Are Gaming Laptops worth the money

Originally Posted by FlashFir 

I would say, based on your current rig, that you would enjoy that $900 put into a new rig. i5-3570k + GTX 670 would make a world of difference to you. And if I did that it would only be $300+300 so about $600!
In addition Laptops are a deadend. You're pouring money into another set of peripherals which aren't going to be used much: monitor, keyboard, OS, the casing, etc... CPU/MOBO/PSU/GPU are also in that category. They're all going to be dumped in a short time later, perhaps 2-4 years later? And you can't sell it as easily as an older part nor can you save anything either. It all comes and goes with a high price tag. Makes no sense.

Originally Posted by RockThePylon 

I decided a few years ago it wasn't worth it. Gaming on the go just sucks, compared to gaming on your rig at home.
The high-end gaming laptops are nearly twice as much as a similarly performing desktop. (I'm including peripherals for the desktop)
Really, buy a comfortable, efficient, and portable laptop. Something for Facebook/Email/pr0n on the road, and small enough to actually want to take it with you.
Personally, if I'm away for less than a week, I just take my phone and leave my laptop at home.
EDIT: And TOTALLY set up a VNC Server on your home computer. I have never been able to totally synchronize my laptop to my desktop, so you'll inevitably be missing something important.

Originally Posted by Sistum Id 

Where will you be going with this gaming laptop? You said you don't want to be chained to the desk. Personally, if you're not playing on a chair and desk, then you shouldn't be playing. If you're laying in bed or on a couch, it's going to heat up and cause serious performance issues and down the road over time will damage the laptop. Maybe if you're traveling and on a plane for a few hours. Now you have to carry around this heavy behemoth laptop along with a keyboard and mouse. Most likely the battery will die before you land at your destination.
And when it breaks after warranty, it will be worthless unless you part it out or attempt to replace/repair whats broken. You can't just get on Newegg and order a replacement. When you do find the part online(eBay or something wholesale laptop store, its going to cost a small fraction of what you paid in the first place.
I hate laptops, I really do. I've repaired a few dozen laptops over the years and they're just a pain to work on. You're going to have 2 million tiny screws everywhere that are different sizes and have to put it back together like a samich. I have 4 laptops that are mine personally that I've gone through over the last 10 years. 2 HP, a Acer and a Toshiba. They are now sitting on my shelf and our junk due to a bad battery or something I can't figure out. It's trail and error sometimes to fix them. It could be the battery, or the charger, or even the screen. You can't just switch out a part and test it like a PSU or RAM. Anyways, I went off the deep end with my rant on my feelings about laptops.
If you're going to do a notebook for on the go non gaming, why not just stick with a mid-high end smart phone with a large screen or any type of tablet?
I think only time to have a gaming laptop is if you're maybe in college or in the military living on a ship or in the barracks.