[kwlug-disc] Best and Economical Gaming And programing laptops

[Chamunks]

I would go so far as to say that no one should game on a laptop. Unless
you're into really old low resource requirement games.  Usually 9 times out
of ten, the money spent on a low end gaming laptop you'd get a passable and
reasonably future proof desktop that will game pretty well.

On Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 11:23 doug moen, <doug at moens.org> wrote:

> "Computer science" covers a lot of ground.
>
> My computer science work involves a lot of 3D graphics, and I need a good
> GPU.
> Machine learning can also be GPU heavy, I've heard.
> If you are compiling a lot of source code (I work with open source C++
> code on github), a fast SSD helps, since this workload involves a lot of
> file i/o.
> Some computer science workloads require lots of RAM, it depends on what
> kinds of programs you are running.
> Without any context, I'd recommend 8-16 GB of RAM, and check if the RAM is
> upgradeable.
> If a lot of coding is involved, then having a good keyboard can be
> important. The chiclet keyboard on the MacBook air I'm using is only just
> barely adequate, and I can type faster and more accurately on a "real"
> workstation keyboard. But that's just me: different people have different
> keyboard preferences.
>
> I don't play games, but that requires a good GPU, and I personally
> recommend the nvidia GTX 10xx series.
>
> On 12 September 2018 at 10:05, <ushetaf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ‎Hi
>>
>> Thank you for the advise.
>>
>>
>> In that case I think we can use the default Windows 10 OS that comes with
>> it. That would make it much easier.
>>
>> On this note, does any have any laptop recommendations for the purpose of
>> gaming and computer science work?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Ushe
>>
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>> laptops
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>> While I'm not familiar with those two models, my rule of thumb when
>> purchasing new hardware is to go to the manufacturer's website and see if
>> they provide Linux drivers for all of the hardware involved.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12 September 2018 at 01:45, Ushe T <ushetaf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>
>>> I need your help and advice. My young brother is in University now.
>>> We need to purchase a Laptop that is very good with high performance
>>> gaming and works well with language  programing.
>>>
>>> He is taking computer science ‎in the University.
>>>
>>> So far we have: the following options:
>>> 1) Asus Tuf i5 FX504GM
>>> 2) Acer Nitro i5 Nvidia GTX 1060
>>>
>>> If anyone has better recommendations they are welcome.
>>>
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Ushe
>>>
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