- dairokkan ( @dairokkan@kbin.social ) 11•1 year ago
It’s funny how the author calls a ZenBook 14X as a gaming laptop, complains that the fan is too loud and he has to turn down the settings, and still claims it is a better alternative to a PC into which he failed to install an i9 into because he forgot to read the documentation. Massive cope
- Brkdncr ( @Brkdncr@kbin.social ) 7•1 year ago
Tom’s guide has been at the top of google search results for years now. They should write an SEO article.
- thatdukeluke ( @thatdukeluke@kbin.social ) 7•1 year ago
Whenever my friends who are new to PC gaming or just PCs in general ask me about building a PC I tell them it’s like building with really expensive Legos. Just take your time, be patient and make sure to watch some guides before and during the build. If they really need help I just go over and help walk them through it.
- !ozoned@lemmy.world ( @ozoned@beehaw.org ) 6•1 year ago
But if you learn then you can’t depend on more garbage articles!
I build.my own PCs and laptops are NOT worth the price per power. You want a laptop like device for gaming? Steamdeck.
I own a gaming laptop and I agree. For that price, a desktop is objectively far better for gaming in terms of comfort, customizability, and power. If I had a choice, I’d have a laptop for work/school, and a custom pc for gaming at home.
That said, I still like my gaming laptop. It’s a pretty good fit for my current needs.
- zahel ( @zahel@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year ago
Agreed!
- awoo ( @awoo@lemmy.kemomimi.fans ) 5•1 year ago
I feel so fucking privileged that I don’t have to write crap like this for a living.
- popekingjoe ( @popekingjoe@kbin.social ) 4•1 year ago
What a shite article. Spend $3000 on a laptop or about $2200 for a similar desktop with more power? Yeah I’ll take the desktop. The portability isn’t worth $800.
- RosalynKirk ( @RosalynKirk@kbin.social ) 3•1 year ago
If you need a mobile gaming computer, buy a gaming laptop. If you don’t, don’t. “Trust me”.
- VulcanSphere ( @VulcanSphere@kbin.social ) 3•1 year ago
It seems that Future Publishing paying a lot for suggested news on Google News.
Mostly, Vulcan have seen Tom’s Guide, Techradar, PC Gamer, and Creative Bloq.
- dairokkan ( @dairokkan@kbin.social ) 4•1 year ago
Future Publishing somehow consistently manages to convert every good tech news site into SEO-optimized crap with the most boring UI known to man. I do not trust any of those sites anymore
- VulcanSphere ( @VulcanSphere@kbin.social ) 1•1 year ago
They are good at buying magazines and tech website companies, especially under last CEO.
Imagine Publishing (in the UK), Purch Group (Tom’s Hardware, Anandtech), NewBay Media (this one is for business-to-business titles), Bauer Media and nextmedia consumer technology titles (in Australia), TI Media (formerly Time Inc. UK/IPC Media) , GoCompare, Dennis Publishing…
And somehow proceeded to ruin their acquired assets with homogenised websites and SEO-sanitised contents…
(Certain NewBay Media assets were later resold to another companies, like MCV/Develop (this one was probably for competitive reasons, because owning consumer magazines and business-to-business magazine about video games would run afoul of competition rules).
- serendipitytea ( @serendipitytea@kbin.social ) 2•1 year ago
Why do you refer to yourself in 3rd person
- VulcanSphere ( @VulcanSphere@kbin.social ) 2•1 year ago
Stylistic choice :)
Doesn’t bother me any, so it’s all okay in my books :)
- z2k_ ( @z2k_@lemmy.nz ) 2•1 year ago
But he said to trust him
- wave_walnut ( @wave_walnut@kbin.social ) 2•1 year ago
Wanna use more reliable news app. Anyone knows?