{"id":2070,"date":"2018-11-12T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2020-07-07T16:49:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T16:49:33","slug":"thin-gaming-laptops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/thin-gaming-laptops\/","title":{"rendered":"Thin Gaming Laptops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/img\/blog\/thin-laptop-blog-banner.jpg\" alt=\"thin laptops\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With recent improvements in efficiency of both CPUs and GPUs, laptops are becoming both thinner, and more powerful. The whole \u201cthin &amp; light\u201d segment has really gained steam over the last 5 years. People don\u2019t want to carry around bulky square laptops anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Thin gaming laptops have been somewhat of a revelation over the pasts 2 summers. With Nvidia\u2019s MAX Q standard coming to mainstream laptops we have seen a large influx of crazy powerful machines that run GTX 1060\/1070\/1080\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>We have also seen intel offer up excellent mobile versions of their latest 8th Gen CPU\u2019s, coming in 4 and 6 core variants. You can now get a thin and light gaming laptop that essentially has the full power of a large desktop.<\/p>\n<h2>Potential Downsides<\/h2>\n<p>There are a few downsides associated with this thin gaming laptops. One seems to be battery life. While the components are very efficient, there just isn\u2019t a ton of room to fit a large battery in some of these systems making it hard to offer anything above adequate battery life.<\/p>\n<p>Some thin systems also suffer from durability issues, as their chassis are thinner, and more prone to bending then a full-sized counterpart might be.<\/p>\n<p>The last thing to consider is pricing. Thin and light laptops tend to be more expensive due to the increased manufacturing difficulty. So, expect most systems to have a starting price around $1600.<\/p>\n<p>With all that said, these new thin gaming laptops are truly incredible feats of engineering. The amount of performance that you can get in a device that will fit comfortably in a bookbag or briefcase is shocking. Its not a stretch to envision a future where there are only thin and light laptops. 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