Gaming laptop?

RedViking said:
Nope, not always. Gaming laptops could draw power from both the power supply and battery in order to get enough power. So the battery is always under stress.
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Not 100% correct, sorry.

That mostly happens with laptops which are using a non standard charger or USB-C, as opposed to the heavy brick which comes with the device.

For example some gaming laptops come with up to 330W power bricks and also allow for USB type C but only at max 100W.

If you're going to game on USB type C with such a laptop and your GPU alone pulls 175W, the rest may come from battery or may simply throttle. But you'll notice that battery drain quickly.
 
RedViking said:
Even on Dell getting a battery is near impossible once warranty runs out.
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I haven't found this problem. We have about 50 employees and have had probably 5 or 6 Dell battery replacements in the past 3 to 4 months and got them all within a week. I don't know where the IT company we outsource stuff gets it from but I'd assume its Dell themselves.
 
CrypticZA said:
I haven't found this problem. We have about 50 employees and have had probably 5 or 6 Dell battery replacements in the past 3 to 4 months and got them all within a week. I don't know where the IT company we outsource stuff gets it from but I'd assume its Dell themselves.
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Oh but you see, companies are different. Individuals not so much. If I'm wrong, please let me know form where ? Dell communication out of warranty is become horrific.
 
Mirai said:
Not 100% correct, sorry.

That mostly happens with laptops which are using a non standard charger or USB-C, as opposed to the heavy brick which comes with the device.

For example some gaming laptops come with up to 330W power bricks and also allow for USB type C but only at max 100W.

If you're going to game on USB type C with such a laptop and your GPU alone pulls 175W, the rest may come from battery or may simply throttle. But you'll notice that battery drain quickly.
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Ah right! That explains it. I'm used to USB C. Wife has one with a moerse powerbrick and different connection.
 
RedViking said:
Oh but you see, companies are different. Individuals not so much. If I'm wrong, please let me know form where ? Dell communication out of warranty is become horrific.
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I'll ask the IT consultant next time he's in our office.

I got a Dell Inspiration laptop battery last month. OEM and it was like R1300 or so if I recall
 
Absolutely nothing wrong with gaming on a Laptop, and I will argue that unless you are one of those people walking with your nose in the air, you will be very happy with the results.

I have shifted from my desktop over to gaming on the Laptop plugged into the TV so that I can game more in the lounge and still have the benefit of a PC gaming experience. I am gatvol of sitting behind a desk all day so don't want to do it at night as well.

But, do your research. Stay away from Dell, Gigabyte and Razor gaming laptops. Stick with Asus or Lenovo (better built quality, good thermal management, good software)

I ended up going for a Legion Pro 5 (Ultra 9 chipset with Rtx 5070TI). The Legion's are built really well, been using it about a year now. It acts as my work laptop during the day and gaming laptop at night.

I use a custom fan profile for thermal management to make sure the CPU and GPU never goes over 80 degrees, normally hovers around 75.
 
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