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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by lord___vader@sh.itjust.works to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

I am planning to buy a laptop around ~900$ (equivalent) budget. But I am not sure to recognize good deals. I currently have my eyes locked on a gigabyte one with 3060/11400H.

Anyone have any suggestions as to what to look for? Also gigabyte good at making laptops?

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago

"Gaming"

"Sub $1,000"

My gut reaction is "choose one".

You might be able to get a gaming laptop under $1K but get ready to replace it in 2 years.

[-] ampersandrew@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

The vast majority of games, even the best ones, won't require a top-of-the-line spec, so there's very little that the OP would be barred from playing.

[-] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Can be done, but the timing has to be right. My buddy got a midrange gaming laptop during prime days (from a different retailer) that was regular priced around $1500 at the time for $850. I don't like the one he got but I understand his reasoning.

If OP is looking to buy today, maybe. If they can hold off another couple of weeks then there's a smaller "big sale" going on that they may be able to game to get something sub $1k that would normally be more.

If they don't care about playing the very latest at 4k high then they'll likely be able to get 5 years out of it.

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