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Gaming laptop (11 posts / 3,541 views)
nogear_noidea nogear_noidea
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#1 26 Aug 2019 10:49
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Need advice my boy wants a gaming laptop for xmas and i know nothing about them. He's 10 so dont want top of the range
Kingster73
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#2 26 Aug 2019 16:45
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In reply to Post #1
Anything with gaming will need top specs to play the latest games. Have a google around but don`t just buy anything as you may end up buying a laptop that won`t play the games he wants to play. Your looking at something like this if he wants to play the latest games and in the future https://www.scan.co.uk/products/173-asus-tuf-gaming-fx705du-au035t-fhd-ryzen-7-3750h-16gb-ddr4-256gb-nvme-ssdplus1tb-hdd-6gb-gtx-166?gclid=Cj0KCQjwho7rBRDxARIsAJ5nhFo5v120rq-ELKLjXm8Zp6IgrOHijybD-GpKlC30zQ1FgRvz2CoEgrkaAmo1EALw_wcB
framey framey
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#3 26 Aug 2019 17:57
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In reply to Post #1
Would he not be better with an Xbox or PlayStation ?
Or can you only buy games for the laptop?
newcarper78 newcarper78
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#4 27 Aug 2019 15:25
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Kingster has the right idea with gaming laptops. You're not really going to get one for less than £1K that is even remotely future proof.

PlayStation 4 is a much cheaper option and has lots of great games on it and some that are exclusive. Xbox one is a good console but lacks the titles in comparison to pc or playstation.

I would ask him what games he wants to play, then you/others might be in a better place to help with either PC specs or a console
Snapper1725
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#5 28 Aug 2019 09:51
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Chillblast are good, that's the place we got lads other year. I had no idea and phoned them up and they recommend one
Asked a lad a work to check spec out and he priced all the stuff up and came back to me saying I couldn't build it cheaper and that it was high spec at the time
We added some extras like lights inside and better spec processor ( think that was it)

Worth a look maybe

Lads was a pc not laptop
Tinhead Tinhead
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#6 28 Aug 2019 10:29
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In reply to Post #5
It was a few years ago but my son used PC Specialist
AJM123 AJM123
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#7 31 Aug 2019 09:51
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In reply to Post #1
I would definitely agree with some of the other comments.
Gaming spec Laptops/PC's have to be powerful with expensive graphics cards etc. and so will be expensive.
You should definitely talk your son round (as I did mine) in to having an Xbox One, PlayStation or Nintendo Switch etc. as they are better value for money in my opinion.
MarkUltra
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#8 26 Aug 2021 10:11
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In reply to Post #7
My friend is already buying skins, so I think I'll try it too
Not
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#10 27 Aug 2021 10:18
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In reply to Post #9
here's a good site: https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/ct/laptops-and-netbooks/laptops/gaming

the Asus TUF range are good, I have a 10 year old son too and thinking about getting this (a special 'one off' expensive present!), decent spec, for £600 isn't bad with the type of graphics card that's decent.

BradRoth
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#19 11 May 2022 07:04
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In reply to Post #10
Hi, I want to buy a gaming laptop and for that I am looking for suggestions online. Thanks for the link.
MilkyF MilkyF
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#22 14 Nov 2022 10:35
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In reply to Post #19
I've never really needed a gaming laptop, since I do gambling at most.
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