Considering the progress made on portable PCs, we can now reasonably ask ourselves whether the traditional format of the fixed PC cannot be equaled, if not supplanted by the latter… It goes without saying that everything depends on the model, nevertheless, we are going to come back to the main advantages and disadvantages of these two types of machines, in order to help you make your choice, in the face of an ever-increasing offer.
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Have a computer stationary at home, in a dedicated room, or using a laptop PC, this is a dilemma that many of us face. We will try to see the strong points of each in order to help you decide.
Fixed PCs
Before embarking on more technical explanations, let’s first address the price-quality ratio, which, for fixed PCs, is now a truly crucial asset. In general, for equal performance, and this is undoubtedly correlated with the miniaturization imposed, we can consider that a portable PC will cost 1.5 to 2 times the price of a desktop PC.
As for the graphics cardsknow that from now on you can find the same in a fixed PC and in a laptop. However, if the card in question has the mention “M”, it means that it has been miniaturized (for the needs of the laptop) and that it therefore does not develop the same performance.
The fixed PC is infinitely more flexible than a portable PC. Over time, the portable version will gradually become obsolete. The fixed PC offers, for its part, an important advantage, because it can be upgraded. You have the option of making changes and replacing components (graphics card, processor, etc.) with recent versions. So you can adapt your PC according to your wishes and the performance requirements imposed by games more and more greedy.
In the same vein, we can consider that a fixed PC offers many more connectors: around tenUSBports hdmi, DVI, etc You will also have more audio and video outputs (Webcam), microphone and others peripheral devices.
Laptop PCs
The major advantage of the gaming laptop is that it is easy to transport, so you can play almost anywhere you find yourself. A laptop for gamer can weigh 2.5 kg at a maximum of 5 kg (against 10 kg, or sometimes even around twenty for a fixed PC), which is really ideal for being able to move and install it. If you are often on the move, if you have two addresses, it is more profitable to buy a single laptop PC rather than two fixed PCs.
One of the major problems with portable PCs is their “obsolescence”, that is to say that as soon as a new generation comes out on the market, software and games very greedy are planned to run on it, and will not be able to work at full speed (or not work at all) on your old generation laptop PC (except the RAM which can still relatively easily be inflated). It is not possible to change the Graphic card or the processor, so you’ll have to make some concessions there… Most of the time, the hardcores gamers end up reselling their old model to buy a more up-to-date one, and then we lose a lot ofmoney in the deal…
In addition, as we pointed out in the previous paragraph, find out about the graphics card incorporated in your computer portable, if it bears the mention “M”, it means that it has been miniaturized, and that it therefore does not develop the same performances as its title or its name might suggest (ask the seller; he will be able to answer you).
In conclusion
It is true that the ideal would be to have a fixed gaming PC for home and a portable gaming PC for travel and therefore be freer to take your equipment with you, but this represents a budget that not everyone can’t afford to take on.
So if you want to run Games of the latest generation and you have a small budget (around 400 or 500 euros), it is best to opt for a desktop PC, which will have much better performance than a portable PC of the same price, and with which you will necessarily be frustrated when you cannot run this or that game. Small budgets must therefore favor fixed PCs.
For those with an average or average plus budget (between 800 and 1,200 euros), it’s up to you depending on your lifestyle, your travels, because at that price you can already have a PC laptop that will allow you to play most of the latest generation games. Nevertheless, for such a price, the fixed PC that you could have will be really of very high quality.
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