How much money?

huggy212 · Jul 13, 2017

OursIsTheFury said:
For $1200 you damn well better be satisfied with the laptop you got lol. I don't think I can spend that much for a laptop though. A 1080 graphics card is about $750, which can run most games now and for the next 5 years or so. It's a much better investment for your money in my opinion, but then again it's heavy and you can't move it anywhere so a laptop might be better for mobility

Its more like I dont have any other choice:sob: I work o a ship and i really need to be on a plane 2x a yr. But yes many people told me that for 600$ I can have the same specs or a bit less if Ill have a desktop. I also watched in youtube videos that there are like 3000$ laptop and i think 5000$ is the most expensive gaming laptop i ever saw.

OursIsTheFury · Jul 13, 2017

huggy212 said:
Its more like I dont have any other choice:sob: I work o a ship and i really need to be on a plane 2x a yr. But yes many people told me that for 600$ I can have the same specs or a bit less if Ill have a desktop. I also watched in youtube videos that there are like 3000$ laptop and i think 5000$ is the most expensive gaming laptop i ever saw.

Well this is a $9000 gaming laptop. Apparently the specs are so good it matches the top PC rigs, and it's mobile (if you count that monstrosity as mobile). It has a curved monitor and it can definitely play all you want without any heating problems. But for $9000 I can probably just use that money to go out and just get a life lmao.

zackd · Jul 14, 2017

I can't put an exact number but obviously thousands. Probably $4,000-$5,000 between all the games, the consoles themselves, accessories, etc. It's kinda shameful but at the same time it is something I love.

PenguinManiac · Jul 15, 2017

OursIsTheFury said:
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Well this is a $9000 gaming laptop. Apparently the specs are so good it matches the top PC rigs, and it's mobile (if you count that monstrosity as mobile). It has a curved monitor and it can definitely play all you want without any heating problems. But for $9000 I can probably just use that money to go out and just get a life lmao.

Man, that's freaking insane. How the hell is that guy managing to hold that beast by himself?
I mean, it must have stellar specs for sure, but...9000$? No one in their right mind with a reasonable wallet would jump of that. Plus, that trackpad on the right looks pretty uncomfortable.

OursIsTheFury · Jul 15, 2017

PenguinManiac said:
Man, that's freaking insane. How the hell is that guy managing to hold that beast by himself?
I mean, it must have stellar specs for sure, but...9000$? No one in their right mind with a reasonable wallet would jump of that. Plus, that trackpad on the right looks pretty uncomfortable.

It doesn't even have mobility anymore which is the saving grace of a laptop anyway. If you're gonna spend that amount, might as well be an awesome PC. That laptop can't be moved since it's so big and you might actually drop it if you're not careful. Bye bye $9000. So if it's just gonna sit at a table in your home, may as well have just bought a PC for half the costs - and with even higher specs.

PenguinManiac · Jul 15, 2017

OursIsTheFury said:
It doesn't even have mobility anymore which is the saving grace of a laptop anyway. If you're gonna spend that amount, might as well be an awesome PC. That laptop can't be moved since it's so big and you might actually drop it if you're not careful. Bye bye $9000. So if it's just gonna sit at a table in your home, may as well have just bought a PC for half the costs - and with even higher specs.

I can't imagine that PC sitting on any table without catching fire, honestly. That's probably what a bored millionaire would buy for their personal videogame museum. I mean, there is no way that thing has more than 2 hours of lifetime on its battery, so it has to sit somewhere.
Out of curiosity, I googled its specs, and, well... they are as insane as you would expect. 64GB of RAM, two GTX 1080 connected in SLI (for the grand total of 16GB of dedicated memory), an Intel Core i7-7820HK CPU and an SSD+HDD configuration (1TB+1TB) with the use of the Raid 0 technology. The packaging and the screen are still probably what makes up most of the price, though.

OursIsTheFury · Jul 15, 2017

PenguinManiac said:
I can't imagine that PC sitting on any table without catching fire, honestly. That's probably what a bored millionaire would buy for their personal videogame museum. I mean, there is no way that thing has more than 2 hours of lifetime on its battery, so it has to sit somewhere.
Out of curiosity, I googled its specs, and, well... they are as insane as you would expect. 64GB of RAM, two GTX 1080 connected in SLI (for the grand total of 16GB of dedicated memory), an Intel Core i7-7820HK CPU and an SSD+HDD configuration (1TB+1TB) with the use of the Raid 0 technology. The packaging and the screen are still probably what makes up most of the price, though.

Yup. Only someone with way too much time and money on his hands would pay for such a thing. If it's just gonna sit in your house, why bother having a battery? Just plug it in while playing lmao. And hopefully it has lifetime insurance because a thing that heavy, if it drops, it will definitely break into pieces. It's gonna be more of a decoration than anything else.

PenguinManiac · Jul 15, 2017

OursIsTheFury said:
Yup. Only someone with way too much time and money on his hands would pay for such a thing. If it's just gonna sit in your house, why bother having a battery? Just plug it in while playing lmao. And hopefully it has lifetime insurance because a thing that heavy, if it drops, it will definitely break into pieces. It's gonna be more of a decoration than anything else.

If it drops, I think you'll have to worry about the floor first :tearsofjoy:
I just looked it up and, if I'm not mistaken, it's just a two-year warranty (as opposed to the one-year warranty for all other products). Seems awfully short for such a large price tag.

OursIsTheFury · Jul 15, 2017

PenguinManiac said:
If it drops, I think you'll have to worry about the floor first :tearsofjoy:
I just looked it up and, if I'm not mistaken, it's just a two-year warranty (as opposed to the one-year warranty for all other products). Seems awfully short for such a large price tag.

I wouldn't even get it for a 5 year warranty. Warranty is there so at least you'll get your money's worth when you get an item, use it, and when the warranty expires, you can say that the initial investment you made was worth it since you've used it up. $9000 for a laptop is serious investment, and I don't think that time is enough.

PenguinManiac · Jul 15, 2017

OursIsTheFury said:
I wouldn't even get it for a 5 year warranty. Warranty is there so at least you'll get your money's worth when you get an item, use it, and when the warranty expires, you can say that the initial investment you made was worth it since you've used it up. $9000 for a laptop is serious investment, and I don't think that time is enough.

It's also a matter of respect towards your clients. Someone decided to spend 9000$ on one of your products, shouldn't they deserve to get a suitable treatment? Whatever additional cost you could charge for a prolonged warranty is surely already taken into account.
Plus, Acer would take quite the hit if someone who purchased it asked for support and got rejected because the warranty had already expired. It seems like an unreasonable risk to take.

OursIsTheFury · Jul 15, 2017

PenguinManiac said:
It's also a matter of respect towards your clients. Someone decided to spend 9000$ on one of your products, shouldn't they deserve to get a suitable treatment? Whatever additional cost you could charge for a prolonged warranty is surely already taken into account.
Plus, Acer would take quite the hit if someone who purchased it asked for support and got rejected because the warranty had already expired. It seems like an unreasonable risk to take.

And I think they just pulled that price out of their ass. No way any of those parts added together would cost $9000. It's just a rip-off at this point, and all for the bragging rights of having "the world's most expensive laptop".

Zeyad · Jul 16, 2017

Probably around 500 dollars just on steam games and other accessories on steam

vinaya · Jul 16, 2017

Nine thousand dollars for a laptop, that's insane. I would prefer to set up a fair priced computer shop instead of paying that much money for a laptop. I play games on my laptop, however, my laptop is not specifically built for gaming. In have good graphics though, which makes me easier to play games without harming my computer The highest amount I have paid for a laptop is $800.

PenguinManiac · Jul 16, 2017

OursIsTheFury said:
And I think they just pulled that price out of their ass. No way any of those parts added together would cost $9000. It's just a rip-off at this point, and all for the bragging rights of having "the world's most expensive laptop".

Yeah, half that price and then maybe you'll have the effective cost of all components. That's probably what they counted on to sell it.

OursIsTheFury · Jul 16, 2017

PenguinManiac said:
Yeah, half that price and then maybe you'll have the effective cost of all components. That's probably what they counted on to sell it.

Half the price, then the other half is based on the idea of "owning" the world's most expensive laptop. Doesn't matter if it's the best one out there or it's just overhyped; the price tag speaks for itself if you show it to people that you own it.

PenguinManiac · Jul 16, 2017

OursIsTheFury said:
Half the price, then the other half is based on the idea of "owning" the world's most expensive laptop. Doesn't matter if it's the best one out there or it's just overhyped; the price tag speaks for itself if you show it to people that you own it.

That and the 21" curved display on a supposedly portable device. I'm not sure how much better it is to play games, but it's a sight to behold for sure.
I wonder how bored someone must be to drop thousands of dollars on a PC just to show off.

ZXD22 · Jul 16, 2017

I haven't spent much on my gaming consoles, probably just under 500$ but that was when I was younger and buying some popular games for my old atomic green N64 like Super Mario and Mario Kart 64.

ballyhara · Jul 25, 2017

Not a big spender generally, but since I've had any kind of console and accessories, I could say that's some big money.
The last time I put some money for a console was for PS4, and that one was around $500, plus basic games and accessories,we can be talking for some hundreds more. Only FiFa game was around $50. But my cousins were super excited with that one, we couldn't help it.

JaiGuru · Jul 26, 2017

If we're talking all the games and accessories that go along with it I'm certain I've spent several thousand on one console before. I had a Playstation 2, Xbox, a Gamecube, and a Gameboy Advance during that particular generation so...gods, it must have been over 5k I dropped through those years. I had a lot of fun with my Playstation 2 especially, so I had a pretty large library of games.

reginafalange · Jul 26, 2017

I don't have much money, to begin with so if I buy games, consoles and other accessories for gaming I usually look for sales and save money for them so I can buy things cheaper than the normal price. It's hard to say how much I've spent on gaming and I prefer not to think of it.

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