Computer games.

[Mozza1987]

Are you set on getting a Laptop?
For that price range you could get a half decent PC build. That gives you better upgrade options going forward.

Yeah would rather a laptop to be fair. Anything you would recommend?

 

[Mozza1987]

Ok, Acer Predator seems a no, not great reviews, the others seem decent, most are priced below 700 quid, I could change the search to mid range, which would bump the price up, but you would get a better laptop.

I'm happy to go to like a grand

 

[Goat]

Are you set on getting a Laptop?
For that price range you could get a half decent PC build. That gives you better upgrade options going forward.

Yes and no.

Compare this :

Amazon.co.uk

Acer Nitro V 15 ANV15-51 Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-13420H, 8GB, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6G, 15.6" Full HD IPS 144Hz, Windows 11, Black​

To this

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/scan-gamer-rtx-amd-ryzen-5-5500-16gb-ddr4-6gb-nvidia-rtx-3050-1tb-m2-ssd-win-11

Scan Gamer RTX, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 16GB DDR4, 8GB NVIDIA RTX 3050, 1TB M.2 SSD, Win 11​

Both similar price, but the laptop has the monitor, keyboard and "mouse", although if you used the track pad for gaming we are gonna fall out.

 

[LostLegend]

-although if you used the track pad for gaming we are gonna fall out.

What do you take me for, some sort of pervert?

 

[Goat]

I'm happy to go to like a grand

Specs are decent for the price. But I would avoid MSI outside of their high end laptops (>£2k) due to issues with poor build quality.

At the moment, this is probably the best deal on a laptop with a 4060:

https://ao.com/product/fa507nvlp025w-asus-tuf-gaming-a15-laptop-black-99883-251.aspx

CPU performance is lower, but still good enough for gaming. Main thing is the GPU performance is the same (games are usually more GPU intensive) and the price is significantly lower. Build quality and display are both good for a budget gaming laptop. Battery life is also very long compared to most gaming laptops due to a large battery (90Whr) and an HS CPU.

There's also this:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/l...p-amd-ryzen-7-rtx-4070-1-tb-ssd-10265221.html

Slightly better GPU, comparable build quality and display to the TUF. Significantly lower battery life due to no iGPU and smaller battery.

 

[Goat]

Ohh, didnt see the price of the 2nd 1.

 

[Mozza1987]

Specs are decent for the price. But I would avoid MSI outside of their high end laptops (>£2k) due to issues with poor build quality.

At the moment, this is probably the best deal on a laptop with a 4060:

https://ao.com/product/fa507nvlp025w-asus-tuf-gaming-a15-laptop-black-99883-251.aspx

CPU performance is lower, but still good enough for gaming. Main thing is the GPU performance is the same (games are usually more GPU intensive) and the price is significantly lower. Build quality and display are both good for a budget gaming laptop. Battery life is also very long compared to most gaming laptops due to a large battery (90Whr) and an HS CPU.

There's also this:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/l...p-amd-ryzen-7-rtx-4070-1-tb-ssd-10265221.html

Slightly better GPU, comparable build quality and display to the TUF. Significantly lower battery life due to no iGPU and smaller battery.

With that second one, what do you think of this one? Seen this before.

Gaming laptops - Cheap Gaming laptop Deals | Currys

Find the perfect gaming laptop for you in our full PC gaming range here at Currys. Order online for fast delivery or collect in-store.

www.currys.co.uk

 

[Goat]

With that second one, what do you think of this one? Seen this before.

Gaming laptops - Cheap Gaming laptop Deals | Currys

Find the perfect gaming laptop for you in our full PC gaming range here at Currys. Order online for fast delivery or collect in-store.

www.currys.co.uk

Was just reading that review.

Lenovo LOQ 15 (2023) Review

The Lenovo LOQ 15 (2023) is a 15-inch budget gaming laptop. It's available with an AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS or Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU and various NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs, ...

www.rtings.com

MSI Katana A15 AI (2024) Review

The MSI Katana A15 AI (2024) is a 15.6-inch budget gaming laptop. It replaces the MSI Katana 15 from 2023 (Intel 13th Gen). This 2024 model is available with AMD...

www.rtings.com

Acer Nitro V 16 (2024) Review

The Acer Nitro V 16 (2024) is a budget 16-inch gaming laptop. It's available with AMD Ryzen 8040 Series CPUs paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, RTX 4050, or...

www.rtings.com

I like these 3, but all have minor "issues", some could be fixed with more RAM, if you think its something you could add yourself?

 

[Goat]

Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 review: Decent gaming, but poor productivity

The LOQ offers competitive gaming performance, but is hampered by disappointing endurance

www.tomshardware.com

Not great.

 

[Goat]

1 of these would be my pick.

Amazon.co.uk

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-katana-a15-ai-15.6-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-rtx-4060-1-tb-ssd-10262216.html

But wait for a second opinion, I think @Dylan knows his stuff.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

After playing BG3 the voice acting feels absolutely horrible. Overall it’s fun enough, 7/10 for me at best though

Pretty much all of the major studios are bought up and corporate at this point. Everything is safe and nothing is really inspired. Instead of friends getting together and making games they are being told how to write and what they are allowed to do. BG3 may be the one outlier for a long time. It's a shame.

 

[Goat]

I dont know how important battery is to you, if you use it on the move some of those laptops have very bad batteries.

 

[Mozza1987]

I dont know how important battery is to you, if you use it on the move some of those laptops have very bad batteries.

Not massively important really

 

[DualityNSNO]

I know there's a lot of F1 nerds here - F1 Manager 2024 is free for the next 5 or so days in the Epic Gamestore.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Not massively important really

Are you wanting a laptop for convenience and size? Sounds like you are dead against a tower and monitor classic set up. The question is - why?