Hi! I wanted to buy a budget gaming laptop at around ~800 USD (equivalent). Currently checking out a gigabyte 3060/11400@ 850$. Is this priced right? Shoukd I look for better deals? Also, what about gigabyte laptops, are they reliable? Should I buy it? What brands should I look for, if not?
The specs sound good but be aware that there’s always a caveat for gaming laptops under $1000. Look for that specific model and see what people are saying about cooling and build quality. It doesn’t matter how powerful the laptop is if it’s going to overheat and throttle performance 5 minutes into playing (this happens a lot in cheap laptops)
In general avoid Dell and MSI. They’ve got a bad reputation. I’ve never seen a gigabyte laptop so be careful with that.
In terms of budget laptops I’ve heard the asus tuf is pretty alright.
Another good resource is to check out the YouTube channel, Jarrod’s Tech. He focuses almost exclusively on gaming laptops, but will cover from the top of the line beasts, to very budget ones. He’s also thorough with what he looks at and covers in each video. Would recommend.
On Dell… Dell has a bad reputation on the low end. Dell XPS machines are up there with Macs in terms of build quality (so as to say, the hardware is very well put together).
Agree on the $1000 thing though, probably should be higher now, that $1000 price point has been sitting for a while.
In any case, it’s normally the chassis and cooling. Lots of companies will cram components that have no business being in a chassis into the chassis and then you get overheating, premature hardware failure, etc.