LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

United States. I’d like to find a deal to get something in the lower side of the 1,000-2,000$ range.

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

Yes! Not much buying experience so would have to be something trusted or with warranty.

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Looking for a simple gaming laptop. Needs to be reliable and powerful but will always be plugged in. Also something that has good cooling.

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

Does not matter at all to me.

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

No preference! Also fine with a basic display quality. I’m willing to heavily skimp on the display resolution and quality.

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Mostly gaming! Potentially running live performance music software. I also stream to friends occasionally but high quality streaming is not important to me.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

I play a lot of different games but I want to run Monster Hunter Wilds well when it releases. I don’t care for much above 60fps but I do want high quality graphics.

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

Again, reliability and cooling is my biggest factor. I don’t care about keyboard or track pad feel as long as it doesn’t break. I exclusively use a mouse and headset. Extra bells and whistles do not matter to me either. I occasionally use my tv as a monitor. And 32GB of ram.

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

In short my requirements are:

• 32GB ram (I know that might be overkill but it is what I’m looking for. I’m willing to get one with less if I can swap it to 32GB and save a buck)

• Best CPU & GPU in the price range

• Won’t overheat and throttle performance. I’m aware that many laptops do get hot and I’m also open to alternative cooling methods like a cooling pad. Just can’t deal with a laptop that cuts performance or breaks because of thermal issues.

• Can use a tv as my monitor at times.

• Reliable and as long lasting as possible.

• Windows

Thank you!

Do you think 16gb is enough on a gaming laptop or 32gb is the new sweet spot?

My laptop has a 3080ti, and I just recently upgraded for a 32gb Ram for no reason.