-you have fewer ports
-if a part breaks you need to pay the expensive shipping (since its so heavy), wait much longer, and pay for the part replacement ---with the labour to fix it. then wait again to have back to you. instead, of just going on newegg, buying it, having less wait time for shipping and hooking it up, good to go
-you cant upgrade your smaller things like monitor and audio
it'll cost you more over time, with all the expenses added up
Laptop gaming isent a bad purchase, just be an informed consumer for the pros and cons for every expensive electronic you get. some of these are deal breaks and some are fine compromises, just find what matters for you.
you can replace the screen pretty easily actually, where did you get "info" that you're stuck with it? Not to mention a desktop monitor.
"you're stuck with the parts listed by the manufacturer" so you can't upgrade RAM, storage, wifi? Connect external monitor, keyboard and speakers? hmmm okay
"-you have a worse connection" how? gaming laptops have ethernet port, but if you only have wifi in your home, how is desktop faster at connection?
"-you have fewer ports" it depends on a laptop. Legion 5 for instance has a crapton of ports, like 3 USB a and 3 type c ports.
"-you cant upgrade your smaller things like monitor and audio" LOLWHAT? why? have been using external monitors and speakers for laptops for years now and this is honestly news to me :D
Hey guys, a lot has changed since the release of this video. I've gathered as much criticism from these comments as possible and before you comment, here's an FAQ of my personal opinion on where we stand now.
*1. This video does not account for a mouse, keyboard, monitor, operating system, and more.*
You're right. I originally intended to expect people to already have a mouse/keyboard and even a monitor/TV to use, as many laptop gamers I know already use this. This was a silly oversight by me, _however_, this video's premise still stands. With the new components and the better builds mentioned above, you could easily shave 100-200 dollars off the cost of the build, leaving plenty of budget left to cover these. Also, if your school has Dreamspark, you can get OEM Windows for free! See if your school offers this.
*2. NVIDIA 10 Series cards and the RX480 were announced AFTER this video was posted.*
This video took me over two months to make. The announcement of these cards from NVIDIA and AMD make the build used in this video very financially nonsensical. Please check the description to a link to this video's Reddit thread on PCMR for a much better build guide.
*3. The new NVIDIA 10 series Pascal Laptop GPUs are desktop grade, isn't this video pointless now?*
No. While the new mobile GPUs are desktop equivalents made for small form factors, the price of these laptops have risen exponentially as a result. If power on the go was ever important to you, and money is no object, then yes, the new laptops are a better choice as noted at 3:01.
*4. Aren't eGPUs like the Razer Core a better solution?*
Not really. Unless you want to pay $500 for a box to put your new GPU in, you might as well have just built a desktop instead.
*5. I don't want a Chromebook / My schoolwork requires Windows / etc.*
There are plenty of lighter Windows laptops since the release of Windows 10 cause Microsoft to not charge OEMs as much as they used to. In my honest opinion, ChromeOS is still much smoother for Windows and better for general schoolwork. Check your class requirements and decide for yaself. (Note to programmers, Chromebooks are basically native linux machines. Unless you're coding in Visual Studio, I think they're even worth a shot for you.)
*6. I travel alot and need the power on the go.*
3:01
*7. I need powerful hardware for VMs and creative work in the classroom.*
3:01
*8. ur a mac gaymer lol*
I don't play games on the Macbook, I play 'em on an i7 5820k | GTX980 rig I built last year. The intro was filmed on the custom rig as it's a hackintosh dual-booting OSX Yosemite and Windows 10.
I'll try to keep this list updated as I read through more comments. Hope this clears things up a bit!
we want a lot more videos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCKING GREAT VIDEOS
nice video... cool audio quality cool soundtracks
+Samuel L exactly!
What about razer Core?
damn, that microphone sounds so butterly smooth
SuperDream stfu
|-/
Shure SM7B Broadcast mic. Really good choice tbh.
you 21pilots fan....i love it!
Fun fact: Audacity..
I looking for a laptop for the exact reasons you mentioned earlier and your video surprisingly and easily changed my mind!?
Almost every year since last 5 years I come to your channel to see if you have posted anything man I miss you
Fool college kids want a laptop cause they've got nowhere to put a desktop, let alone travel a lot. I myself do have the space in my dorm for it, but most college dorms don't. Most of my friends dorming in other colleges have 2 beds, a nightstand(maybe) and a small desk for each in the corners, which is also their only space for writing. The freakin keyboard would take up all the space.
Don't buy a gaming laptop for college, build a desktop. Also buy a table with wheels and motor.
vaiouser goodpoint xD
You don't care about their decisions what to buy
vaiouser peasent the real way to do it is to buy a big ass drone and this will also cause people to be afraid of you
Like Stephen Hawking no offenae was my favorite scientist
😂😂 what if i need to go for holidays and play games
Hey man just wanted to say that I watched this 2 years ago and made the decision not to buy a gaming laptop and buy a pc instead to edit videos and play games. I just wanna tell you that this was one of the best decisions I’ve made and that’s all thanks to this video. Anyways take care man, hope you’re doing good !
Lmao what
Why not have a gaming laptop and a gaming PC?
@@forestfaint9269 Because not everyone is showering in money
Wow, for a second video you sure blew up! You hit on everything, thanks for the awesome video! :)
if this is your second video - you either lying or you're god damn good at making videos.
i believe he's in journalism so that explains a lot
+papasfritas what's a journalism
It's a field of study. And ffs it's not "a journalism". You are asking as if it were some object.
His voice is a little off but i understand what you are saying.
+Rickie Cheong Are you serious? What's "a journalism"? Go back to Craigslist.
Your second video? Are you kidding me? Such a professionally done video and well edited. Keep it up!
That's because video stuff is what he's doing in college.
Even so, many who should be able to put out better videos don't. So still a very well crafted video, which is also spot on.
It all comes down to knowledge/time/resources. He's going to school for it so he has the knowledge and the resources. Anyone can make the time. But the fact that he's practicing to do things like this for the real world, he's applying himself to it right from the start, which is great. Most youtubers start as a hobby and slowly upgrade their quality as they go (from what I've seen anyways). It's the little things that make production quality superb, and his production is superb.
Yeah this is amazing quality.
This video is so well done!!
You deserve so much more attention!
I did great with a gaming pc during my masters. Statistical analyses run great, heavy powerpoints were handled super eficiently, and all the photoshop/illustrator figure editing was very smooth.
Lmao, gaming on a mac.
He play's on a hackintosh
get 150$ pc
more power than 300$ console
starcraft 2? maybe? no? okay fine, sry
me too
Zephyr hackintosh*
"I do expect this video to be a little bit controversial..." DE-MONETIZED!!
HAHAHAHA
I was literally just thinking this
Ah, 'demonetised', the new 'triggered'
This dude forgot a few things 1) Windows License 2) Monitor 3) Keyboard 4) Mouse 5) Webcam 6) UPS/Battery. 7) Need to use medium level windows programs for school (engineering and design etc) on the go.....Finally convenience of not having to switch between two devices. Regardless, with the new gaming laptops with 10 series nvidia graphics cards, performance is near desktop levels right now. Just get an ASUS GL502 with a GTX 1070 for $1700 and you are set.
for windows licence, if you're buying a laptop and building a desktop, then just use the key from the licence sticker on the laptop to install Win10 while Win10 upgrades are still free. If you don't have a OEM sticker on a device of your own, ask a friend if they can send you a photo of their OEM licence from their machine.
oh, that intro scared the crap out of me. I actually thought my iMac shut down.
I am sooooo stupid
the only scary thing is that you have an imac
So true! I was thinking to buy MSI gaming laptop but after seeing this video now I am going for simple Acer laptops.
Since I need fast laptop for programming, and simple web development with simple video editing, also with little bit of movies!
Thanks a lot for True Advices.
Someday Gonna pay you back for this! Thanks!🙂
Frank Tirkey I spent 800 USD on my Lenovo ThinkPad T440p.
Unpopular route - I bought used, post leasing laptop in base configuration. I changed everything :
- i5 to i7 quad core (i7-4900mq)
- got 16 GB RAM
- 720p screen to 1080p IPS display,
- new keyboard from aliexpress with backlight,
- new 9 cell battery from aliexpress,
- 250 GB ssd,
- 1 Tb HDD for storage,
- I also added docking station so this powerhouse also doubles as workstation.
At first I was scared - no GPU in laptop? But now I could not be happier. The laptop has amazing battery - 4h of intensive work is perfectly doable. 6h of lighter work as well. The keyboard is incredible, just like ThinkPad laptops. Even with quad core i7, this 14 inch laptop fares with temperatures and noise pretty well. Perhaps lack on GPU is a good thing here.
14 inch 3kg laptop is also still quite light, especially compared to my good old 17 inch Dell 5737.
As for games - since I study and work, I do not really have an opportunity to play on the go. I play on desktop at home. Also the laptop can run older classic games, which are good alternative for me.
You have a beautiful voice sir, comparable to Markiplier's even.
lol ikr
markiplier sounds like hes sped
Similar to WarOwl tbh
Anyone can have a voice like this if you EQ it to fuck and put a whole lot of bass on it.
Remember he can edit the sound and he might have an audio enhancer interface thingy (i dont know what they are called lol) so you have to consider that
can't carry a desktop back and forth around campus for lan parties and shit. at least not easily. video debunked
Node 202
Core 500
Elite 130
mini itx small form factor cases
do your research next time
The Frenkenator
and you'd also need to carry around a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, yes?
mouse and keyboard are no problem. As for the monitor, you can ask for a spare if there is one, or get a small one that you can take around
The Frenkenator
at that point, a laptop is far more convenient
Im just sitting here wondering how stupid this guy really is.
Yeah bro just lemme put my mid tower in my backpack 😂👌🏻
I had a gaming laptop all through college... Listen to this guys advice!
2nd video and looks so professional and well made/edited, nice job man subbed!
godlike voice i swear xD
except for the constant smacking sound
Didn't notice that, but now, when i watch more videos, i will. Thanks.
He's a new channel, part of the 2016 generation, where the first videos look less shit than those who started first videos years before. But his videos really are very good though, great editing, camera, sound, content, etc etc etc.
totally agree
**has a Macbook**
**still wants to buy a separate computer for school**
*BOI*
Hey man awesome video! I am pretty in depth with PC's by now and I was still having trouble getting over the fact that I may not need power on the go, especially since im leaving for college in 2 months. Keep up the good work! Earned my subscription! :)
To this day it bothers me that he put in an aftermarket cooler on a non-overclockable CPU that includes a cooler in the box.
Ryan Sargent from what I see if it’s intel they’ll get a cooler due to its shit stock cooler and if it’s an ryzen(the non overclokable) they’ll use the normal stock cooler because it looks much better
Dude, this is your second video? Keep making those videos, because it looks and sounds professional! :)
yeaah and he also has a pretty nice soothing voice
I agree
omg ikr
i second that
he's broadcast media degree..
i didn't realize that you were new on youtube until you said that it's your second video. Everything looks so professionnal ^^ great work dude
You made me feel good about my laptop purchase. Thanks
Hey @DeV thank you SO much for the video. For some personal context: I already own a 2018 MacBook Pro and really wanted a powerful system to get me through all of engineering school and to handle some intense gaming. Nearly made the mistake of selling my Mac and getting a gaming laptop with awful battery life (a few hours at best). Decided to build my own PC rig for about €850 and I'm already so excited to put it together and rip through games at 1440p Ultra.
after seeing this video I bought a Razer Blade
Good, that's actually money well spent.
Same
At least better spent than on a macbook.
doing the same in a week xD lol
Lol, I bought the predator 15
Alright let me bring my handy dandy Desktop into my programming and engineering classes.
Jacob Rondeau x dd
Right? Stupid video...
Jacob Rondeau we'll just buy a laptop no need for a gaming pc
It was all he said.
use a suitcase as the computer case lol
You cant carry a desktop to game at a friend's place
You can't lay on the bed with a desktop
Moving a desktop around the house to connect it to your TV is a pain
Say goodbye to gaming if you're going on a trip or at your grandma's place for a long time
It's not just about having Power on the go
@Marauder Lan
Bro this channel is so awesome. Keep doing what you are doing. Btw love the Ride instrumental in the background at the end.
Unheard of. A starting RUclipsr with great editing skill. Must have had practice. Subbed
ZaptrosGD he's studying this sorta stuff at university I think he said.
"gaming laptop" apple...
apple is have decent performance too if it runs windows
Walks into class with the Acer Predator 21X
and someone step on it would be flat suddenly
and people would realize you're a complete loser fat otaku gamer by then
> Walks into same class with Origin EON-15 X10
>Walks into the class with my deskop Titan sli water cooling triple monitor
>>Teacher: WTF are you guys doin?!!!
@ Charles
>Halo
(No, legit...my friends played halo in computer class xD, creating a lan party was easy.
i just got an HP Omen 15 2018 for high school and look i know i dont need all that power to open a spreadsheet but its just good to have a super good laptop that will last you years so yeah.
Agreed.
idk if I should get one for college
@@sicaqueen3884 you should get one. A desktop is so hard to carry if you gotta go home for a short break. And plus you gotta maintain it. Laptops are in your backpack
you don't understand this video purpose i see
@@Erryjet lol the point is there is no point because the laptop is the smarter choice. Gaming laptops today pack just as much power if not more than most high-end gaming desktops, they can be quickly placed in your pack or bag and you have your PC with you wherever you go. I used to be all into building high-end gaming desktops my last one weighed over 50lbs the case was 42lbs empty and when I switched over to my Alienware using the 9980HK and RTX 2080 guess what I don't miss no desktop at all and I also have mobile data with a Netgear Nighthawk M1 router so I can pretty much do gaming, work, surfing, streaming, etc any place I see fit doing it. Try that with your desktop.
Thanks for making this video. I got extremely impressed when you said that was your SECOND EVER youtube video??? Did I hear it right??? Thanks for sharing those insights. I think that's a good way to go about it, but I still think a lot of friends would prefer a powerful notebook because they either don't have a fixed place to work or it's outside of where they live, so they can't just, for example, build their desktop on campus.
Monitor? Keyboard? Mouse?? Windows??? Not to mention other things like a mousepad and ample space. College dorms are tiny. I have a "gaming" laptop and its perfect because it doesnt hog space. My desk has plenty of room left for textbooks and work. And I actually do game in my friends dorms fairly frequently. And I love not having to worry about managing files between the two. I know several people who left their assignment on their desktop and failed assignments. If you really think you can manage all that, then be my guest and split your budget. If you dont really care about marginal FPS gains, or play easier to run games such as OW and League, stick with the gaming laptops.
Jeffrey Zhu you only gonna be doing your school work on the laptop. Plus if you use google docs, just sign into your account on both and then your assignments won't be left on your desktop
I'm a current aerospace major. I use my computer for CAD and Matlab, as well various essays and research. half of my homework involves math I have to do on a notebook. Also, its nice to be able to put textbooks on the table instead of in your lap. now I have room for Arduino and other crap to fill me desk
Did you even watch the video? First of all, mouse, keyboard and monitor are almost a one-time purchase. You don't upgrade your monitor, mouse or keyboard every time you build a new PC (not like a laptop). By the way, you will most likely buy a mouse for your laptop too, because who can do serious work on a track pad? Furthermore, most universities they give you a free Windows key. Even if they don't you can get cheap keys online. Or Linux is always an option. Now for the performance, you clearly didn't watch the video. It was clearly stated that the FPS gains were nearly triple. Lastly, you can't be serious about the space. Are you living in a 2x2m room? I believe all dorms have a desk. There, you have enough space for a PC.
Lukas "Melesh'as" K. yeah you could be right about the peripherals, but most college students would not have built a PC before and not have the monitors to spare. I did already buy a mouse and mousepad :P. and since gtx 10 series laptops are out, I'd say fps gains are marginal of you are willing to fork over the money. have you ever been in a classic college double for a semester? my friends have the PC+ laptop setup and they literally have no room to fit a piece of paper flat on their desk. if you get a smaller monitor (
＋Jeffrey Zhu kid probably has never been to a college before, no point arguing with him
i'm getting a gaming laptop cos i wanna play in my bed and i''m to lazy to sit on desk
how the fuck are you going to play in bed? are you using a trackpad to play? i didnt know people actually thought like this, no wonder my csgo teammates are trash
CookieMusic [non copyright music] probably the dumbest thing i've heard. I took a break off CS:GO and my rank reset, so I got placed back into silver 3. I have to play wth silvers and they are trash, I'm top of the leaderboard all of the time
Today i got placed in Gold Nova 2 all my teammates are better than me and the opponents too
Well, I play in my bed all the time. I don't use a trackpad to play, and it is quite a comfortable way to play. You should try it sometime.
Don't play on your bed you fucking idiot it'll overheat
I currently have a gaming pc about $1,000 from Sam’s club that was on sale for emulators, steam gaming, Overwatch, college work, etc. it’s still working pretty well over a year later and has about 340 gb of space left before full, it’s good for the time being however, I’ve had to buy a cooling pad with three fans to keep it from over heating, I’ve been wanting to upgrade to a desktop from this but haven’t been sure where to start, this video has been great and helpful. Thank you!
I thought this was a fabulous video! Very well put together, tons of information that wasn't too hard to understand for a non-techy person, you were very fluid and enjoyable to watch!! Thank you for the video 👌👍👍
don't buy a mac for gaming. at all. ever.
just don't buy a mac. ever. unless it's like 10 or 15 years ago.
no. don't buy one. ever.
JOhn Doe they used to be good
JOhn Doe not for gaming ever though
They're pretty good for artists, I hear.
except that you forgot to buy monitor, keyboard, and mouse for your desktop.
on another note, some school has very small dorm rooms packed with 2, 3, or 4 people so unless you live off-campus (which not all freshman could do), a desktop isn't a good choice.
Oh, and if you are using windows don't forget to add an aditional license as well.
Thank You for underscoring the obvious. I'm watching his entire upload and grating my teeth because he failed to add the necessary peripherals which certainly alters his mediocre budget.
paying for windows license hahahahahahaah
+Josip Hrgić 👍🏾
you dont really need to buy windows....you can get win10 for less than 30 bucks anyway.
Anyone watching this on a gaming laptop?
An old beat up MSI GS60 Ghost Pro
@@kenbee1957 How many years do you have it now ?
@@Cewpins455
Two
Haha
Yup
still one of the best video essays made on this entire platform
You forgot to buy a Monitor.
Maybe he cancelled it by considering it in both budgets? Still, it should have been noted.
And mouse .. and keyboard.. ...mousepad.. windows? And with the new 10 series gpus for laptop beeing just as fast as the desktop + 6700hq is VERY close given the same clockspeed, this video has some serious issues.. And not to metion a wayy clickbaity title.
the 10 series gpus for laptops came after this video was made, not completely his fault though.
well. the prices for those 10 series gpus on laptops are extremly high so this is still a more logically desicion, sure he forgot the rest of the setup but you can buy a new 24 inch monitor for 130 bucks and keyboard/mouse for... well as much as you want from 10 bucks for crap to 200-300 just take this into consideration and you are still getting more out of your money than spending it on an gaming notebook
Well then Don't get me wrong he has a point in his video and I agree fully with it. But Yeah there are some plot holes :/
people getting butthurt over the title? if u want a gaming laptop because you cant own a desktop or you travel a lot, then get one. He's just saying you're getting ripped off performance wise
i mean for $1,200 you can get the Asus ROG Strix GL502. plays alot of games at high-max settings. not bad for the price tag if i say.
How ever good a laptop is, the desktop counterpart always beats it for value in terms of price/performance. That's the take-home message. Having said that, value can be derived from other things like having portability and convenience etc where the laptop obviously makes sense. It's all about the use case and situation.
Raw Ability, I bought my desktop for 300 dollars and still better than the 960m crap
the gl502vm has a gtx 1060 gpu tho...
This is basically for College Students and the title said it. Gaming laptop for college doesn't really sounds right.
I agree with everything this guy said, except for one thing. for the secondary laptop get a used Thinkpad instead, with that money you have left you can get something like the Thinkpad X270, which will come with a proper SSD and Battery life up to 15 hours, depending on the external battery you use.
13:55 it's awesome how this video is recorded on a smartphone. A beast of a phone. #SamsungRocks
An S7 Edge
Damn....
Also I was wondering what phone and I'm not even kidding, as soon as I saw your comment it scrolled up in the end credits
Samsung does rock
Iphone 12 Baby! Best camera on any phone
@@alexonmute2085 Galaxy S20 Ultra has entered the chat
But there is one thing you forgot, with the 1000$ you dont have: a Monitor, a Keyboard/Mouse, Speakers, etc. for the PC
But I'm with your oppinion!
And an extra question, don't you need an constant Internet Connection with the Chromebook? So what's about working in Train or anywhere where you don't have free wifi?
(sorry for my bad english)
Chromebook still works without internet connection ;p
So Ly With Docs and all stuff? Sick.
+ScoutingNugget yeah ofc and when you get internet it synces again and saves your work online
I'm pretty sure he set the budget at $1000 so that whatever you you have left over (in comparison to $2000 laptop) could be used on peripheral devices.
Reading the comments, the people that call you stupid are stupid. I'm an electrical engineering student that uses a Asus Chromebook sporting an Intel Celeron with 4 GB RAM ($129) and a Dell XPS 9100 i7-6700 GTX 750Ti (not as good as the one in the video but good enough for me) 16GB RAM ($750) and am perfectly fine. I hacked the Chromebook to run Linux Ubuntu and can run all the simple things I need in class to get through the day.
Never have I ever taken a class that required us to program on our own laptops in class, that's weird. We're always in a computer lab. But, that aside, most of the programming software we use run fine on Linux.
For my first year I carried around a i7-4700HQ with 16GB RAM but that fell short of any power I actually needed, not to mention how dangerous it was to carry my $1250 laptop around. This new i7-6700 desktop is more secure and is SO much faster. He's right, I don't use any power outside of my dorm room. I found myself docking my laptop in my room whenever I started writing code and using the core intensive testbenches.
Also, most people don't understand that the mobile counterparts are ridiculously slower than the full power ones. A LOT SLOWER.
Keenan Chu I agree on every word you said.
Keenan Chu A desktop with a monitor and keyboard leaves almost no room for work on the tiny tables they provide in dorms though.
Brian Chung really? I have a dual 27in IPS LED display setup on my desk so I would say my table is substantially big enough for a keyboard. And I use a medium sized keyboard, meaning it has all the function keys embedded into the number pad. To be specific, I have the cooler Master QuickFire TK Blue keyboard in the medium form factor. Nice little keyboard and it's cheap too. Plus whenever I docked my laptop it got too hot for its own good so I have a keyboard and a mouse anyway.
I do not agree, we do not use a computerv lab, we use our own lapotps.Depends on the campus.
I must mention that "laptops are a lot slower compared to their desktop counterparts" thing isn't a thing anymore, it's history. Last year nvidia released 980M with exact specs of the desktop variant of 980 and this year they released 10x cards which are overall better but have lower clock speeds which equals same performance as desktop 10x cards. Previously we saw 900-series M cards being only about 10% slower compared to their desktop counterparts.
Thanks for the video, very helpful in my search for a computer as I enter college.
Great work! it would be nice if you did a similar video on the laptop+desktop vs gaming laptops again, analysing todays market i.e. in 2020. Maybe include console performance too, just to check. Would be really helpful
Why did i see that just after buying my gaming laptop ?
Shouldn't you be able to return it if bought recently?
Yeah, as @ruszardo channel said, try returning it......
Gaming Laptops are great. Don't give it back
A person who plays games from 2000s, and doesn't know how strong should his pc be.
Normantas Do you know that 1080s are in laptops now?
If you do get a gaming laptop go MSI or Sager
Don't go Alienware or Razer, that shit is overpriced
Eginu omen
Eginu But Razer looks so goooood
the acer and dell budget laptops are also quite good as well, and the power for price is quite good in my opinion. the only issue would be battery life, but what classroom in college doesnt have power outlets? :/
Asus rog and Dell gaming notebook is good
Alienware is freaking overpriced indeed
Ha this vid inspired me to build a pc. Glad I did! Going off to college soon, thanks DeV!
Cool. Finally you can do nothing when you need to. Having to look back to your house/room for every little thing. Probably will regret the expenditure and will spend hours on that PC to "justify" its price without paying heed to a life happening around you
Nikhil Paleti I’m thinking of building one
I'm wondering if I should purchase a $2000 gaming laptop instead of having a Macbook, monitor, and PS5. it'll be easier to transport back and forth and will take up considerably less space.
$2k also seems to give some extreme performance and options, but im hoping the AMD 4900H will be paired with an rtx 2070 soon.
@@maiz3558 Building a PC definitely has its applications, but just think about this - Is getting idk, say 15fps extra in GTA V more important or having a productivity device anywhere you go?
Especially if you are a college student, a laptop can be very useful. If you aren't going to extensively game, even ultrabooks are becoming fairly capable with the new Vega GPUs and MX350, which compete against last Gen Entry level GTX 1050.
Nikhil Paleti thank you, yeah after much more research I decided to just get a gaming laptop - especially for portability
I don’t have room for a desk ... the laptop solves that issue
*this video was sponsored by chromebook*
Thiago Leanni right
JeromeTheMaster we r just joking ... the way he spent explaining about chromebooks it seemed he was being
JeromeTheMaster sponsored
People using the "you must be sponsored by" dis, because someone likes a product, is played out.
utara sone yeah he likes the product but i think new cloudbooks are better.
"Insane performance to play CS:GO and Overwatch"
Yeahh, because those are VERY DEMANDING GAMES right?
No laptop can play cs:go and not shutdown because of overheating.
GAMING PC's FTW
lol I play CS:GO on my shitty laptop just fine at 60 fps, never had any problem
Oh , I just play Counter-Strike 1.6. Insane performance.
Throw Ashes of the Benchmarktechies at a sub 1k5 laptop, and laugh.
Calm down and remember we don't have to fit to the video to watch and comment it, before you throw insults at peeps.
25yo independant fucker right there, who don't need no college, & have respect for moms.
im the only dude in my lecture with a gaming laptop... everyones got these CrapBoo i mean MacBooks...
I tend to notice that as well. It's either that or one of those thin and light laptop from HP.
But those things are too weak for my general Chrome abuse unless if it's the proper Pro we're talking about.
Im an apple fanboy, but I must admit, macbooks are underpowered ass hell. My iphone 8 has more processing power... Id rather get Dell G5
its not a bad idea in all honesty, i use my ipad, and macbook pro as well as a apple air. sorry this is hard to believe, but not everyone is worried about games...and or gpus...
I think MacBooks are good for work and school. But not much else...
Even My laptop is much better than the average crapbook
Keep up the vids man,ya helpin me alot!
thank for the info dude, but you're 2 years late XD
u going to collage or ur nose ?
I ment I already bought a gaming laptop for uni 😂😂😂
He's dead
Still that's likely better than my old Desktop (and FYI, I happen to be in 10th grade, and my old Desktop possibly might not work with Microsoft Word, or at least a version that fits my needs, and I got my laptop as a sort of hand-me-down, but still probably not a decade old yet). I guess an excuse for getting a gaming laptop for even high school would be "My desktop is too old to even do the stuff that I need it to do properly. It would be better to just replace it with a laptop that can probably do twice as much, and just keep the old thing on my desk, gathering dust, and probably not going to use it for anything but backups and in case of viruses on the laptop."
So... you're going to use a desktop without a monitor, keyboard or mouse? nice!
LMFAO! XD
Keaton 128 I love how he never mentions those 😂
Never going straight But a good monitor is $200 + keyboard $70+ mouse $70+
Keyboard : 42$, mechanical. Mouse is 10$, better than touch pad. If you pay mouse for laptop, then the price go up which you can buy a good mouse. So mouse is 10$. Monitor, Lg 25 in ultrawide monitor 160$.
A chromebook is 130$. Keep in mind that you can build a 620$ pc more powerful than a 1000$ laptop.
pcpartpicker.com/list/dPWq8K
Here, 612$, G4560 but rx 570, sleeved cable, s340 case, and a good 20$ cpu cooler.
Now everything i said start to make sense ?
Some people use laptop with a monitor at home which saves 160$, boom. Corsair strafe rgb, corsair glaive and corsair extended mouse pad.
Consider that a gaming laptop would encourage you to buy a keyboard/mouse/monitor if you don't have them already, to preserve your sanity when gaming or working from home.
So they would be included in both the gaming laptop budget and the schoolbook/desktop budget anyway. Gaming without a good monitor will torture your neck and eyes over time.
Of course, if you know you will need gaming performance on the go, this whole video is irrelevant to you anyway. Might even consider an ITX-Mini "desktop" to fit in your schoolbag.
Dude, thanks,, this will help me Alot when I grow up... Plus, can you make a part 2 of this? Cuz so much has changed and so much new is here... Plz dude.. Plz.. I learnt ALOT In this.. I'm definitely subscribing..
I legit was gonna do the exact same things in your into (the new razer laptop) and even built a setup around it but I watched your video and it completely changed my mind. My budget was $2000 and now $1500 is going towards the pc and the rest towards a decent laptop.
What if you are an engineering/science/maths students and you need to do high performance GPU computing? I say go ahead and get one. Also, macs do not support GPU computing and its almost 2017!!! Lets be honest, no one is going to code on their desktop computer. I usually just go to the local coffee shop to do my work (so that I don't get distracted with porn and other stuff).
attila Szabo same
I just use remote control with my mid-atx workstation. Works pretty ok.
Ran Tensorflow several times in that way, too.
Is it really that hard not to get distracted by porn? xD
I've personally never experienced that problem, as I'm not a horny bastard 24/7. I definitely prefer coding on a desktop PC, although that's only because I have dual monitors and I prefer the keyboard not being directly attached to the monitor(s).
It's would be really useful if someone could reply.
MightyDirtKing you ignored the whole point of the comment xD
>playing games on a Mac
Yeah no, that's not how you do it.
You can dual-boot Windows onto a Mac to still game
Then just use a fucking Windows PC.
Why, when you can use a Mac for work and then boot windows for gaming?
You'll have to buy Windows as well as Mac then you fuck..
For like $30, oh no
Love this video. The only reason i didnt go with building a desktop was space limitations at my house but who knows maybe in college ill follow this video
Unless you're rendering 3D animations, compiling a game or breaking down games in class (like me), his points are spot on. Sometimes I wish the campus would provide high-end PCs for these uses.
To be honest, laptops are just bad. Fell for the trick of Lenovo Gaming laptop 4 years ago, when I was inexperienced. Just recently built my first ever desktop, felt great and cost was affordable for top end specs.
Also...quick warning to anyone buying a laptops or building/buying a computer in general. NEVER EVER BUY A 5400 RPM Harddrive, that is what cause's computers to slowdown considerably after the first 1 week. Whoever designed the 5400 RPM hardrive is honestly a fuckboy that was after money.
***** I feel you man. It was very frustrating.
My Lenovo laptop that originally cost over $1000 does ok on CSGO, but anything more lags too hard to do much. I'm building a desktop this summer if I can scrape a few hundred dollars together.
You spend 2-3k every three years from laptop to laptop with a laptop saying "This one is actually going to last". They doubled the performance from the 800 one to the 900 line, making 8- ones unsusable. They quadrupled the performance with 9 to 10 series. Guess what will happen to your 10xx laptop when they upgrade to the 11xx line? The people with a desktop literally have to buy a new GPU and boom, new graphics, because you literally can run a 1080 with a three or four year old CPU and RAM without bottlenecking it.
considering this is only your second video you got skill mate. Work on that. Seriously. YOU ARE GIFTED
change that pp tho
And its in 4k
Noone is gifted, dont talk bs!
+2darki salty?
salty
pissed, upset
She was salty because she lost the game.
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That's the kindest conclusion I've ever seen. Thanks
the portability and versatility of a laptop just can't be matched man
Wow dude I just saw this video and I expected you to be a big channel that's been going for ages but you only have like 5 videos! Your videos are amazing and professional keeps up the good work!
same. was surprised to see that this was only his second vid was it?
This video finally broke the barrier that my dad had. He wanted me to buy me a $1300 MacBook (and I don't like OSX) So, with this video, he agreed to give me the $1300 as budget.
You spoiled fuck
+Wannafunk I made a promise with my dad, involved grades.
Honestly, I'm a c+ student. But pulling near strait A's was exhausting.
Deals and bets with my dad always seem to improove my grades too x) congrats for ur good grades and for ur future laptop/computer
good job, man
It's not spoiled if he's going to college. Having a high budget isn't spoiled and money, wealth ≠ spoiled sounds to me like you don't have a lot of money yourself me neither but I never hate on the wealthier just because they have more money.
Wow, you know, I've been looking at buying a gaming laptop in fall for months now, and I even considered building a rig instead, but this video really just pushed it into my mind how obvious it is that building a desktop is the much better option. Thank you for this insight, you've probably saved me thousands of dollars.