@@gefoz5332 We used AutoCAD and that used some if not a lot of processing/rendering power. My sister's Ryzen 5 3550H + RX560X (cheap gaming laptop btw) lags on it wheb zooming out of an image/ drawing. I think that's the only program that uses a substantial amount of computer power. You're good to go with even an office laptop if you're never going for an engineering course/computer-related course.
Small builds are good and way better also upgradable than laptops. A 2000€laptop is literally the performance like a 1000€ PC and the pc will still outperform the laptop in terms of gaming. No laptop RTX 4080 has the same performance like a desktop CPU. Laptop GPU are always lower clock rates & less cores & Way LESS COOLING so they aren't good for gaming at all.
@@albl2171 Lol sure. You cant take ur desktop pc with u. And a laptop 4060 and desktop 4060 are basically the same. And laptop 4090 is faster than a 3090 ti. Lol
@@alqash6749at that point you write in a notebook. I’ve done both; iPad is only nice in math for ease of undoing misspells from my ADHD. For “note taking”, it’s faster to type on a laptop assuming you already have it and not the overpriced junk one they made for the iPad.
PAY ATTENTION TO BATTERY LIFE. A bunch of the students in my Mech Eng program have super thick gaming laptops. They’re constantly tethered to the wall and can’t draw circuits.
They probably just keep setting their laptop to performance mode, instead of battery saving mode. I also dont see a problem with just plugging in, so you dont have to worry about it later.
@@personyt55super heavy is not an issue for almost all people, even the big ones are not that bad same can be said for noise, gaming laptops won't make much noise unless you are doing some heavy task which won't happen with basic tasks even running RU-vid videos. The issue with gaming laptops is battery drain, it's way too bad . Laptops giving like 1-2 hour of battery life maybe 3 if you are lucky, I am talking about midrange or budget models don't know how it is for the top ones
@@mhmd_slh4761 Doesn't matter if your country killed people... every country did their own wrongdoings none is perfect. I'm saying thank you for serving your country.
@@Hevyqx Yes he was in the military, but he didn't fight for freedom and sadly it's also not really serving your country, it's more serving politicians, companies and the military industrial complex.
PhD opinion here, studied in school for too long. The best is to have a desktop at home/room and a very light laptop to study. The gaming pcs are bricks. Not worthy to carry around and don’t playing with them.
Desktop: Pros: -it’s way more powerful -rarely overheats -upgradable -swappable parts -easily repairable Cons: -heavy -requires keyboard and mouse as well as a monitor -sometimes you may need to activate windows -needs bios updates once in a while Laptop: Pros: -lightweight and compact -no need to buy a monitor or keyboard -sometimes upgradable -some models have touch screens -bios updates are rare Cons: -overheats easily -if the board is broken you’re screwed -some have poor battery life -built in bomb (battery)
@@Pruflas-Watts exactly, every branch has their own “chair force” but serving is serving. Plus anyone I know that has served in any branch has no problem with the Air Force they all help each other out.
As an IT professional who went to college for a few years, Buy a desktop only if you know you have space for it, If i could redo college again I'd bring a gaming laptop or an office laptop with thunderbolt and hook that up to an egpu and monitor/docking station so it can act like a desktop without the footprint, having two monitors is a game changer for any workload. Or use an ultrawide to allow for more screen real estate.
AR monitors are a great way to go now with low space requirements. Viture glasses with spacewalker, a quest 3 and Immersed or the upcoming Immersed Visor for 5 virtual fully customizable screens. Gamechanging.
for college i did say buying a laptop with a good battery would be the better choice. plus the gaming laptop got better ergonomics than a normal laptop. and also runs smoother.
I'm pretty sure you got it flipped. Non-gaming laptop, especially ultrabook was designed for longer battery life and more sleek & lighter design for business especially so it'll suit a student more than gaming laptop when it comes to anything OTHER than gaming itself
Buying a gaming laptops means you will always be stuck to an outlet though most colleges have outlets nearly everywhere. If battery is his main concern he will be better off buying a cheap laptop with economic power consumption and buy a gaming PC with the rest of the money
These days, it's not really about the raw performance of the laptop anymore. One of my main concerns is about repairability and that's one aspect that almost every laptop review never look at.
Engineering student here, I like the zephyrus g14 for college. It has good battery, can run most games, and can do all my workload for school without breaking a sweat. I also have a macbook pro running parallel partitioning my system to run windows on my Mac.
Well... if they intend on going from apartment to apartment and bouncing around renting locations. I would suggest a laptop for mobility and taking your work into school. If one plans on not taking work into school and remaining at a location for more than 2 years. Get a desktop.
I'd always say you should buy the pc and a laptop for like 100-200$. you can do pretty much everything with it but have the better value for gaming at home
as a student in my 2nd year: honestly i'd say to make do with whatcha got, be aware of your living situation (if you're moving into an apartment, away from home, etc.), and what type of classes you're taking if you have a budget around $750 or less & you're living away from home, try to maximize a microATX-ish build and just do paper notes, and if something requires a laptop, you'll be able to use your phone anyways 90% of the time (at least where i go) if you have a budget of $1250 or more, a laptop and a PC did wonders for me, and i found it convenient. but just remember what classes you're taking so that you're not overspending & have enough for textbooks/homework software 👍
rtx 3050/4050/60 laptop with a decent ryzen cpu is fine. even a gtx 1650 is fine. you have the portability and gaming performance for 1080p with decent ppi. anything beyond these specs goes into stratosphere with pricing. there is just too many variables with laptops like overpaying for more storage, when you could upgrade manually for cheaper and possibly get more storage, discounts etc. it needs some researching of the market and the courses before considering a pc. its also sad that the laptop market is only nvidia gpus because prices could be more competitive.
During my college years, I use a laptop for my computer science study and a desktop for gaming. Depend on the major and college situation, I would get a laptop for schoolwork and/or desktop for heavy duty task especially gaming.
I’d buy a 500$ laptop and a 500$ gaming rig. It sounds weird but especially if you’re in college you don’t want your games interrupting your work flow.
You can always start a line of credit to buy a new PC. Like, i did. Matter of fact, i get to write off this entire PC build as a Business expense on taxes since i use my PC to make music for a living.. 5k ;)
@@magnus2111good point, but even a kid could save a few hundred bucks for a laptop (even with bad performance) I know a 13 year old who just saved up 2000 dollars with zero help from an adult, so I promise age is not significant, it is about work
I have a gaming laptop, I got Nvidia gtx 1660 ti and Intel core i7 9570h. It's carrying me for over 5 years now and still performing great with modern games.
@@icebreaker2177 Yes he was in the military, but he didn't fight for freedom and sadly it's also not really serving your country, it's more serving politicians, companies and the military industrial complex.
Yes he was in the military, but he didn't fight for freedom and sadly it's also not really serving your country, it's more serving politicians, companies and the military industrial complex.
I got a decent laptop a few years ago when i left for college and I still use it. The main downside is that i will need to replace/upgrade it sooner rather than later. Definitely worth being able to take it on a plane so it can travel with me
I have an Elitebook 745 G6 now, and it plays most of my high-need fighting games really well, with the only minus being that the battery dies in about 2 hours because of performance needs. It will also be for school
Honestly it depends on your living situation. If you live in campus housing, you should get a laptop. If you are still living with your folks or living in an apartment by yourself, you can get a desktop.
I would definitely second getting a laptop. However, as someone who spent way too much money on a laptop back in college which overheated and died, I would urge you to consider what you will actually be doing on it for school work. If your school work consists of CAD modeling, photo and video processing, or other graphics-intensive tasks, spend the most you can and get a really nice high-end gaming laptop. I wouldn't skimp on the price, because otherwise you will be consistently pushing it to the limit. On the other hand, if your school work is mostly online and doesn't require graphics-intensive hardware, I would go with low-end to mid-range laptop for under $500. A mid-range laptop will still play some older games, but if you want more power, you will have the option to also get a desktop in the future.
Laptop for college 100%, but if you are big into gaming or have a decent chunk of change, get a cheaper laptop just for school work and get a solid desktop for games. Make sure you try to go for an axt build in a mid size case and dont go crazy with the monitor setup because you will want to be able to transport your setup safely when you go home for the summer, change dorm/apartment, or whatever else.
i was a college student and i grew up using a laptop throughout my school days. getting a job with a decent pay and being a computer enthusiast made me build my own pc and no regrets were ever made
As a college student, i could confirm choosing laptop is better, because sometimes you need to bring that laptop, and you can't do that with desktop PC, and if you need more screen size (like me as an software engineering) i use my TV as secondary monitor (save money 😅)
I already have a gaming desktop but no laptop for lectures and portability, so I took my components with me, bought a case and monitor on back to school sale and got a 12th gen i3 laptop without discrete graphics on a good deal for my class and assignment work. Set up works perfectly, cuz I got the laptop for on-the-go stuff and if I need more processing power or graphics, I got my desktop sitting in my room, and I got nothing that would demand both at the same time.
Technically, you can do both but you gotta choose what to compromise on. People are always getting rid of laptops in the summer and getting new ones, you should be able to find an OK laptop for PURELY SCHOOLWORK, qnd then have a PC for gaming if you can afford that with a summer job
Do both. Get a decent mid-tier desktop and then buy a cheapo refurb laptop/macair/chromebook just to take notes and stuff. Otherwise, if you try to cram all that gaming performance in a laptop AND do schoolwork on it, ur gonna be lugging around that extra honkin weight everywhere. Keep in mind most of the time u will be carrying that big laptop around instead of something else. Another thing people don't think about, laptops WILL get damaged or lost/stolen on you least once while at school. This happened to me a bunch of times, but I went to a big state school so maybe your mileage will vary. I would assume if you go to school for 4 years that you will need to replace your laptop at least once. So, probably don't blow your budget getting the best of the best. Also, most of your gaming is going to happen in your dorm/apartment anyway so most people really don't benefit from having a gaming laptop instead pf a desktop. I went to school for 5 years and I had 2 different desktops (I didn't get the money for a nice one until year 2), but went through 4 laptops. Granted, this was during 2007-2012 and the age of the cheap netbook. I got thru my last 2 years on a pink dell intel atom netbook I got for $250 on the dell refurb site. You got chromebooks now tho which are kinda the same thing. I also see refurb m1 macairs for like $400/500 if you need something nicer with more power. For college, go cheap as you reasonably can on a laptop and put the money saved into a decent desktop. You'll have a much better gaming experience, won't be lugging around the extra weight, will keep your schoolwork & gaming separate (important for ppl with ADHD like me), and you'll just get more bang for your buck.
as an engineering student get a gaming laptop lol you need it for simulation work and cad work (i mean cad doesn't need high processing power but it's still better anyways)
Gaming laptop is great for college As they dont have the issues that come with a desktop whish is that its a DESK-TOP but the only drawbacks are - battery life- mostly it'll not be that great -less portability than a thin&light making it less cable of everyday carry (as most gaming laptops are around +3kgs with the charger), - fan noises for some cases, - heat.
@@iki_4654 you're correct but to certain extent. You can't have it all. Firstly the value for money aspect Is just not that great and If you get a thin gaming laptop then you will give up power and performance. If you want both at the same time you will have to make do with thermal throttling aka high amounts of heat or a jet engine sounding laptop
@@CodeWondererX You're right. Thin gaming laptops with up to 4070 gpus shouldn't have any problem giving you good performance. Also if you get a 1080p screen laptop along with it, you can save a lot of bucks.
Speaking as a student and dad of 2 kids, bought a desktop in 2022 and absolutely love it till today, BUT with my bachelor thesis and a reduced space since kids, a gaming laptop came in very handy in terms of portability. Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 with a 4060, deals most of the actual AAA titles pretty well in 1080p, great value for money (880€).
I worked for 3 hard months on construction to get my gaming pc with rtx 4080 and i9 13gen and a razer blade 16 with 4080. I got a deal. i paid 2400 for the desktop, and for the laptop, i paid 1600. Now attending college full time, i use a desktop for cad/gaming and use a laptop for work/school.
I bought a gaming laptop for school and the only thing that you need to look for is a ryzen cpu and a mux switch it will last all day with the graphics card off and will link the monitor directly to the screen in "dedicated graphics mode" which lowers input lag
😂 I actually teach for a 3D animation major you want to check your major's tech requirement page. They usually list the minimum requirements for a laptop. Our major recommends a 40 series RTX cause we use unreal for the real time rendering, otherwise you would have to use a render farm.
Laptop for college no question because regardless you need it for class and it can be brought anywhere which helps out when you have to study at the library
Coming from a student here: PC + decent tablet(for class n taking notes) is the way to go. Provided that the gaming laptop is more expensive than the pc. Gaming laptop is just way too heavy to bring around. 😅
Laptops can serve good purposes, and I have been a gaming laptop user/owner since 2014/2015. Most gaming laptops, even the ones starting at $600, provide more than enough for everything. Unless you get heavy into coding or other computer related tasks, a laptop is more than good enough.
Just a small matx case thats portable, you probably already have a mouse keyboard of some sort. So you only need a monitor, in which you should just get a 1080p 60hz or 120hz as i assume youd prefer it to be smooth over high resolution, and 27" is probably the max id go for portability, with 24" the best option. Then go for a 1080p matx build focusing on price to performance to get the most out of your choice for a desktop.
Plus when youre in college youll probably be transporting it alot and the smaller functions will be much more important so i feel like if even for a budget one a laptop that can just play what you need it to would be fine until you can afford a pc down the road that gives way better performance.
He should also consider battery life, fan speed (like the noise) also things like a good webcam for meetings and also a USB c charging will be very convenient.
situational honestly. i didnt really require a laptop for my course besides taking notes and such and i only played games in my room. i regret getting a gaming laptop because the battery is shit and its just unnecessarily heavy for what i needed it to do when im moving about. if i played it slightly smart, a better call looking back wouldve been a desktop with sime cheapo chromebook or tablet with a keyboard on it for notes for me personally; though you could argue about the problems with dragging the thing back and forth. but if ur doing anything that requires a laptop during lectures, get the laptop
Personally I would say it depends on your budget. $500 or less just get a laptop. $500-1000, you can get away with a cheap laptop or even just an external keyboard + phone for classes, then set up a budget gaming rig in your dorm. Over $1000 I'd say go for both
