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Originally Posted by Hivetyrant
Not true, I bought an XPS 1730M with all the best parts, sure it costs more but I like having something that takes up no room, has one power cable and was able to match my desktop easily, sure technology moves fast, but it's not like it used to be where your top of the line gear is outdated in a month, sure they are always brining out new things, but my 3 year old dual 8800GTX's in my desktop (and inn my laptop) are still able to play the latest games.
Everyone loves to make fun of people that spend lots more on gaming laptops, but some of them are just nice to own.
TDC has made a great suggestion with the M11x, it's a beast of a laptop and despite its small size, in 5 seconds you can plug in your larger monitor and its as good as a desktop.
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Well, it is true...in that case you just spent more to achieve the same power. And when I upgrade I can do so in a snap, when you upgrade you have a slippery slope to navigate.
X2 8800gt's would begin to show their age around now - if they haven't already. You spent the money for an SLI setup which got you this far, but now you will start to notice a drop off playing the latest and greatest games. The 8800 is 3 gens behind (maybe more?).
Like TL said, I think people just need to get over it. If you bought it for both gaming AND portability then great, but lets not pretend you have it easy. You don't. And lets not pretend a desktop for the same price could knock it out of the water - it won't. While people may be thrilled with their purchase of a portable gaming laptop, this thrill quickly turns to frustration or bank withdrawals as it becomes obsolete.
My advice, again, use laptops for portability and work. I use mine mainly for these purposes. Sure, I can play WoW on mine (polygon count is so low, almost any rig can) and some older games but anything else I move rooms to my rig.