Need a new computer

[TheFilonix]

My birthday is in about 2 weeks from now, and I have an estimate all the money that I'll have calculated. Of course this is only an estimate and I could have more or less.

I have $880.

Should I buy this now? Or should I buy a cheaper laptop? I probably won't have enough money to go to a university if I stick with the laptop I have now. I'm still only a freshman in high school right now. Me and some of my friends will make mobile games(I have 3 years of exp) and since we have a steam group with over 200 members who can help start the flappy bird effect

My parents prefer that I get a laptop because they think that I'll be travelling a lot(I think not), and that a desktop will be too annoying to clean. We used to have a desktop, I think an old console is more annoying to clean.

I have a pcpartpicker list and it is over my budget by $200(I chose good compatible parts).
The laptop I would be getting is :http/www.amazon.com/MSI-GP60-LEOPARD-010-9S7-16GH11-0...

Since it has good specs for the price and has free shipping + no tax according to the Amazon estimate.

I am also going to buy a new mouse. Would a wired mouse be efficient on a laptop?

 

[DarkSable]

1) They do realize that cleaning a laptop means TAKING IT APART to blow air through it, right?

2) Laptops cost twice as much as a desktop with the same performance.

3) You can easily make a gaming-capable desktop, that's just slightly larger than a shoebox, for $800 or even less, that would blow that laptop out of the water. If you didn't want it to be able to do serious games, just testing the mobile games, you could build it for $500 easy.

2) If you aren't going to be able to afford to go to college because of a $1000 laptop... buy a cheaper laptop. Seriously, one thing is going to be obsolete by the time you get halfway through college age, the other is going to affect what careers you can have and how much money you'll make for your ENTIRE life. Seriously, unless you think you're going to make mobile games (and make money off of it, which 90% of app developers DON'T) your entire life, you should really play it smart.

I know this is lecturing from a stranger on the internet, and is going to go in one ear and out the other, but I've been there. Because of health issues and money, I withdrew from college. What was supposed to be half a semester turned into a year, and getting back into it is one of the hardest things both mentally and difficulty-wise that I've ever had to face... but far better than working awful jobs that make you miserable.

Oh, and yeah, a wired mouse is a fine option for a laptop.

 

[Alpha3031]

Fill this form out please: http/www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice

 

[smorizio]

both laptops and desktops have both good and bad sides to them. desktop you cant take it to class with you..plus is desktops last a lot longer then laptops do..if a part fails on a desktop you can replace it yourself or upgrade the desktop when needed. newer pc cases have dust filters for the power supply. from a tech repair side laptops can if gaming can over heat a lot of people have to use laptop cooling pads. on laptops most errors I see is broken power ports or dead drives from dropping the laptop. when i worked at microcenter in cambrige...lot of the laptops came in from collage kids with broken screens. at that time lcd screens were the cost of the laptops. toshiba when i a retail tech had t screen and a one time repair if you drop or ran over the laptop. when you enter collage you may be better with a newer tablet or cheap laptop.

 

[velo3100]

If you are a mobile developer then a laptop is preferable as you can develop wherever you are. Just make sure that you don't get an over the top laptop as you don't need much power unless you are planning to make a high end 3d game which is not very advisable as most people prefer simple games on mobile. You can easily get a very cheap laptop for £300 - £400 which will last you a lifetime which can be used for collage and developing games. When you finish you courses then you can buy a high end gaming rig or laptop if you choose to make games that require more graphics power.