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Laptops shouldn't ever need 240W. That's just getting stupid. Buy a desktop if this is what you need!

by ulfw 5y ago

Filligree 5y ago
I can't take a desktop with me on an airplane.
- Eric_WVGG 5y ago
  You can’t take a laptop with a battery larger than the 16” MacBook Pro on an airplane either! https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/13/20962380/apples-16-inch-macbook-pro-keyboard-screen-speakers-processor https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/13/20962380/apples-16-inch-...
  - gbrown 5y ago
    Most of these gaming laptops likely don’t; they’re really not intended to be used for heavy gaming while on battery, because the battery can’t support the discharge rate needed by a high end GPU.
  - salamandersauce 5y ago
    Nobody sells laptops with batteries bigger than that! Guess why? Because you're not allowed to take them on planes. Just means gaming laptops have less battery life is all.
- folmar 5y ago
  A SFF would do nicely. A NUC even more so, but is not really up to high workloads
- kiwijamo 5y ago
  You can! Many years ago I took a desktop machine (minus monitor, keyboard, etc as my friends already had spares of these at the destination) on not one but two flights (going there there and the going back back). Surprisingly the people checking in my bag didn't seem to surprised--the only unusual thing was that they asked me to sign a declaration that the airline wouldn't be responsible for any damage. The bag tag went all around the machine (I didn't have the original box so I took a gamble to see if the airline would accept the machine itself) and off it went on the belt at departure. And on arrival it came on the carousel with all the other bags. It worked fine after both trips. All so I could join a gaming session with my friends in another city! Though it should be said I can see why it might be more tricky once you factor in a monitor and other things. And I probably wouldn't do it again now I have a laptop that can run some pretty decent games--but yes good memories... :)
gbrown 5y ago
No thanks, I’ll keep my gaming laptop. Far more portable than a desktop, lots of compute overhead, and I can use it for games. At home it’s basically a desktop with external keyboard and monitors. Oh yeah, and when it’s not being used with the dedicated graphics card, it gets 6-9 hours of battery life. Oh, almost forgot - it’s lighter and about the same size as my 2012 13” MBP.
- pa7ch 5y ago
  Does it require 240 watts?
  - gbrown 5y ago
    I guess not, it says 180 on the back. Haven’t bothered to meter it under full load + charging though. To be clear, I’m skeptical of pushing that much power over USBC.
josefresco 5y ago
For some people (like me), a laptop is merely a portable desktop.

Laptops shouldn't ever need 240W. That's just getting stupid. Buy a desktop if this is what you need!

by ulfw 5y ago

Laptops shouldn't ever need 240W. That's just getting stupid. Buy a desktop if this is what you need!

Filligree 5y ago

I can't take a desktop with me on an airplane.

Eric_WVGG 5y ago
You can’t take a laptop with a battery larger than the 16” MacBook Pro on an airplane either! https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/13/20962380/apples-16-inch-macbook-pro-keyboard-screen-speakers-processor https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/13/20962380/apples-16-inch-...
- gbrown 5y ago
  Most of these gaming laptops likely don’t; they’re really not intended to be used for heavy gaming while on battery, because the battery can’t support the discharge rate needed by a high end GPU.
- salamandersauce 5y ago
  Nobody sells laptops with batteries bigger than that! Guess why? Because you're not allowed to take them on planes. Just means gaming laptops have less battery life is all.
folmar 5y ago
A SFF would do nicely. A NUC even more so, but is not really up to high workloads
kiwijamo 5y ago
You can! Many years ago I took a desktop machine (minus monitor, keyboard, etc as my friends already had spares of these at the destination) on not one but two flights (going there there and the going back back). Surprisingly the people checking in my bag didn't seem to surprised--the only unusual thing was that they asked me to sign a declaration that the airline wouldn't be responsible for any damage. The bag tag went all around the machine (I didn't have the original box so I took a gamble to see if the airline would accept the machine itself) and off it went on the belt at departure. And on arrival it came on the carousel with all the other bags. It worked fine after both trips. All so I could join a gaming session with my friends in another city! Though it should be said I can see why it might be more tricky once you factor in a monitor and other things. And I probably wouldn't do it again now I have a laptop that can run some pretty decent games--but yes good memories... :)

gbrown 5y ago

No thanks, I’ll keep my gaming laptop. Far more portable than a desktop, lots of compute overhead, and I can use it for games. At home it’s basically a desktop with external keyboard and monitors. Oh yeah, and when it’s not being used with the dedicated graphics card, it gets 6-9 hours of battery life. Oh, almost forgot - it’s lighter and about the same size as my 2012 13” MBP.

pa7ch 5y ago
Does it require 240 watts?
- gbrown 5y ago
  I guess not, it says 180 on the back. Haven’t bothered to meter it under full load + charging though. To be clear, I’m skeptical of pushing that much power over USBC.

josefresco 5y ago

For some people (like me), a laptop is merely a portable desktop.