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I recently upgraded to the G Pro X 2 Wireless Gaming Headset and it doesn't have this issue.

What games can you even play nowadays without freezing on 8GB? Even my GPU alone has more VRAM than that...

@@RandomTechVideos Roblox goes super smooth and I get about more than 100 FPS.

Oh yeah, Roblox is very easy to run

Yeah 16GB is the go-to amount of RAM for most users.

That's a good option.

The switches are not hot-swappable.

A modern laptop should have enough storage, but it depends on how many files and pictures you need to store. If it'll be used for some gaming, you'll want it to be powerful enough to run games and have enough RAM and storage. I would recommend having someone tech-savvy in your family help pick out a good laptop.

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Yeah it's not bad for now $800. Back when I bought it, it was $1,000.

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Desktop is more cost effective if you already have a monitor to use it with

I wouldn't do what I did then, now...

@@RandomTechVideos I hope so, remember davinci resolve isn't 1mb

Yeah, 60hz is quite jarring once you've experienced higher refresh rate.

I believe it should work for PS5. I don't believe it has a built-in fps counter.

When I edit my videos, I think, wow I'm annoying, but at least I know what I'm talking about. LOL

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It depends. If you already have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, a newer used desktop would be better value for money. Otherwise, a lightly used 1-2 year old laptop could be a good idea.

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@@lifetrail_hiking_mentoring I'm glad you found this video helpful. Maybe check out SFF (small form factor) PCs if you want something more compact.

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Sorry, I'd love to, but Random Tech Videos doesn't currently have the budget to buy products to compare at this time.

Yeah that's a good option.

Is that one the 2 in 1 that folds into a tablet?

@@RandomTechVideos yea!! For me it's great and eco system is so well done.

@@arjay3733 gaming laptops are fine for some people

@@arjay3733 This is literally not true, sorry. A RTX 4080 is not even the same die as the chip on a RTX 4080 desktop GPU, for example. And there is no laptop CPU as powerful as an i9-14900k for example. Not to mention, thermal management. With destops, you can have extensive liquid cooling systems to run sustained boost frequencies, whereas with laptops, you'll experience thermal throttling at some point.

@@RandomTechVideos I already know that, but the performance difference is not that far. Also in thermals, gaming laptops nowadays has turbo mode or you can max out the fan plus you can add a cooling fan and it as not far to the cooling capabilities of a desktop.

@@arjay3733 I have used PCs and laptops for many years. For a while, I had a PC and laptop with supposedly the same hardware, and when editing videos, the laptop would completely thermal throttle, lag and crash, yet the PC would be just fine and was much faster. The performance difference is not significant on LOW-END office systems. However, for professional workloads and intense gaming, there is still quite a difference between high-end laptop hardware and high-end desktop hardware. Many tech TH-camrs have proven this again and again. I do not feel like spending $10,000 right now to make a video proving my point, but a $5,000 PC will always outperform a $5,000 laptop. Also, even the best laptop cooling systems are far inferior to desktop systems. In a laptop, at best you have a vapor chamber spanning the length of the laptop and a few fans that sound like jet engines taking off. However in a desktop, you can easily have a large tower cooler, or a triple-fan radiator to keep the CPU cool under load. Not even to mention that laptop GPUs often have to share the heatsink with the CPU and get heat soaked... I could go on and on about why high-end PCs are much more powerful, but I'll leave it with one more point: even in the situations where the actual physical hardware is comparable, look at the power draw of a high-end desktop (let's say it's 850w). Now look at the power draw of a laptop with the same supposed components. It would be at most something like 350w. Laptops simply do not have the power to maintain boost clocks on all cores, the way desktops do, and the GPUs are often intentionally power limited to stick to a certain power budget.

I'd say it's definitely worth it for that price.

Emulators require both a lot of RAM and a good CPU for hardware virtualization. I can't recommend a specific laptop but I'd get something with at least 32 GB of RAM and most laptops like that should have a decent CPU.

@@RandomTechVideosNoted, Thank you for your advice. Looking forward for more videos from you

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If that works for you, great.

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Thank you for your take on this. It's really interesting to hear what people have to say about the laptop vs desktop dilemma that's been going on for at least 20 years...

@@RandomTechVideos Thanks for your respond too! Btw sorry for my english if i wrote something incorectly, im still learning 😅 And yes there is a lot of "laptop vs PC" type of videos. As i said, i think laptops are only good if you need to take them someware with you. I dont see other reasons for buying them over desktop. Im also quite surprised that no one is talking about heat generation. Desktops with RTX 4090 and Intels i9 are like freaking reactors. 4090 is sucking 25% more power than my PC as a whole!

I agree for the only good in laptop is portability. But if you are talking about high end gaming laptops, there is no need for the performance of a high end desktops if price is not the issue.

LOL I did that because being in one place is boring and I demonstrated a laptop's portability better...

laptops are better because you will be able to move around whenever you wanted to be but a pc, nah!

Windows will dynamically scale idle RAM usage. I have 64 GB in my PC and idle RAM usage is often 5-8 GB. If you only have 8 GB, Windows will leave less stored in RAM at the expense of certain things taking longer to load. But generally speaking, while it seems counterintuitive, the more RAM used out of what is available, the better the performance. But my mom's laptop somehow is still surviving on 8 GB for now...

@@eddieoconnor4466 that's basically the conclusion I came to for myself. I need both. However, someone who only ever browses the web, watches TH-cam, or edits documents would be fine with a laptop and docking station. And someone who rarely travels might be ok with just a desktop and a smartphone.

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Yeah, my desktop does significantly heat up the room even when not doing anything.

Desktop PCs are not for everyone.

i just decided to get pc.. thanks to you brother!

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Glad it was helpful! I saw that a lot of other videos on this topic were overly technical and so I wanted to make a video more understandable for a general audience.

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A good gaming laptop can be really expensive but might make it easier to not have to sync stuff, because you'd have everything on one device.

Consider MacBooks. They are light and pretty powerful.

Me too. I have acer predator helios 16 and it covers it all, no need for desktops because as I can tell, this laptop itself is overkill for maximum gaming, plus i am doing work in this laptop too so even it costs more than a desktop, i can tell this is not a waste for money. Also its lifespan can reach 5yrs or longer.