MrBean wrote:> nonamesleft wrote:
>> Why'd you regret it? I've been considering getting a gaming laptop. Would be beneficial
>> to hear from someone who had both and regretted the laptop.
>
> I've been building my own gaming rig's for over 20 years. This time around, I was
> feeling lazy, and I had the chance to jump on a crazy good deal to buy my cousin's
> Alienware.
>
> I regret it more so that it's just underpowered and I can't easily upgrade it. It's
> got an i7, 32gb ram, and a 3070, which for the price I paid, well worth it.
>
> My biggest gripe is the heat and the noise. There's only so much that a small form
> factor can do to manage heat, but I didn't really think about the noise as I've never
> had a gaming laptop before.
>
> I've been fighting some heat issues on it, so I took it apart (which absolutely sucked),
> to re-apply thermal paste. While I was successful in lowering the temp by a tad,
> I broke the damn built-in WiFi/Bluetooth, which was unfortunate.
>
> Taking advantage of being a laptop - yeah, that happened once. Took it with me on
> a camping trip to play some D4 when it first came out.
>
> Overall, they are nice for sure, just limiting.
Which was a bigger downside for you, the heat/noise, or the underpoweredness?
Almost jumped on a great Alienware deal last year. HUGE upgrade from my current laptop, that's for sure.