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Hillock, do gaming w Just want a solid gaming laptop

I can recommend the Acer Nitro 5 series. Have it for a few years now. The main drawbacks are

Portability - You will run into this issue a lot with gaming laptops. But the Nitro series is probably one the lower end when it comes to portability. Especially if you go with the 17 inch screen. It's heavy and big.

Speakers - the newest series apparently upgraded them, but the one I have has terrible built in speakers. I use a headset anyhow while playing. So doesn't concern me. But it just can't be used to watch movies together in bed.

Fan noise - It can get very noisy, especially during gaming session. If you are using a headset, you aren't noticing it. But it can be distracting to others in the room.

Batter life - It's just bad, even if you aren't gaming. But again, while playing you are usually plugged in anyway.

Overall none of the big issues affect me. But could be a dealbreaker for others.

The big pros:

Available in 17 inch - which was a must for me.

Decent cooling - Just make sure you get a 2021 or later model.

Easy to upgrade internal storage & ram - you can put 2 additional SSDs inside. And even upgrading the ram is super easy. This also means they aren't charging absurd amounts for upgrading the stock variant from 256gb to 512 or even 1tb.

Performance for the price - It's not a end of the line model but for the price you will get decent performance.

Maestro,
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I have an Acer Nitro 5 too and I would recommend against it on fan noise alone. Saying that it's very loud is an understatement. It's absurd how loud it is even under light loads. It's like sitting in a jet on take-off.

My wife has an Asus ROG and it is much, much quieter when gaming than mine is when idling. So, I'd say get the ROG, not the Nitro.

stopthatgirl7, do gaming w Just want a solid gaming laptop
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I’d say get a Steam Deck instead. The screen is really nice and they’re comfortable to hold. Plus, she can hook up a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to it if she really needs a bigger screen.

sludge, do gaming w Just want a solid gaming laptop
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so like a lot of people will suggest a desktop pc, and if thats feasible for u i would go for it, they just tend to have less issues in general and r easier to troubleshoot. i don’t know much about steam deck but it seems pretty neat and def costs way less than a gaming laptop. also those games don’t seem all that intensive to run? the freezing probs isn’t a hardware issue.

Sharpiemarker, do gaming w Just want a solid gaming laptop

Steam Deck

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