buying a new gaming laptop soon...thoughts?

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What they said. If you can avoid buying a laptop for gaming, do so. They cost too much, they will never be as powerful as a desktop, and they are unusable as a laptop as they will burn your lap off and make you sweat bullets.

So don't buy one unless you are a road warrior, and even then I'd recommend buying a micro atx sized desktop to carry around with you since that's how you'll find yourself using the laptop after a few days.