Trying To Game On The Cheapest Computer From Best Buy...
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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I bought the cheapest computer I could find at Best Buy, then tried to play some games on it.
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Finally, my laptop performs WAY better than the one in Dawids vid.
are you sure about that? it only plays that way when your gaming and alt tabbed out with the game still running on your computer eating up system power in the background
bruh my laptop from 2008 is way better than this, and the only thing better from this laptop is battery life and usb 3.0
@@dosgaming9715 so you love this thing over your old 2008 laptop gotcha lol
Hu
Lol except it's not really a laptop so that doesn't say much. I feel your pain though and cool video nonetheless.
i'm kinda impressed half-life 2 ran that poorly, i used to play that game on a very old pc that had an intel atom 1.4 GHz single core and the gpu was... an intel chipset family and half-life 2 ran at about the same framerate but it wasn't a stuttery mess it was actually pretty playable
The amount of hardware not in a Chromebook that is standard for a PC motherboard that has to be then emulated through the ChromeOS is likely taking about 60% of the system resources.
@@zedorda1337 like what kind of stuff? Genuine question as I’m pretty new to computers & assumed a software couldn’t replicate a physical thing integrated into a computer but that’s really interesting that it can
@@zedorda1337 like what kind of stuff? Genuine question as I’m pretty new to computers & assumed a software couldn’t replicate a physical thing integrated into a computer but that’s really interesting that it can
20 years ago this would be considered alien technology.
Now it's considered trash.
Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Profiles of the Future (revised edition, 1973)
Even magic will become obsolete eventually.
If someone says it's not that bad, gonna remind you this is Chromebook
I think 20 year old laptops would not be far off this.
@@kidShibuya with software of their time they are probably faster
Mind you, Chromebooks aren’t designed to be premium at launch to begin with, which is why some beefier ultrabooks such as XPS machines or Macs (or even gaming laptops) from 2010+ have aged better than Chromebooks from 2-3 years ago, because one was sold as a high-end product, and the other was sold to make school work as painfully slow as technologically possible.
This is the GOOD version of this laptop, if you can believe that. The 1366x768 panel on this machine is its saving grace. The 311's bigger 15.6 inch brother has a 1080p display, and the refreshed n4000 (n4020) on that STRUGGLES to keep frames, even on the Chrome OS home screen.
I thought my old 3867u laptop had bad gpu performance... It was also on 768p
"I was always under the impression that 11 inches was huge, but..."
Oh boy
Oof
That’s what she said
Hahaha!!
@@DawidDoesTechStuff 11 inches is pretty huge for some things.....a laptop not so much
My tablet is 10 inch and if I compare it with my mom's laptop it feels too small.
"walk into a best buy"
bro became the internet
If you encourage a Celeron it would probably need a fan to cool down after that.
This gives off intense dad vibes
Haha!! Fair enough.
Chromebook also now have a way to put Linux apps on ChromeOS. There's a beta option in the settings and it'll unlock the Linux terminal. So you COULD get native Linux apps running, like OBS, Ptivi, and even Discord
Kensington lock is just there for the demo- devices in the store, nobody would ever steal one of these :)
ChromeBooks are fine for some use- cases, but given that they are locked with that specific OS they turn into eWaste pretty quick...
David is a legend who sacrifices himself daily for our entertainment
Dude I use an HP laptop just like this all the time and it can’t even run games I have to play Minecraft with my friends at all times because I can’t play any different games. But I like Minecraft so it’s good
@@Shiftion. you do know that there is a free version of geforce now right?
On god
@@Shiftion. pls guys never ever ever buy anything from hp. Not even omen stuff
@@Shiftion. laptops suck. I use an asus tuf series laptop and it absolutely sucks. I managed to break a key with minimal use in 2 months.
u can use both type-C to charge the device, the one on the side with the headphone jack is powered, u can use it to charge goodies when the "notebook" is off
Chrome books are just tablets with a built in keyboard
And other software
No. It's equivalent to the board from one of the celeron gemini lake(or gemini lake refresh) mini PCs transplanted into a laptop chassis(frame with ports/screen/battery/keyboard/trackpad/awful heatsink and fan)
@@Grimmwoldds dumb, it's underpowered and underclocked tablet with built in keyboard
@@frozenturbo8623 Different architectures. x86 vs RISC. That is why it is not a "tablet" anything.
@@Grimmwoldds no its just a fancy tablet
12:36 random fact, this means that whatever combo is in here is equivalent to a GeForce 6800 XT
I didn't know about GeForce Now. I can't afford a expensive gaming pc. So this might be a better option. Thanks for the info
Ugh, penguins might appreciate that cardboard packaging, but they HATE EMMC
So I'm surprised you didn't go the dos box route, that's what I did back when I had a chromebook.
These laptops will actually begin to thermal throttle. If you’re watching like a 1080p video it’ll get really warm and it will get really slow and sometimes the video will lag
I own the N4020 model of this laptop and I game on it occasionally. I installed Linux to a 128GB micro SD card and I have steam installed with lots of older fun games like the half life series, portal, kotor, and oblivion. I also have the RuneScape android app in chrome. Let me know if you want to make a follow up video on Linux gaming on the cheapest laptop, I can send you my notes on how I got it setup.
Interesting. I thought this computer would be a toy, but it actually looks decent.
if you want to actually game comfortably on a super low-end laptop your best bet is retro emulation.
Wonder if this could handle PS2? I'm guessing no.
Raspberry pi 4!, better than my main
@@wesss9353 retropie enjoyers
I found snake and cool math games and unlocked games do the trick.
@@raszelast definitely not
That’s almost the exact laptop I got in my high school. I had it for 3 years straight until they switched to windows laptops in my senior year.
“The motherboard looks like a tablet” me: I will never see you again… my ipad
chromebooks: do everything an android tablet can, slower, for the same price
5:47 that thing is probably as fast as a SD card from 2000.
even when a chromebook is involved dawid manages to poor-shame us by using a streaming service without 500ms of latency at 800x600
I think your biggest issue with installing windows would be the 1.2-1.6 GB of ram that Windows doesn't use itself. On the other hand, Linux on a Chromebook is great.
Lol that that thin layer of copper is still better than having no heatsink at all. Look at the macbooks m2 & m3 that has no passive heatsink whatsoever.
A little potato with a Celeron...all you need is some chicken, carrot, and onion and you've got a decent stew...though it doesn't look like it's too hot so it might end up undercooked and a bit Chuwi.
These Celerons are basically just SBCs now, I've shucked a few to use for low power stuff where I need x86/windows, wish someone would just sell the boards.
holy bezels. that thing looks like a screen from 1920s
You would think that Intel UHD 600 would beat a 10 years old gpu from progression but the crazy thing is the Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX is still faster and it’s from 2006. my old 8 cores Dell Precision 690 would blow this laptop into dust
I would love to see David or someone else try hacking an intel chipped Chromebook, installing windows on it and seeing what kinda performance you would get then
3:28 you think he's joking but really, if you speak softly into the vents, it'll be more ventilation than stock.
not sure what's sadder. a chromebook review, or that i'm watching it. this supply chain/market situation sucks balls.
If you were just going to game stream, it would have probably been better to get the chomebook with the larger screen?
why is that bezel like an inch thick
Him "use an external tv"
Me "playing a Fortnite on my Nintendo switch"
bro dawid's laptop runs fortnite WAY BETTER than my laptop can..I am a bit jealous actually 😳
People like to laugh off Celeron CPUs, but these things are no joke when it comes to emulation. The n4000 can definitely handle easier-to-run GameCube games on an OS like Batocera.
My laptop has the same CPU, and it sucks. My taskbar used to crash (and sometimes it still does)
Bruh that little acer laptop is better than my Hp laptop
Lmao "i was always under the inpression 11 inches was huge"
My question is, i know that steam doesnt really run on chromebooks. But i was wondering if this could run it
People in australia out here lucky if we get 50 mbps for download
I never skip the intro just to see linode 😂
i have a windows laptop with just about exactly the same specs, i honestly dont know how it works so well
obviously it doesnt work actually well but it can run Minecraft at around 30 fps, and portal 2 and half life 2 at 40 fps
So this thing is usable if you buy a mouse, a monitor and only use it for a display for a gaming server. Great sign me up.
Wow, for a chromebook, it's better than my laptop lmao.
David you are literally fucking hilarious, I am constantly checking for new vids from you. Keep up the outstanding content!
That laptop is better than mine
Wow it’s million times faster than my laptop
This laptop is better than my $800 laptop
This vid makes me grateful with my rtx 3060
I love seeing people game on these non gaming laptop!
Just so you know every time you play fortnite to play those tests every player you’re against is an AI to make the game easy for new players
Fun fact: on most chrome books you can charge from both sides
i have a chromebook always freezes and shuts down whenever when using youtube netflix or chrome
This runs 10 times better than my 400€ laptop..
Looks exactly like my school Chromebook
Thank you so much! I did not realize this existed and now I can play Fortnite on my Chromebook!!!!
this laptop is better then my whole pc
not even my windows can keep up to that graphic
aw man I miss slurpy
Bruh how does that play better than my 450 usd up laptop
Unless you are playing candy crush I think you are in trouble
Damn bro a 200 dollar laptop is better than my pc
But how could it handle the games?
This laptop is much better than my laptop
my laptop has a intel celeron n4000 in it and yeah its a beast
Im so glad that i bought my pc for £100 that had the same specs as the laptop i was going to buy for £500
better than my dell inspiron 5567
I use geforce now on my phone and my android TV
My laptop is nowhere near this one's specs
Mine are: Intel pentium gold, Intel HD graphics 610, 4gb ram, 2 cores.
i got rickrolled by an add while watching this
I have the board for that chromebook, theres an m.2 slot on it. have you tried running a gpu on it?
i dont think youve used geforce now before you can max everything on the games it needs no hardware for good performance
my friend got a laptop that was very similar to that bigger one
POV : You found a cheaper better laptop 💀
My buddy bought one because he thought you could game on any pc or laptop and well nvidia geforce now saved him until I built his pc lmao
Still my laptop doesn't perform as well as this
I have a 2017-18 Chromebook also without a Screw, Google actually sent it for free to me (Thx Google), but there's a guy that made a BIOS for Chromebooks, meaning you 🥫 install any OS (for me it was a Linux Distro). I don't think they'll be sending me any Chromebooks anymore...
Here's a challenge for you ... find a "modern" laptop that CAN'T play Original Doom. 🤣
haha funny how original
Any chrome book after 4 seconds of usage
Original Doom ran on my 486DX2/66 with 4mb ram, yes 4MB of ram. We are talking about 28 years ago now.
Any Acer ...
Acer swift 1 2017 model, i got it and crashes RUclips
3:47 "It has a kensington lock"
You know, just in case someone would want to steal Best Buy's second slowest computer
While it is impressive that sub-$200 computers can output 3D graphics, I feel terrible for the children attempting to actually game on these things. At this point, most phones will offer a less Mesotheliomic gaming experience by now.
my 3yo android can run fortnite better than this thing probably
The sad thing is, even WITH the absolute shitfest of a current hardware market, for $200 you can build a used-hardware PC that easily outperforms this and plays actual games.
Lame review. Guy finds cheapest laptop and then games using service that costs $10 monthly plus you need to buy games somewhere. Unlikely someone with budget this limited would pay for all of this, plus external display as recommended in the video. I was really hoping to see some retro games or emulation on this machine.
@@aleksazunjic9672 Snake cand cool math games are enugh honestly
I have that n3350 one and sometimes I play old version csgo on it 😂😭
Its Better Than my PC 🥲
"Quite embarrassingly, I've actually never used ChromeOS before"
no Dawid, that's not embarrassing, that's called being safe and responsible
Chrome os is the scum of the earth
Haha!! Yeah! Logging into a Chromebook does feel like I'm presenting myself to our corporate overlords. 😂
I would never buy such an awful machine...ChromeOS is cancer
Chromebooks are just expensive paperweights. I mean... an old 486 PC has more use than one of these things.
Chrome books are good for school children. End of list.
Many years ago, when I was just a lad, I bought a chromebook for gaming (I was not the smartest lol, it was awful) Now I actually use an acer laptop, an aspire 5 with an mx250 in it, and I love it. Acer in particular has definitely upped their game in recent years! But a chromebook is still just a chromebook, no matter the brand, it really is meant just for internet browsing. HOWEVER, this new cloud gaming thing amazes me, the fact you can play heavy games on a weak computer is nuts.
i use the acer predator, an acer laptop made for gaming and i can assure you that acer laptops have been competitive in the gaming race
@@evxn_z7 that’s overpriced~!! *sarcasam* i mean it is im broke /e cry
@@nostalgischeherinneringen dont cry
Its only a matter of couple of years before game streaming = Cloud gaming will become the new netflix
“It’s going to be taking my chromebook virginity”
Literally 15 seconds later
“Oh it’s a different color on the inside!”
He knew what he was doing.
didn't even pick up on that.... and i thought i had an eye for dirty jokes
@@morphingtime2000 oh yes daddy xD
@@morphingtime2000 Frr lmao
@@morphingtime2000 optimum pride
I don't understand
Never ever buy the cheapest computer. When I hear the word: Celeron my whole body cringes.
oh common celerons aren't that bad it could be worse it could be an atom cpu which is way way worse
Come on the Celeron 300A was a good cpu, once it was overclocked to within an inch of its life, 300Mhz to 462Mhz with 2 bios settings.
I got a Pentium at 1ghz
Yeah, celerons are one of the worst things ever made, just use an older intel core series or amd Apu, it will literally double your frames
@@frozenturbo8623 probably triple is more like it
this video is just my daily experience
True by even worse I can't even run fortnite on a low setting
Literally lmao
saaaaame
yes
Edit : not anymore:)
Most people live with a 5-6" screen for most of their technological needs, so yeah, 11" is overkill. Besides, while 11" may be more impressive in theory, it's tough to fit it in your girlfriend's pocket.
your Girlfriend has pockets?
You guys have girlfriend?
Speak for yourself. I have a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and still find the screen too small to do anything other than basic tasks such as checking email, checking tracking info, texting, and playing videos or music in the background. An 11" screen on anything in a laptop form factor is tiny. Even standard 15.6" laptop screens are small. It's only acceptable because you need a portable computer.
Once you’ve gone from a bigger screen (15.6’ in my case), smaller screens seems obviously unnatural.
@@ram89572 Not to mention the Note 20 screen is way too narrow. My LG V20 has a good size screen on it. Great for videos and playing emulators on. The S20/Note 20 just cuts off or crops too much of the output video and ends up making it smaller or distorts it by stretching the image. That's why I HATE all these new phones... aside of NO headphone jack. 😠
Chromebooks can actually run Linux games including Steam games
I came to comment the same. A good chromebook is a surprisingly capable steam machine
Yup me too
"Good" and "Chromebook" is an oxymoron..... 😄😵
The only way to salvage a Chromebook is to install a GNU/Linux distro on it. And even then, you're stuck with shitty hardware.
@@comicsans1689 I mean yeah...but you get what you pay for. PC laptops aren't any better at the same budget price as Chromebooks...
Clapping cheeks is certainly NOT a gaming specific term
sweet and innocent Dawid
"As you can see down here, our little Chromebook's been possessed by beast hardware"
I love that quote you said. Absolute legend Dawid!
he's the man. the myth. the Legend.
Chromebook is not good to game on trust me i used a chromebook for 2 years it sucks
Hey Dawid, If you have a level
Dawid I love how you can survive in these times of great high-end hardware shortage by entertaining us with the hilarity of the low-end.
nothing like land boating!🤣😂🤣
I own (but don't use thankfully) a similar HP laptop that struggles just web browsing. I don't really understand the point of these machines. They just seem like e waste to me.
Why does his voice sounds oddly deraggetory? Lmao. I know it's hist natural voice, but it sounds like he's constantly joking, trolling, and on the verge of bursting out loud
Dawid, in America, those "warranty void if removed" stickers are actually illegal and worthless.
not only in the US of A...
@@ulrichkalber9039 Thank you! I wasn't 100% sure so I didn't want to say something that wasn't right.
@@InfectedChris it's also illegal in Canada
that is why I never fear those stickers.
If it were just a sticker, you'd be, mostly, correct.
In this instance, it's a physical screw or a software mod.
The Magnuson-moss warranty act, or state law, may not cover you in those situations.
Unless you're willing to go to court, if they deny a warranty claim, it doesn't really matter.