Before I piss anybody off for being off-topic, I've read 4-5 pages of this rant to somewhat understand what this is about. I believe it is about that no matter the cost a GAMING laptop can play heavy duty games just as well a desktop. If I am wrong please correct me.
Starscreen, you are right in that laptops can perform almost just as well as top-tier in computing tasks and games. But I also see NaturalViolence and AnyOldName3's points. If we were talking about cost they would be right about this. But the most highpowered laptop can compete with desktops. Now for the common sense part. A laptop of that power 1. Would cost alot more than my salary offers me, or the common person, to spend right now. 2. would probably have low to decent battery life at best. And 3. Even if the battery was good what I've learned from my laptop experiences is no matter how good of care you take of your laptop, the battery will get worse overtime, and it only takes one drop to end it.
But I will say that gaming laptops can only compete with desktops right now because there is no game with any higher requirements or more beautiful graphics made yet for the top-tier desktops to show off their superiority. An ati radeon 7970m is about equal to a 7870(note these numbers may be wrong but you can probably guess which 2 I'm referring too.) but since desktops can crossfire and have multi-gpu support there is honestly no way a laptop will ever be able to compete with the graphics of a desktop. Cpu wise, it is the same battle, but it is a lot closer than the gpu war. I'm still not saying that laptops can't compete with desktops.... Just that it is highly unconventional and only someone who had enough money and was on the go alot should by a laptop of that category because it is better in that situation. But since we aren't talking about money or the common sense factor, Starscreen you are right. If I'm about to get flamed go easy.
Starscreen, you are right in that laptops can perform almost just as well as top-tier in computing tasks and games. But I also see NaturalViolence and AnyOldName3's points. If we were talking about cost they would be right about this. But the most highpowered laptop can compete with desktops. Now for the common sense part. A laptop of that power 1. Would cost alot more than my salary offers me, or the common person, to spend right now. 2. would probably have low to decent battery life at best. And 3. Even if the battery was good what I've learned from my laptop experiences is no matter how good of care you take of your laptop, the battery will get worse overtime, and it only takes one drop to end it.
But I will say that gaming laptops can only compete with desktops right now because there is no game with any higher requirements or more beautiful graphics made yet for the top-tier desktops to show off their superiority. An ati radeon 7970m is about equal to a 7870(note these numbers may be wrong but you can probably guess which 2 I'm referring too.) but since desktops can crossfire and have multi-gpu support there is honestly no way a laptop will ever be able to compete with the graphics of a desktop. Cpu wise, it is the same battle, but it is a lot closer than the gpu war. I'm still not saying that laptops can't compete with desktops.... Just that it is highly unconventional and only someone who had enough money and was on the go alot should by a laptop of that category because it is better in that situation. But since we aren't talking about money or the common sense factor, Starscreen you are right. If I'm about to get flamed go easy.