Gaming laptops: should you look at buying one now?

Over R12000 isn't exactly affordable. You can likely get a similar spec'ed desktop for less than half that, and it's likely to perform a lot better despite the specs looking the same on paper.

Gaming laptops are really only for if you've got a lot of money to waste.
 
No, it's never been a good time to buy a gaming grade laptop.

They start out at double the price, with less upgrade options available and they age at double the speed because of minimal to no driver updates.
 
Gregor-I said:
These aren't really gaming laptops. Just laptops with discreet gfx cards.
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That was my thought. You'll need to drop R20,000+ for what I would consider a real gaming laptop. Personally, I would always recommend a desktop over a gaming laptop except in two situations.
1) You travel a lot and have cash to burn (ie, you already have a powerful gaming desktop)
2) Having a desktop is not an option for whatever reason.
 
I would rather get the new macbook pro and throw windows 8 onto it if your looking for a beast. So far the only laptop with IPS technology that I've seen.
 
The other issue is that as hardware improves you can replace components on desktop. With a laptop it generally means you need a new laptop.
Save money in short term= desktop
Save money in long term = desktop
 
Lol, what a crappy Mecer image, that isn't even the JW6. And the logo, was photoshopped badly on that image.
 
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