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While you can game to an extent on a non-gaming laptop, your gameplay will be limited and your laptop will likely become particularly slow. Purchasing a laptop specifically for gaming is certainly the better option. I've had quite good luck...
For the most power in your game-playing machine, you can’t beat a desktop PC, however sometimes the portability and flexibility that comes with a laptop wins out.
Unfortunately, these features don’t come cheap, and $800 or less puts you firmly in the “budget” end of the spectrum when it comes to gaming laptops.
If this isn't enough for many gamers, they also need something faster than their old portable systems like Dell XPS 13s are at least 2x cheaper!
There's no denying there are better choices available on the market today; but what really drives some people is stability – especially if using Windows 10 S as an operating system (without its proprietary user interface).
Although you can’t beat a desktop PC for gaming power, you’re limited to gaming in one room in one place, unless you fancy lugging the entire setup around.
Gaming laptops are an answer to this problem but they don’t come without their drawbacks, the main ones being their expensive cost and the limitations on performance that a laptop size means.
Sealed case The most common choice of storage is hard drive cages (although some offer internal mATX form factor), whether it's 4.5" or 8", depending upon what your needs are.
Desktop PCs will likely be the most powerful option for gaming for the foreseeable future: more space means more room for powerful components and for cooling. However, the very considerable drawback of a desktop PC is that you can’t lug...