@240B Why a laptop? Are you planning on writing your next novel at StarBucks? Are you in college?
None of the above,but I seem to be spending more time in hospitals than I used to,and this time doesn't seem to lessen as I get older. A laptop I can play games on might help keep me distracted while serving time in a care facility.
My cellphone can do almost as much as any laptop.
I have my cell phone for making and receiving calls. I also use it for a GPS while traveling,and reluctantly accept tweets and emails from people I know. The rest of the time I want the damn thing to remain silent and leave me alone.
8G ram is no good for games these days. You need anywhere from 10-16G ram.
I know this,but I am on a budget and still trying to get caught up on medical bills,and bought one with a 8mb ram stick because it is so easy to install another one when it fits my budget better.
As far as a monitor, you could simply buy an HD TV 43" or larger if you want and make that your monitor.
I already have a monitor I am using with this computer,as well as another monitor sitting in the floor for a spare if I need it. Plus I have a 58 inch plasma tv I could use as a monitor if I wanted.
The monitor on the laptop I plan on buying has a 144mz refresh rate . It added 100 bucks to the purchase price,but I think it will be worth it.
I specifically intentionally do not allow any camera or microphone on my computer.
Me,either. That's one of the reasons they make duct tape.
But back to the main point. If you do not specifically need a laptop for work or education, then why buy one?
Easier to take with me when I go into the hospital than my desktop.
If you buy a desk top you can trick that puppy out any way you want to, like ZZ Top Eliminator.
Change out the CPU, add more RAM, put in a kick ass 350 horsepower Graphics Card or Sound Card, whatever you want.
You can do a lot of that with the upscale laptops,but I am basically buying a new one that has everything I want already done,except for the additional 8MB RAM stick. I MIGHT spring for that by the time I buy,but that depends on what my budget looks like. Right now I will be using it as a computer,not a game console,so it's not critical.
BTW,don't get me wrong. I LOVE playing computer games. That's the problem. I get obsessed with playing them and don't get anything else done,including eating or sleeping in some cases. Which is why I rarely play them now. Be nice to be able to play them when/if I am hospitalized or housebound for several months again.