It died last year but my old acer predator 300 from 2017 really survived everything I give it in the covid. that 1060 was a warrior one day the motherboard died and well now is on my shelf as a memory really. good laptop it was

For $700 I got this ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 2021 with a Ryzen 9 5900HS, 8GB soldered DDR4-, upgraded with a 16GB stick of DDR4 to make 24GB total (planning on buying a 32GB stick soon), an RTX 3070, and 2TB of NVMe storage. Very good condition, LCD bezel needs replacing, battery getting replaced as well. Parts for this laptop aren’t as expensive as I thought they would be.

Does the thermal putty apply correctly in pic 1

In the pic 2 it the factory putty, do i need to reapply

For context I am looking at financing to purchase either of these, the 7 pro has a lower upfront cost I can afford right now. The 9i has a much higher upfront cost and it will take me a month to save for it.

What I want to know is what are the big differences between the models and 5080 vs 5090 in these specific models.

Something I notice is the 7 has DDR5 listed as the ram whereas the 9i doesn’t have that label anywhere on the page, is it safe to assume it is?

I couldn’t find a 32gb version of the 7 pro that was on this financing deal otherwise the price difference would’ve made me pull the trigger - but the 9i is about £1000 more.

Any owners who have issues with either would be a blessing to hear from. Sorry if it seems like a stupid question I am new to the heavy duty laptop space.

Behold... hiding gold in my laptop experiment.

It's a Dream Machines RT5090-16NA31 with two 2,600RPM 140mm fans strapped to the cooler, and the laptop itself floating on a cooling pad?

I think I accidentally stood on it? It’s a windows 11, is this able to be fixed and if it can, how much will it cost?

Saw this on FB marketplace wondering if it’s a good deal, wanting to upgrade my current gaming laptop. Thanks!

Edit: I got it! Ended up paying $920 for it, factory resetting it now. OLED, 1TB SSD. I think I scored!

I'm thinking of buying asus rog strix g16

There's few options and in some of them i saw 300hz screen

Now I'm a esports title player..

I mostly play valorant

My current laptop is stupid hp envy x360 which has only 60hz screen

So it's going to be a big upgrade for me

Should i go directly for 300hz?

I have tried 165hz before in gaming cafes.

But never above that.

Any other 300hz screen users?

What's ur take on this?

Im looking at this laptop for light gaming and general use. I'd be playing games like fortnite and games in 10's area. Like Left 4 Dead. Also you do some emulating

Link

https://www.costco.com/.product.2105192.html

Thank you for your opinions

Hello.

Recently, I purchased, well, my wife purchased this gaming laptop for me.

IT HAD BEEN 6 long years since I bought a laptop. The upgrade was from an hp omen 2019 with the 1660ti 6gb h9750.

How did the wifey do? Is it future proof?

Currently very happy.

Budget: $2,000
Country: USA
Use Case: Gaming, coding, and watching videos
Preferred Specs: RTX 5070 Ti, 12 GB VRAM, 1 TB SSD, and 32 GB RAM

Pretty much the title, my laptop is a Nitro 5 AN515-58

I’ll obviously need audio, WiFi, gpu drivers. Any other necessary drivers i should have?

Budget: Sub 600$ CAD used preferably
Country: Canada
Use Case: School and gaming, Modded Minecraft, geometry dash, marvel rivals other relatively low demanding games nothing crazy
Preferred Specs: 16g of ram. I don’t know much about specs
Notes: just want something light that I can take around pretty easily and won’t break the bank for a used laptop. Thanks

RTX 4050
Intel Core i5 210H
16gb DDR5 5600mhz

Managed to snag this beauty for £2400! 2 years warranty left with MSI, came with the box and original receipt also! Over the moon with this purchase, the guy just wanted rid of it. Specs:

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU (24GB GDDR7)

Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

RAM: 32GB DDR5

Display: 16-inch IPS, 2560 × 1600, 240Hz

Graphics power: Up to 175W

I've got my Legion pro 7i and for those 2 years since I bought it and I pretty much use it plugged in like a desktop replacement. I always wonder what if I got a desktop instead. People always say it's a waste of money because desktops tend to beat laptops with the same configs. But for me the space saving factor is big. I also like that laptops produce less heat in my bedroom in the summer. In case i want to move mine out of my room it'd be much easier (though it hasnt happened much). I could be wrong but in 2026 I can't seem to find a desktop that's much cheaper than a laptop with the same configs.

I've seen it's usually 144hz and 60hz, but my laptop shows 48hz, it's a new one acer aspire7 intel core 5 210h. Is this normal?

Budget: <2500usd Country: Australia Use Case: Mixed Preferred Specs: Varied Notes: Considering a Legion Pro 5i Gen 10, primarily for trading, but mulling over JUST how excessive the specs are and whether they're justified as a longer term, future proof purchase. So its a 2 part discussion - trading requirements plus future proof evaluation.

Specs: Intel Ultra 9 290HX, RTX 5070 12GB, 32GB DDR5 RAM (2x16), 1TB SSD for just under ~$2,100usd

I'll be running the usual set of software/programs - broker platform, multiple charts of multiple timeframes across multiple external monitors, scanners, and other applications simultaneously.

Yes, I realise these specs are probably BEYOND my immediate needs, but I'm looking for something that will comfortably last several years with plenty of headroom. My thinking is that buying something merely sufficient today could be a false economy if I outgrow it and need to replace it sooner. I'd rather invest in a capable machine upfront than potentially spend a similar amount buying twice.

That said, I don't want to spend unnecessarily on performance I'll never use even with the headroom. Something thats immediate off the top of my head is the dedicated gpu always taking some power. Definitely am overlooking more things.

Is this genuinely overkill, or does spending more upfront make sense for longevity? What would you consider a sensible middle ground?

does a prebuilt desktop seem more practical then with this price range?

I'll ask this question to the guys on the trading subreddit but wanted to ask this here too.

Thank guys

Budget: 600€ (second hand)
Country: Germany
Uses: Gaming and digital art , possibly 3D modelling
Preferred specs: 16"+ and 144hz would be awesome and without overheating issues?
Notes: yeah i know i'm asking for a lot. but it doesn't need to be the most fancy high end shit with 400TB of RAM and RTX 9472 Moonwalk edition or whatnot lmao. the most graphic intense shit i play is WoW and maybe some Assasin's Creed n stuff.

some people say cooling pads sometimes go to cold form to warm and shit and create condensation, i got rog strix 16 g614fr 2025 amd version , and Strix has that liquid metal colling stuff ,i dont know if this makes sense but i wanted to say.

First deal I've found on a legion. Should I pull the trigger or just wait to see what happens on black Friday?