Posted By: KatieB
Please Help Me Buy a Windows Gaming Laptop - 07/14/19 08:06 PM
I am an avowed Macintosh user since 1986. I have a MacBook Air, a MacBook Pro, and a large and small iMac. I was a writer and graphic designer (now blissfully retired) and I built a successful business with Macintoshes and Aldus (now Adobe) software. However, many many more games are made for Windows than Mac OS. So finally I am looking to add to my collection a fast gaming laptop with excellent graphics that runs Windows.
I tend to play pretty adventure games like Myst, rather than shoot-em-ups.
There are so many things I don't know. I tend to play games primarily on my laptop. I like my 13" MacBooks; I like their lightness and size. I am used to playing games on that size screen. But am I going to sacrifice performance by selecting a 13" rather than a 15"?
I also like a 4K screen. But do I need that for gaming? Will it drain the battery life and run hot?
And what's this about a touch screen? Will that do me any good at all if I am not used to one?
Right now I am specifically looking at Razers because I think they're cool. I like the Blade Stealth 4K (13.3") and the Blade 4K (15.6"). My inclination is to go with the Stealth but I read it runs hot and that the better gaming machine is the bigger Blade.
Or should I forego "cool" and go with another choice? Thanks in advance for advice and guidance!
I tend to play pretty adventure games like Myst, rather than shoot-em-ups.
There are so many things I don't know. I tend to play games primarily on my laptop. I like my 13" MacBooks; I like their lightness and size. I am used to playing games on that size screen. But am I going to sacrifice performance by selecting a 13" rather than a 15"?
I also like a 4K screen. But do I need that for gaming? Will it drain the battery life and run hot?
And what's this about a touch screen? Will that do me any good at all if I am not used to one?
Right now I am specifically looking at Razers because I think they're cool. I like the Blade Stealth 4K (13.3") and the Blade 4K (15.6"). My inclination is to go with the Stealth but I read it runs hot and that the better gaming machine is the bigger Blade.
Or should I forego "cool" and go with another choice? Thanks in advance for advice and guidance!