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Do you prefer Gaming PCS or Gaming Laptops?
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I haf a gaming laptop for over 2 years. Sold it this year to replace with a PC and I'm convinced I'm never going back to a laptop.
Laptops run noisy and hot. The hardware is tuned down for poorer performance compared to PCs. Using one is not ergonomic at all. It's a pain working around power management (I.e. forcing it to stay on to use as a server, etc), features like wake on LAN are hit or miss. They're overpriced compared to similar PC parts. They're hardly repairable or upgradeable at all.
I've made a much faster PC for almost the same cost I sold a 3 year old laptop for. The laptop was always used with a monitor, KB, mouse anyway. If the portability is required then the Steam Deck makes for a much better portable gaming machine and an old secondhand workstation laptop will be dirt cheap and fast enough for all your office needs.