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Strategy gaming laptop recommendation?

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  • 22-01-2023 9:44pm
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    the_amazing_raisin
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    Hi folks,

    I'm looking to replace my gaming PC with a laptop. I don't really use my PC anymore because it's pretty outdated and the light from the office can go into the bedrooms, disturbing the kids


    So I want something mobile I can play elsewhere


    Frankly, I don't really need a high spec computer anyway, I use the playstation for FPS games and tend to use the PC for strategy games


    I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations? Budget is around €1500, ideal screen size between 13 and 16 inch, wouldn't go any bigger (insert jokes here 😜) as I want something reasonably portable


    I like the look of the Asus Vivobooks, or maybe the TUF series (although they don't really seem to have anything better except the GPU). Any other models people would particularly recommend?

    Also, bit of a silly question but where is good to actually buy a laptop these days? Most of the shops I've been looking at don't even mention the higher spec versions of most laptops, and I don't really want to be stuck in i5/16GB RAM territory

    Thanks in advance!

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



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    the_amazing_raisin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,847 ✭✭✭✭the_amazing_raisin


    So after looking around I realised my budget was a bit low, by several hundred. I guess that's what I get for not keeping an eye on prices since around 2018 😫

    Anyway, what do people think of MSI laptops? The GS66 stealth looks like a decent package

    The Lenovo Legion 5 is also a bit cheaper. It certainly wins in the I/O front but looks a bit like a 1998 laptop to me. I also don't like the numpad, waste of space on a laptop IMO

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



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    Mishal54
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    1. ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14
    2. MSI GE75 Raider
    3. Acer Predator Triton 500
    4. Dell G5 15
    5. Razer Blade Pro 17

    Note: These laptops have good graphics, processing power, and memory suitable for running strategy games smoothly. It is advisable to check the specific requirements of the games you want to play before purchasing a laptop.



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    the_amazing_raisin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,847 ✭✭✭✭the_amazing_raisin


    Cheers, most current gen stratagy games seem to be around the i7 + 16GB + RTX 3070 mark. The price jump to 32GB RAM is pretty significant, generally because the graphics card also goes up a notch

    I'm thinking I might get an i7 + 16GB laptop with a mid level graphics card and upgrade the RAM separately, should be future proofed for a while

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



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