Do You Primarily Play WoW on a Laptop?

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Just curious how many people out there currently use a laptop as their primary computer when it comes to playing WoW.

If you are using a laptop, how is it? Are you happy with your current setup, or are you looking to get a desktop at some point?

Thanks!

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like 5 years ago all I had was a laptop, and man that thing got hot when playing games, it was terrible.

it ran everything well enough, but it overheated really badly. Was super happy when I finally switched to a desktop.

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I have a laptop for unrelated reasons, but I’d rather sit on the couch and play WoW than at a desk so it works.

My laptop is three years old and still runs everything, I spent a lot on it. Getting a desktop just because, but I’ll probably still use my laptop.

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I just move from the US to Europe and my desktop is packed in a storage unit by my old place so currently I game on my fiance’s laptop. We’re hoping to do a little re-configuring of the power supply and plugs on my desktop once I get it here in a couple months, so I can go back to playing on a comfortable rig. I don’t like typing on laptops, and I can’t raise the screen to a comfortable eye level. Not to mention how hot it gets just being on.

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Yes, a big honking laptop with two graphics cards I use for production work. Also runs WoW pretty good lol.

It’s getting old so a desktop would be more cost-efficient. It would be even better if I could build one myself but I don’t know how :stuck_out_tongue:

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No. I do not play WoW on a laptop, because I am sane and value my vision, my posture, and my lack of carpal tunnel syndrome.

A laptop is an ergonomic nightmare as well as limited in performance and expandability.

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Occassionally on my lunch break at work.

It’s a surface book. Great for productivity and artwork (which is what I mostly use it for) but horrible for gaming.

Lowest settings, 33% render scale and the thing still sounds like a jet engine. Get 60fps though.

…The custom desktop at home is FAR superior. Ultra settings, average well over 100fps even in raid. Good stuff.

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I love it. I don’t always play WoW at home.

Yep.

Nope.

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I have only ever played wow on laptops: Macbook Pro 17, Predator 17. Only 17’s because 15" is way too small to play on imo.
No “need” to run wow on a desktop as it’s not that cpu/gpu intensive compared to some other games albeit some laptops now have fantastic cooling systems. However laptops are more expensive than most are willing to put into for gaming rigs as the better gpu’s and adequate cooling systems can jack the price. If some one is budget conscious, don’t bother with a LT.

Desktop is like being forced to take a bus, where you are restricted to certain timeschedules in order to play (aka stuck in one place).
Laptop is akin to owning a Jeep and going where you want, when you want. I for one like the mobility.

It all boils down to personal preference. Pick what suits your scenario and needs. There are great options for both DT and LT.

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Gad no. Who would do that when a run of the mill PC, you just get parts for, is so much better?

The cost, for what you get, is also too much.

If you REALLY need a laptop for something, you’d be better off building a good desktop and getting a second hand laptop that was a few years old.

Sure you do. What I’ve always found amazing is that even someone who can work on cars, thinks this.

Computers are actually insanely easy to built, it is basically like a “snap together” model kit. You do the minimal research required, target the processor you want/can afford, target the graphics card you want/can afford that will work with that processor (usually any would), target the mother board that accepts both of those (or maybe start with the mother board), target the system ram that will run on that (which is fast enough for the graphics card/mother board) and target the power supply which will run all that and the case it can fit in.

All of it is basically explained, on the PDF for the motherboard/processor. “This board is for a socket blah processor, it takes this kind of ram up to this size…”

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I think I could figure out how to put it together, I just wouldn’t have a clue what to do if something went wrong :frowning:

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I just upgraded my Helios 300 (settings at 70%) to an Alienware 17 R5 where I can run all settings at 100%. The Helios always ran hot (85 to 99 degrees), but my AW 17 R5 runs about 70 degrees.

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I have in the past. I only play on laptop when desktop is unavailable.

Desktop provides the better experience imo.

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I like mine well enough. However, since I can literally make toast with this thing, I wouldn’t turn down an upgrade.

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I’ve played WoW on laptop from Vanilla to mid-MoP. First it was HP then Macbook. Then my old man got a new PC and gave me his current one. So I played on that from mid-MoP to April 2018 bcuz the hard drive on it when bad. Probably bcuz I’ve kept hitting the reset button when computer would freeze even though it was the only thing to do. So I’ve been on this laptop ever since. Never thought when Classic comes out next month, I play it on a laptop again. Also the PC that went bad on me had all my screenshots from Cata to Legion. Wouldn’t be the first time the HP laptop had screenshots from Vanilla to Cata. My old man got rid of it. Meh, I was still a kid at that time.

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No but i kind of want one now that think about it.

How do you get internet on those things nowdays if theres no wifi

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I use a laptop…over the road truck driver here, even tho my sleeper breath is twice the size of regular class 8 trucks

a laptop is just easier…And my laptop is better then i would dare say a lot of people that play on desktop

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I use a laptop, but eh… The keyboard is toast, so I have it plugged into a 27" monitor, plus keyboard and mouse. So it’s pretty much just a CPU at this point.

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Same way you do a desktop

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My computer just died on me so I’m playing on a laptop now. This thing would heat up so bad that the laptop would just turn itself off. Fixed this with a mounted fan base, but it was still generating too much heat so I had to turn the graphics down a lot.

Haven’t had issue, it’s not as crisp as I’d like, but it will do until I get the next hand-me-down computer from my husband :stuck_out_tongue:

It had HDMI so at least I can play with a good monitor.