>>4112663Gaming laptops are still overpriced in the sense that you generally get less power for your money, in particular when they contain components specifically flagged for mobile use, which usually sacrifice performance for power saving features. But even when laptops contain the same components you'll usually get less out of them since the cooling situation is much worse and the components will automatically reduce their performance after a while to manage the heat better. Not to mention that most gaming laptops really aren't mobile devices any longer, they're huge and heavy so you can't easily carry them around. And of course the problematic aspect of replacing components or upgrading them, which some manufacturers don't even permit, so if a component breaks you'll have to send the entire device to the manufacturer for replacement. However, as others have mentioned, with the current GPU situation being what it is, pretty much any device that contains a GPU is a good deal at this point. Otherwise, unless you're forced to move a lot for your job, a desktop computer should always be your first choice. If you need an actual mobile computer to work on a plane or train, a gaming laptop would be the worst thing you could get, because they're so big and heavy. For that purpose you're better off getting a proper mobile device, such as a Thinkpad, Macbook or perhaps even a tablet, depending on your use case.
t. owner of a gaming laptop
