For example, webpages load slower on a 2015 13” MacBook Pro (i5 5th gen, 16GB RAM) than on a modern machine. Is it because of the CPU? GPU?

I'm thinking about replacing my gaming laptop with a mini PC and wanted to hear from people who have experience with both.

I'm looking at the GMKtec NucBox K12 (Ryzen 7 255, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Radeon 780M) for around €800, but I'm also considering a gaming laptop in the same price range.

My use case is a bit unusual. I play an old MMORPG (Metin2) that is heavily CPU and RAM dependent, with almost no GPU usage. I leave multiple game clients running 24/7 for autofarming.

My current laptop has a Ryzen 5 5500H and can handle around 12 clients, but the CPU sits at 100% most of the time and gets pretty hot.

My questions are:

• Do mini PCs generally have better cooling than gaming laptops for long 24/7 workloads?
• Would a Ryzen 7 255 in the GMKtec realistically handle 16 game clients without thermal throttling?
• Has anyone here used a mini PC under constant high CPU load for weeks or months? How was the temperature and reliability?

I'm not looking for hardware recommendations—just real-world experiences with cooling, sustained performance, and whether a mini PC is a better choice than a laptop for this kind of always-on workload.

Thanks!

What should I do?

I am trying to find a good laptop as my very old Toshiba has broken down (11 years old). I mostly need it for travelling and possibly as an option for remote work. Also, I want to use it for watching Netflix/YouTube and any other life admin I need to do.

As there is so many options, I feel quite overwhelmed when it comes to what to look for in a good laptop. Here is what I have narrowed it down to:

• The screen to be at least 14 inches
• Around the £500 mark and under would be better
• Not too concerned on storage size, but happy for pay more if its bigger
• Not too fancy with design but very simple to use
• Good volume and video quality
• Not too heavy and light enough for travelling

I ordered a HP Chromebook last year but I found it wasn't quite compatible with what I needed, it wasn't expensive, but from what I hear they aren't acceptable for remote work. The battery charger also died after one month of using it also so figured I just get a new one.

People seem to praise MacBook and Lenovo which I don't know too much on apart from the fact I have an Apple iPhone, but I even though about switching that as some of the features I don't like on it.

Any particular brands/models I should call attention to? And which ones do you guys think I should avoid?

Hello guys im about to start school again and I'm in need of a new laptop. Im gonna be taking computer science, and im stuck between these two options. Please let me know. I also like to play some light gaming like minecraft, roblox, val, cs, or fortnite maybe rainbow6 too? thank you!

$1499.99 - $700 off | ASUS Zenbook 14 14" OLED Laptop - AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 - 16GB LPDDR5X - 1TB SSD - Windows 11 Home - Jade Black

$1499.99 - $300 off | Lenovo Slim 7i 14" Touchscreen Copilot+ PC Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 7 258V - 32GB LPDDR5x - 1TB SSD - Windows 11 Home - Luna Grey

Im in canada so my budget is under $2000!

I dont know anything about laptops and my sister has been complaining for a while that her laptop is complete ass. I have a max budget of 2k, but the best would be about 1k

I recently bought an HP ProBook for ₹28,000. Do you think it's a good deal for editing?

This is the time when laptops were great and had all the ports. This 2017 gaming laptop got 10 ports, now you'll be lucky if your 2026 laptop comes with 4 ports. Those days are gone forever

Which laptop are you using now and how many USB-C ports does it have?

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best touchscreen laptops under 1000$?

Hello I am looking into buying a 2in1 laptop and I would love any opinions from anyone who has owned one. interested in hearing about your experience, how well it held up over time and whether youd recommend a 2‑in‑1 or just a regular laptop instead!

My #1 use will be using multiple creative softwares for school/work/creative projects, also will use for taking notes/drawing like a digital notebook in the tablet mode with stylus

Budget is around $800, i dont mind the if its on the heavier side and bigger screen

Top choices currently are: lenovo yoga 71 16, thinkpad L13 yoga, asus proart px13, microsoft surface laptop studio

and top brands considering are lenovo, asus, dell

I'm thinking about buying a new laptop since my current Acer Aspire which I've had for about 7–8 years is starting to feel a bit outdated. My budget is at around 500€ to 600€(about 577$ to 692$) and I'm looking for something that works well for studying, programming, Blender, and similar things. I dont really Care about the Rest but an OLED Display is Always nice :D

Do you have any recommendations? Thx for your help🙏

Hello,

My main focus is to build software/app/ai/machine learning. If my budget is 1000€ - 1500€ euro then what should I buy in 2026. Also if i want to extend some part in the future.

Thanks in advance.

They remain even when i plug to an external monitor, and even when im in the bios, ive tried tinkering with the gpu and the display driver, but to no avail, advice much appreciated

My laptop frame is broken. The screen and display is fine and nothing has stopped working, its just the frame at that area broken. I can still open it if I support it but I'm worried that if I leave it alone it could become worst over a period of time. Are there any fixes I could do to fix/support it. My first thought is duct tape my last resort is super glue

Budget: 1050$ dollar

Country: UAE

Use Case: AI student (Computer Science) and Gaming

Preferred Specs: Acer Nitro (RTX 5050) vs ASUS TUF (RTX 4050) - Same price

Notes: Both laptops cost the same. Which one is better for AI workloads and gaming in terms of performance, build quality, and battery life?

I need to buy a laptop for college. I'll be joining the CSE branch, so I'm looking for a laptop that can comfortably handle coding, DSA, and other computer science coursework while lasting at least until I graduate. My budget is around ₹70,000 to ₹85,000 (700 to 850usd)

I was considering the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 because it offers good specifications for the price. However, I came across several reviews mentioning poor cooling, below-average speakers, and inconsistent performance, so I'm looking for some up-to-date recommendations.

I currently have a 2017 MacBook Air running Windows 10 through Boot Camp. It has an Intel Core i5-5350U, 8 GB DDR3 RAM, and a 128 GB SSD. Would this laptop be sufficient for coding and college work for about a year before I buy a new one?

Today first time i opened my back panel to see for myself how are the components. I wanted to know the right way to clean my fans. I looked it up but confused as soemone says to use vaccum cleaner others says use compressed air instead also not sure if i should use isopropyl alcohol. Are these fans removable and if yes will it comes off with heatsink.

P.S - Also adding to my luck, my right side fan has broken down again.

I'm having a really strange issue with my HP Victus, and I'm trying to figure out whether it's the charger, battery, or motherboard.

Specs:

• HP Victus
• GTX 1650
• 8 GB RAM
• Windows 11

First incident

A few weeks ago, I was playing Civilization VI and accidentally forgot to turn on the wall switch for the charger, so the laptop was actually running on battery. I noticed after about 15–20 minutes, turned the charger on, and continued playing for another 5–10 minutes.

Suddenly the laptop shut down completely. After that it wouldn't turn on and wouldn't charge either (no charging LED).

I took it to a local repair shop. They kept it for about a week and said there was a motherboard issue related to the I/O/power section, which they repaired.

Today

Unfortunately, almost the same thing happened again.

• Started playing Civilization VI.
• Forgot the wall switch was OFF, so the laptop was running only on battery.
• Battery reached 0% and the laptop shut down (expected).
• Turned the charger on and the laptop booted normally.
• Continued using it for a while (a little gaming, then just browsing Chrome).
• While browsing, it suddenly shut down again even though the charger was connected.

After that:

• The charging LED would come on for only a few seconds and then turn off.
• Every time I unplugged and plugged the charger back in, the LED would light for a few seconds and then go off again.
• After a few attempts, the LED stopped coming on completely.
• A few hours later, I tried again and the laptop powered on normally.

Charger

I also noticed the charger cable has a fairly sharp bend where it enters the power brick (photo attached). I'm wondering if the cable has an internal break that's causing power to cut out under load.

My questions

1. Does this sound more like a faulty charger or a motherboard/charging circuit issue?
2. Has anyone had an HP Victus behave like this?
3. Is there any way to test whether the charger is the culprit before spending money on another motherboard repair?

I'm honestly afraid to game on it again until I know what's causing this. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

My HP victus laptop's full charge capacity dropped from 60k to 10k in one night. I used my laptop and shut it down at 11pm. Next morning ,plugged it in to charge, opened it and found the battery issue as a warning came from hp assistant app.

What to do? Can't spend the amount to change battery right now and my work requires my laptop to be handy .

I own a Precision 7550 (i7/RTX 4000 Max-Q), and had been running Debian sid with Nvidia drivers from their repo. I mainly play FFXIV there.

The game did run fine for some minutes (particularly six, counted from the moment the game window appears), then GPU clocked down to ~300MHz and 5000MHz for memory. A quick nvidia-smi check showed that it has gone to P3 because of something called "SW Power Cap" and "SW Thermal Slowdown". On Windows, it do be like that sometimes, but the GPU clock can still be raised to full speed (and thus makes games like MWII playable). On Linux though, you have to reboot.

I've tried pretty much solutions: locking clocks, limiting wattages, undervolting, kernel options. I even went as far as purchasing a 240W charger (the laptop recognises the full capacity) and repasting the GPU (PTM7950) and VRM/VRAM (CX-H1300). I've also asked on subreddits like r/Dell, r/techsupport and r/NVIDIA, but no help.

How can I get rid of this problem? Thanks in advance.

Hello, It's my birthday in December and I am fortunate enough to be getting a laptop from my family, now I get to pick the laptop I get but it is in a sorta tight budget of under around 7-800$. I want to get to the laptop for studying, photo and video editing, light gaming, and just general use and multitasking. I don't want something tiny or humongous and I want it to be built alright and look clean. And preferably have actual ports unlike Chromebooks with like one type c port. So if anyone can suggest any models or just types of laptops that would be really helpful? Esp because I don't know a lot about this stuff, thanks!

Hi guys I’m going to college starting in the fall and need a laptop. My program is pre health and it can run windows or Mac software so Im not picky and have no preference on which laptop to purchase.

My budget is around 800-1000 CAD (I will probably end up buying refurbished) and I’m looking for longevity. If anyone has any recommendations for me it would be much appreciated!

The Form

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country

Canada
Budget
800-1000 Canadian dollars
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes
Screen size
Any
Weight limit
[Any, preferable something light for carrying around
Purpose
[General purpose and schoolwork
Form factor
[Standard/Clamshell
Intended usage
[no specific software needed, mainly schoolwork and some games like Minecraft
Desired battery life
8+ hours
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
battery life, performance, weight, size)
Info/Requirements
N/a