Explain This To Me... WHO is Buying Giant Laptops??

These new Intel 13th gen mobile CPUs are FAST! More cores, more L3 cache, higher boost frequencies… wait, the last generation of CPUs in this caliber of laptop were already plenty fast… why does anyone need this level of performance in a mobile device?

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:40 Mobile CPUs are getting FAST
2:23 Tested systems
3:14 4K gaming results
3:47 Mobile RTX 4090 is WAY slower than desktop
4:22 Who buys these?
5:19 1080p gaming results
5:49 Not just for gaming!
7:13 CPU benchmark results
8:02 Benefits for creators too
8:55 Creative benchmarks
9:34 The competition is stepping up
10:03 Outro

[LilyLikesTech]

It is funny how you can find tons of these gaming style laptops in places where you wouldn’t really expect one. My mother’s dentistry clinic uses gaming laptops to run all of their testing and diagnostic tools. Always fun to see an RGB illuminated ROG laptop next to some medical testing equipment.

[AnKangOoi]

As a pilot, gaming laptops provides us access to games to keep us sane during long standby hours at the airport. A lot of pilots actually buy these gaming laptops and just game at the crew room on standby or game with each other back at the hotel! I currently have the Asus M16 2023 w/4090 and man that thing can run anything!

[karolskrz]

Every engineering lecture sounds like a jet engine when over 100 students launch Solidworks on these lol

[mkrntn]

My roommates were engineering, architecture and film students. They had this massive, thick laptops. They didn't game much on it, but used mainly because it had lots of RAM. Remember 32Gb Alienwares? Dude those were the days.

[Arewmon]

I bought a massive laptop like this when I was going to college. I basically wanted a desktop I could actually bring with me in a carry-on that I could fly back home with twice a year during semester breaks. I only rarely brought it to class as I prefer taking notes by hand anyway. It was a nice large screen with a nice large keyboard that could sit right on my dorm desk without any other peripherals.

[JarrodsTech]

Something important to note is that the RTX 4090 laptop GPU can run between 80 and 175W. Even at the minimum 80W power limit, it still beats the 3080 Ti laptop GPU from last gen at 175W (in Timespy graphics score). In theory this means that even a much smaller and thinner 4090 laptop should still destroy the chonkers from last gen.

[takatakboy]

Personally never been a fan of huge laptops but after being given the opportunity to live abroad with no certainty of when I can confidently say "I'm staying in this place", huge laptops allowed me to carry my "digital life" overseas and has given me the flexibility to move across the country with little to no concern of where do I need to put my machine every time I move. Also the huge ass gaming laptop has been by far the most stable workhorse I've had in years of building PCs which makes me so glad I bought it in the first place.

[lukeskywalket]

As an engineering student in college, I bought a gaming laptop specifically so I would be able to run the programs I need for my classes (Solidworks being the main one). To me, the ability to play games on it is really just an added bonus.

[TheDiabolocraft]

I had one of these overtly massive MSI gaming laptops as my daily driver in college. It didnt fit into my bag, it weighed 500 kilos & the awkwardness in class when the fans ramped up and everyone started looking…

[OldRecordMedia]

I bought one of these a year back. I use it constantly and it has in fact replaced my desktop. The portability was tremendously helpful when it comes to having to constantly move around workspaces. I use it for programming, gaming, 3D design, basically everything. Aside from turning into a jet engine when running any modern game, it's held up nicely without issue. Definitely got my money's worth out of it.

[Nullmoose]

I run a consumer electronics repair shop and I can say, by far, the vast majority of my customers that bring these in for service are architects and engineers.

[Meoiswa]

I used machines like these for years during uni. Being out of home for the vast majority of the day, a long commute, and with a messy schedule with tons of empty periods free to work or game, it allowed me to make the most of my day by utilizing downtime for recreation. Later years I was also working as a software dev, which meant I had my entire setup, tools config and all, always in my bag pack, ready for work or gaming

[camael]

I used to have a clevo gaming laptop with a 6700k desktop cpu and gtx 1070. The thing was a beast, almost 5kg and a battery life that was gone in a flash of an eye. I sold my arguably better desktop and my old laptop for it. The reason I did this was because I had gotten sick. I went back to my parents often, switching between the hospital, my apartment, my dad's house and my mom's. This means something portable was needed. The thing was impractical but it helped me trough some rough times. Giving me entertainment and allowing me to keep in contact with friends. I loved the thing.

[SrgtMuller]

Having solid gaming performance combined with the portability of a laptop is amazing for anyone who travels. It’s a massive stress relief to be able to get in the hotel at night and quickly pull my laptop, mouse, headphones out and just play a few games before bed. This and the steamdeck are my personal bread and butter for unwinding at night on the go (being an airline pilot means always being on the go).

[wedmunds]

A powerful laptop is a life saver for students who have to travel a lot. In this context, “portability” is being able to stuff your setup into your backpack and work anywhere with an outlet.

[charliekealoha]

As someone who purchased something like this about 7 years ago, I will say that it was really worth it to be able to on break at work, do work for the side hustle I was doing making commercials and editing audio. Saved me from having to deal with it after or before work.

[TheDwarvenGameing]

I think Linus forgot about the sad reality of kids in split families. I knew a bunch of kids in school who were at one parents house one week and another the other week and went with one of these laptops rather than two separate desktops

[UnusualVariable]

I work in IT for an MSP; many of our clients are Engineers and Architects. We load them up with Strix Gaming Laptops. They need to be able to work from home and show up at the location. They love them. We also noticed the RMA dropped substantially with Asus VS what we had with HP.

[Vercingetorix]

As an aeroplane pilot, being able to open my personal bag and set up one of these with a mouse, a thunderbolt dock with my iPad to the side on its stand and, possibly, connect it to the hotel room TV via HDMI creating a mobile office in a matter of minutes is just incredible. I've got my super-hyper-ultra powerful desktop at home, but I can't certainly move that thing around Europe. And if I ever need anything from my main rig or my NAS I can just remote connect to it and get whatever I need

[matthewcornfield]

Last year I bought the HP Victus 16 with an i5 and 3050-ti. I was looking at getting a laptop for university to do assignments on, but found that if I wanted half decent specs I'd be paying about £700. Then I found the Victus with a full blown graphics card and cooling solution for £722, and thought it was a no brainer.

It fits inside of my rucksack, can run AutoCAD and Revit perfectly, and as a side I can play Civilization V on the 3hr train ride to my placement office. Perfect.