My laptop is 7 years old starting to show it’s age. I’m worried it will die soon so I’ve been looking for a replacement, but DAMN are decent laptops expensive these days.
I would like something powerful enough to play stuff like Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3 and FF:7 Rebirth (And most importantly, Monster Hunter Wilds when it comes out) at a decent framerate. It also has to be a university laptop, so nothing covered in RGB lights that looks like an Alienware fucked a Cybertruck, please.
I don’t want to spend a ton of money, but am I being unrealistic? I don’t want to spend 5000 on a computer, that’s ridiculous, my car cost less than that.
Yes it’s a shitty car, that’s not the point. Stop judging my poor ass.
Those games are gonna be pretty demanding for the 500 price range I can’t think of a device that will play them reliably that doesn’t have a decent discrete gpu that will almost always be over 1000.
You’d actually have a better chance buying a second hand ps5/xbox or series s and used ThinkPad.
Infact a series s and second hand thinkpad combo might honestly be the best bang for buck you can get. The thinkpad can easily do emu for most games up to gamecube at least and the console for high end stuff. Well other than final fantasy cos thats ps exclusive atm.
There are second hand ryzen thinkpads you can get with somewhat decent GPUs but i wouldn’t recommend it for recent high end titles. Also thinkpad screens look like poo you wanna go for the ones with at least a fhd IPS display.
Also engaging with the second hand market has inherent risks associated with it.
If you want a more detailed recommendation list let me know