However, I simply don’t need a portable gaming station in my life.

Even then, it’s more of a “because I can” rather than a valid reason.

When I’m on my once-a-year vacation, I don’t really play games that much.

HP Omen 17 gaming laptop at CES 2023

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Side note:handheld devicesalso make more sense than a gaming laptop to me from a portability perspective.

I upgrade bits and pieces almost every year.

So, I’d only upgrade one component at a time.

Wooden tabletop surface with several PC parts arranged in a circle.

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The flexibility gave me time to wait for better deals on upgrades when prices were high.

Also, I prefer tobuy certain parts usedand others new.

One of the few upgradeable laptops is theFramework Laptop, which lets you swap out the GPU.

A large air CPU cooler is being installed onto a motherboard.

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This performance gap is especially prominent with high-end hardware.

Maybe performance will improve whenArm-based CPUs arrive to laptops.

This also means desktop PC parts can last longer, at least in theory.

A laptop computer dismantled for repair on internal equipment.

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Removing your RAM, CPU, or GPU is hardly more difficult than disassembling a LEGO toy.