[kwlug-disc] Best and Economical Gaming And programing laptops

[CrankyOldBugger]

I'd agree with Chamunks here.  Laptops in general aren't really good for
gaming.  Unless you're made of money and get the latest and greatest
Alienware laptops...



On 12 September 2018 at 11:42, Chamunks <chamunks at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would go so far as to say that no one should game on a laptop. Unless
> you're into really old low resource requirement games.  Usually 9 times out
> of ten, the money spent on a low end gaming laptop you'd get a passable and
> reasonably future proof desktop that will game pretty well.
>
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 11:23 doug moen, <doug at moens.org> wrote:
>
>> "Computer science" covers a lot of ground.
>>
>> My computer science work involves a lot of 3D graphics, and I need a good
>> GPU.
>> Machine learning can also be GPU heavy, I've heard.
>> If you are compiling a lot of source code (I work with open source C++
>> code on github), a fast SSD helps, since this workload involves a lot of
>> file i/o.
>> Some computer science workloads require lots of RAM, it depends on what
>> kinds of programs you are running.
>> Without any context, I'd recommend 8-16 GB of RAM, and check if the RAM
>> is upgradeable.
>> If a lot of coding is involved, then having a good keyboard can be
>> important. The chiclet keyboard on the MacBook air I'm using is only just
>> barely adequate, and I can type faster and more accurately on a "real"
>> workstation keyboard. But that's just me: different people have different
>> keyboard preferences.
>>
>> I don't play games, but that requires a good GPU, and I personally
>> recommend the nvidia GTX 10xx series.
>>
>> On 12 September 2018 at 10:05, <ushetaf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> ‎Hi
>>>
>>> Thank you for the advise.
>>>
>>>
>>> In that case I think we can use the default Windows 10 OS that comes
>>> with it. That would make it much easier.
>>>
>>> On this note, does any have any laptop recommendations for the purpose
>>> of gaming and computer science work?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Ushe
>>>
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>>> laptops
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>>> While I'm not familiar with those two models, my rule of thumb when
>>> purchasing new hardware is to go to the manufacturer's website and see if
>>> they provide Linux drivers for all of the hardware involved.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12 September 2018 at 01:45, Ushe T <ushetaf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> I need your help and advice. My young brother is in University now.
>>>> We need to purchase a Laptop that is very good with high performance
>>>> gaming and works well with language  programing.
>>>>
>>>> He is taking computer science ‎in the University.
>>>>
>>>> So far we have: the following options:
>>>> 1) Asus Tuf i5 FX504GM
>>>> 2) Acer Nitro i5 Nvidia GTX 1060
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has better recommendations they are welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Ushe
>>>>
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