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Gaming Laptop Recs? (lemmy.world)
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Hi all, my son is 11 and a gamer. He does a lot of Roblox (yeah, I know) but also has gaming interests outside of Roblox. He is getting into more robust games. He also likes to record and make YouTube videos of his gaming.

He had a Razer Blade 15 and it crapped out after a year (RMA says motherboard). I had the extended warranty and they are giving me a cash settlement (check) for what I paid for the computer because Razer apparently said they cannot replace the part as it’s not available anymore.

So, did I just have bad luck with the Blade and should I go for another in the Blade series OR go with a different gaming laptop replacement?

I’m researching on my own, but also looking for recommendations from people that have knowledge in this area.

Thank you!

Edit 1: Yes, it should be a laptop. My child likes to switch environments and space is also an issue. Eventually we will consider a desktop, but I am looking for laptop suggestions.

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[–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s one I’ve been looking at. My wife had a Lenovo Thinkpad for work and hated it which is all that’s making me hesitate. However, she’s not a tech nerd and a thinkpad is a totally different beast than the Legion series.

Thoughts on the Legion Pro 5 (AMD), 5i (Intel), or 7i (Intel)? If I were to choose, I’d probably lean toward the 5 for the AMD over the Intels.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The reason AMD rules the gaming world when it comes to CPU is the large L3 cache of their X3D line of cpus.
    That large L3 cache isn't found when looking at their mobile cpu offerings on Lenovo Legion, f.e. amd ryzen ai 7 350 comes with 16MB cache compared to Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 255HX with 30MB.
    Depending on budget I would be more interesting in ensuring I get at least 12GB VRAM on the GPU than caring about AMD or Intel on the CPU side.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Interesting. I didn’t know that info about the L3 cache, but it makes sense. I wonder why it doesn’t take advantage on laptops? Space issues/cost savings not allowing for it?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Heat iirc, they changed design with latest Zen cpu models, flipping the layout, which would also translate to x3d models coming to laptops. But it's just the most expensive models for now nothing really mid rangey

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Thinkpads are workhorses, but come in many flavors and can be burdened by decisions they make like buying the cheapest models or loading it up with security software.

    I manage Lenovo thinkpads and like them. I bought a legion slim 7i and like it.

    If I were to do it over I’d make sure that I was getting the latest cpu. While it’s plenty fast for my needs the intel cpu I bought was lesser to the amd at the time. The most recent intel CPUs are about equal in performance to amd but are more efficient. The amd CPUs have better multithreading performance but are not as efficient.

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