HorrorScope wrote on Jul 29, 2012, 21:09:

Kitkoan wrote on Jul 29, 2012, 20:03:
I have a gaming laptop, but I'll admit it's not the cheapest route and it has its ups and downs.

I can still play modern games very well (Its a Oct 2010 gaming laptop, almost 2 years old) so I have no issues so far. But some of the draw backs are its heavy and it has a whooping 2.5-3 hours of battery life... I knew what I was getting then though so I was ok with that.

Reasons I prefer it to a desktop is I'm not locked to one place and I could do a lan group/party easily with friends.

Though, at $1600 it would have been a cheaper option to buy a desktop and unless you are the type that can't stand being in the same place with your computer (like myself) or have to travel a lot, it wouldn't be my first suggestion.

If you go have tech issues, you'll feel a bit more in a pickle with one. Ideally if you have the cash to have both...