Is the term "gaming laptop" really an overstatement?

[Smeg45]

My laptop runs Skyrim at 60fps with occasional dips to as low as 54fps. I run it at 1920x1080 ultra high, maxed view distances(all of them), 16xaf and 4xaa. I only paid 2000USD and I coulda gotten away with 1800USD but I had to have that extra SSD and the 12GB RAM as, it is my hypothesis, using 4 RAM sticks means that each stick will have less electron traffic than one would see using 2 sticks which will reduce friction and thereby reduce heat.
So, it looks like you shoulda looked into the cost and benchmarks of these laptops before you made such an uneducated response.
I can post some ss if you request, lemme see if I can now. Just to rub your nose in the fact that I just proved your statement false and that laptops are out there that can exceed your requirements at less than 1/2 the price you quoted.
here is a pic, I am uploading a vid clip but fraps vids at 1080p are prtty big. With fraps running I still see 60 but the dips can go as low as 45fps all maxed. The vid is a bit short but it is small and that is why I uploaded it.
The vid is uploading to the same file as the photos but wont be available for awhile as it takes forever.

http/s1048.photobucket.com/albums/s380/Jnman1975/

Skyrim is a joke, try some games that push hardware and are not based around six year old console tech. When I see a solid 50FPS then I'll believe gaming laptops are not an overpriced gimmick.

 

[Jnman]

Skyrim is a joke, try some games that push hardware and are not based around six year old console tech. When I see a solid 50FPS then I'll believe gaming laptops are not an overpriced gimmick.

As I said, BF:3 hits 60 and I'll upload a video to prove it. If you took the time to make an evaluation based on the use of a high-end laptop or maybe if you just took a look at some benchmarks you may find some surprising facts.
I will post the BF:3 vids in the same location as the Skyrim. If you'd like to make any requests I can fraps any game out there, if I don't own it I will gladly purchase it to make a point.
BTW, I run Skyrim with several gfx enhancing mods, including the high-res texture packs. Feel free to do a side by side comparison of the xbox or ps3 screenshots and some ultra-high ss with the texture pack mods. Make your own evaluation and base it on real information, not the bias that you, and so many others, seem to hold.

I have been building gaming desktops for over ten years, sometimes two or three a year for myself. I was hesitant to buy a gaming laptop, I did some research and I must say that I am not disappointed with my purchase.

 

[Pyree]

What I would really like to see is thunderbolt on gaming laptop and the interface being transparent so that the SLI/CF capability of the PCIe lane is exposed. In theory, the 7970m should be able to CF with a desktop 7870. That would save a lot of trouble maintaining and duplicating things on the tower and on the laptop. BTW, this actually saves money since the TB box and the desktop 7870 for CF is under $600 combined. You can't build a desktop of that level of performance as well as buying a laptop of the that level of performance for $2600 as of now. It would be a bargain.

 

[killerclick]

To understand the original argument which has not, you should study the topics of Disruptive Technologies:
http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disruptive_innovation

Wow, thanks for this article, gave me lots of things to think about.

One thing that will also be eventually added to list of examples is services like OnLive. Try not to say it'll never happen.

 

[Pyree]

Coming back here after reading the thunderbolt eGPU benchmark done on the sonnet enclosure, my heart died a little. I was so hoping that TB can finally make a viable interface for eGPU, but apparently, it still bottleneck.

 

[dudewitbow]

thunderbolt was a step in the right direction, but nothing will change the cpu side of the deal, as laptops were designed in mind to have a lower tdp cpu for conservation of power, thus not being as strong as the desktop counterparts. fixing that side of the issue wont be as easy as fixing the gpu side of the issue.

 

[Pyree]

The mobile quad core i7 are pretty good actually. Not close to i5-3570k or anything, but still plenty of speed for games. It's a sacrifice on performance, but then there is the money saving and the convenient of having only 1 machine for everything. Too bad TB does not live up to what I though it would be. Well, I will just have to have desktop and laptop until something else turn up (I hope ePCIe catches on).

 

[dudewitbow]

the evolution of Epci-e will extremely increase the # of laptop buyers(at least on the gaming side) when it comes readily available. the only thing really that's holding it back is price. Once Epci-e docks become reasonably priced, gaming to go can legitimately be done affordably.