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Gaming laptops suck

Tell me I’m wrong

have always sucked in certain ways, such as limited upgradeability, lower performance than a desktop, and painful pricing. OK, a laptop is currently one of the few ways to get hold of a halfdecent GPU at a sensible price. Forking out for a high-end laptop rather ruins crypto returns, so gaming laptop sales generally go to gamers

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