Tech I need a new laptop for "work"...

[Thrawn33]

As I'm older now and have a wife who loves to go out and actually do shit, I'm getting out of the console gaming side.

I do need to replace my 10 year old laptop, legit for work type things, and to also game on when the XB1 finally dies.

Don't need top of the line, I play lots of older games and Minecraft...but wouldn't hurt to have the option to play one the next GTAs, Elder Scrolls or Fallouts if I get the itch.

Budget 1-2 grand? Does it need to be?

What to get? (Haven't been a pc guy in decades and probably forgot what shit means)

 

[560ti]

Budget 1-2 grand? Does it need to be?

Depends on country/city and if you have local shops that have deals. If you want to keep it awhile I'd aim for something with 32 gigs of ram and at least a Nvidia 5060 GPU. Discounted previous gen 4070 or current 5070 would be a step up.

What I described should be if you time it right somewhere in the $900-1500 range

 

[avenue94]

Do you care about an OLED display or any other features? And desired size?

 

[PBAC]

As I'm older now and have a wife who loves to go out and actually do shit, I'm getting out of the console gaming side.

I do need to replace my 10 year old laptop, legit for work type things, and to also game on when the XB1 finally dies.

Don't need top of the line, I play lots of older games and Minecraft...but wouldn't hurt to have the option to play one the next GTAs, Elder Scrolls or Fallouts if I get the itch.

Budget 1-2 grand? Does it need to be?

What to get? (Haven't been a pc guy in decades and probably forgot what shit means)

Invest in a travel mate spin. They are hardy, affordable, have a flip screen and touch screen with decent speca that are not too lowend. I

 

[PBAC]

As I'm older now and have a wife who loves to go out and actually do shit, I'm getting out of the console gaming side.

I do need to replace my 10 year old laptop, legit for work type things, and to also game on when the XB1 finally dies.

Don't need top of the line, I play lots of older games and Minecraft...but wouldn't hurt to have the option to play one the next GTAs, Elder Scrolls or Fallouts if I get the itch.

Budget 1-2 grand? Does it need to be?

What to get? (Haven't been a pc guy in decades and probably forgot what shit means)

Invest in a travel mate spin. They are hardy, affordable, have a flip screen and touch screen with decent speca that are not too lowend.

Nothing in what you need suggests it has to be more than a grand

 

[jackasa]

2k for price. Maybe cheaper if you upgrade the storage and ram (they upcharge a lot).

As for cpu/gpu, some integrated gpu are decent with battery life that can mid tier game and work.

If you get a gaming laptop with dedicated graphics, gpu 5080 is a good bet but battery life will be low and heavy/hot.

I would say it depends on battery life and how much you want to spend.

 

[snowbro]

lenovo legion 5 should do the trick

 

[AWilder]

Does it have to be a laptop? Many small form factor pcs are very good for the price