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I'm tempted to get a Gaming Laptop but not for Gaming should I? (media.kbin.run)

submitted 10 months ago by SamXavia@kbin.run to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Yes I am a gamer, no I don't want to use the Laptop for gaming.

The Laptop in question is the 'Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Gen 7', I can't out right purchase it outright as any device is way to pricy for me. So it would be an monthly payment through 2 years.

Why do I want the Laptop?
I've been pushing myself to edit videos and have got to the stage that I have registered a company that I'll be doing this under. Sure my PC would do the ok job, it runs the programs I need such as Premiere Pro but I feel a more portable set up might be needed in the future for as my partner wants to go away to so many places in the future, the ability to move rooms in the house when I feel I no longer can work in the room such as my office to the sitting room as well as if it comes to it I can use the laptop for more 'high-end' gaming on the go in my spare time.

Why this Laptop?
Well I saw it on my phone providers website as I was checking when my current laptop is due to finish it's cycle (The laptop I have currently only have 4GB of ram and can barely open the internet) also it cost like ~£40 a month.

How much would I be paying?
The cost on the website is £42 a month with £10 upfront cost.

This does come with a 'bonus' of 2 year subscriptions of Microsoft Office 365 and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

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[–] SamXavia@kbin.run 0 points 10 months ago

@eezeebee The one that I'm looking at has 8GB of RAM with the upgrade slot accessible to add another 8GB. Yes it would be annoying if I have to update in the near future but knowing a 3050ti is inside of it so that I'm not relying on the CPU & RAM alone I think it should manage it. The other downside is the Storage but there is a empty slot I can add a 1TB SSD into when I can afford it what at least will help, that an External Hard Drives are a thing.