Introduction
When one goes for choosing a gaming laptop, one should definitely investigate prices and considering what features are worth your money and which is really over-blown add-ons that you really don't need. Luckily for you, I'll break down the mumbo-jumbo terms into simple terms and help you become educated and informed in getting the most performance for your money in a gaming laptop. I'll lay out examples in this articles for you and hopefully by the time you get through reading this article, you'll have the tools you need.
Okay first let me break down the tech mumbo-jumbo and then I'll do comparisons between laptops.
Technologies in lay-man terms
G-Sync Technology- The simple way to explain this is simply this is the piece of display technology that prevents what we in the business call screen tearing. When one exceeds the Frames Per Second in a game (the speed that games run at), it causes this:
That is simply the result however this is a bunch of marketing nonsense because one could use a FPS Limiter to help keep the tearing to a minimum. Nvidia (the maker of Gsync) wants to sell you this for a premium when a simple config edit or FPS limiter software could help keep that from happening. Also enabling VSync can do that with a very slight reduction in mouse input lag.
60 hz laptop panels vs. 120 hz laptop panels - My experience is there's plenty of advantages choosing a 120hz monitor vs. 60hz for a desktop or laptop however if you're choosing a 120hz monitor one needs to have the hardware required to drive it. With laptops the 120 hz panel isn't necessary because gaming laptops typically last a much shorter lifetime than their desktop counterparts so you won't get really good returns for your money over the long run.
1080p vs 4k - Gaming Laptops aren't at the stage where you can game with 4k and get 60 fps, you'll be lucky if you got 30 or less. The same applies for Desktops for the most part. Paying a lot on a 4k panel for a laptop isn't really a great idea if your primary purpose is gaming.
FHD vs IPS - Typically IPS has the best viewing picture and that's important if you have a small screen like a 14 inch or less plus better colors, FHD is typically cheaper however has the worst viewing picture, if you stand or move from a side to side view in a 90 degree angle and look towards the edges of the monitor you'll see reduced and washed out colors. FHD is basically TN panels for 1080p resolution. Case and Point:
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| FHD [Left] IPS [Right] |
Battery Capability- The higher the rate WHrs, the longer the battery will last. Some are rated at 76 WHrs, others at a much higher amount. This is very important, you want a battery that will last you not one that won't especially if you're gaming on the go. I would recommend an extra battery or two for replacing it.
Photo Comparisons for laptops in terms of performance vs. price ratio
If you notice something from these Amazon listings of gaming laptops, they all pretty much have the same things in them, the only difference is simply price, The Predator does produce a little bit more heat however it's manageable and it's the cheapest price to performance ratio you'll get for a 15 inch laptop with a top of the line Intel CPU and gtx 1060m GPU in it. So you have the investigate and use these terms to help decide what's worth your money. Do you want more storage space or do you want an IPS monitor for your laptop? What can you do with and what can you do without? That's what it's all about.
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