Mini PC vs Gaming Laptop...Which is Better?

Gaming Laptop Vs. Gaming Mini PC! Laptops have gotten so cheap and include almost everything you need to start gaming.

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[woonwoonw]

I built a mini PC i5 12600K RTX 4060 in the Velka 3 case, and it is running really great

[Mark-mupj]

Mini PCs are getting better, i think in 5 years they should be on a more decent gaming level.

[jakehart]

I just bought that laptop on B&H for 599 and spent $50 to put 32GB of ram in it. Great portable gaming option.

[MusicHavenSG]

I think it all depends if you're stationed more at home or have to be on the move a lot more. Mini PCs and Desktops for the home, lappies on the go.

[yissnakklives]

My primary use case for the mini pc's is home entertainment - 4k streaming, console emulation, general light-ish PC gaming, that sort of thing. The 680m will play older things like Black Mesa, Fallout 3/4, Blur, Road Redemption and so on at 1080p and generally ~60FPS (running on a 60hz refresh TV). If you aren't adverse to FSR then these mini pc's will serve for more demanding titles as well, so they aren't a total failure on that front. Have not had much opportunity to test my 790pro yet (780m and DDR5 5600MT) but they seem around 30% faster overall on average.

[ayaanquazi]

0:19 I thought that was the PC for second

[cooky]

I got that mini pc
Few pointées, bluetooth I'd bad through a monitor. It explain the bad response time. Second, you need to go to the bios, change the vrai allocation to 8gig (you got 32, not a problem) and ajustement thr fan curve. The basic setting limits the fans and you lose a lot of performance over too much heat. It's decent, I usually play snowrunner and disblo4 medium settings
with it

[InterlacedTech]

Just a suggestion to you folks, consider having a direct comparison between the devices reviewed because it makes it easier to the viewer to acknowledge the differences and maybe have a better decision in buying the relevant device.

[NipplesOfDestiny]

Id like a video on upgrading those old atom laptops, converting to dual channel, upgrading to an SSD etc. I know it's been done a million times but an updated video on that and any other tips you have to boost performance would be appreciated by me at least

[ChuckLucky]

That blue dragon mousepad is gorgeous 😮😮😮

[crnova]

Maybe I will go for an external USB-C monitor with touch. For performing live music I would not need a keyboard and mouse. I also think there would be less fan noise than with a laptop as the pc is further away.

Also in my opinion gaming laptops are heavy and battery life can be an issue.

Edit: this week I changed my mind. I got the GPD WIN Max 2 with a 10" touch screen and a resolution of 2550 x 1600 and it has an amazing performance. Maybe not the best for gaming, but its ultra portable. I can play Age of Wonders on high (just started..) and World of Warcraft on Ultra settings in the older worlds.

[wastelanderone]

I use a Logitech wireless quiet mouse and on one AA battery I get like a year and a half of 8 hours 5 days a week, mice can be really super efficient!

[pcigrock]

Mini box pc is for office pc and tv box designation, even with powerful igpu.
Steam boxes was a nice idea.
Mini itx PC's is still bigger than dedicated mini box pc

[MauriBT]

You can try this mini PC with an external GPU via thunderbolt? I think the mini PC is better in this situation u can change GPU

[jt]

I got a Bee-Link with Ryzen 3550H and it works for the lighter games.

[yissnakklives]

You guys should have gone with the UM790Pro or the UM780XTX - both running the 780m iGPU, running the CPU at 65Watt and running 5600MT DDR5 instead of the 4800 MT in the UM7735; it provides a LOT more performance for not much more $$

[AptinYT]

Could you try high end mini pc and high end gaming laptop to make difference

[atheroswiki]

mini pc best alternatives for laptop, easly upgrade and cleaning, ,,my beelink sei12 -intel 12450h best quality

[abdeluser]

You guys definitely should try out the higher modules and give us ur opinions...

[christopheredwardnaidoo]

Should go into the bios and allocate more ram to the gpu it help a lot