I don't understand why people choose laptops

[Ranetsu-Akagane]

You'd need to give people an idea of what budget you can afford.

Personally I am a fan of companies like Xoticpc that offer custom desktop and laptop builds or prebuilts for a reasonable price.

While I do my own desktop builds, when I've helped people I know shop for a gaming laptop I've gone through them.

Sorry about that, I can do $700 to$900

[Kuukyo]

Let me respectably explain why many people choose laptops over a desktop (in my opinion):

It is true that gaming on a desktop is much better than gaming on a laptop (except gaming laptop) because of its hardware that help improving the performance and quality of gameplay for the users. But you should keep in mind that buying a pre-build PC is very expensive, and even though building a PC is cheaper and more convenient, the weakness of desktops is that they are static. Imagine that you are a normal worker, but you also love gaming and you travel a lot, would you be able to carry your desktop anywhere to play? Definitely not, which means people also consider mobility as a quality in choosing the right gear to work and game on.

Gaming laptop is a great option for the people I mentioned above, but with the price around $700 above for spec that could play modern games with good quality and performance, unless you are really loved by your parents that would buy anything for your need of gaming, not many people will be able to afford them. Thus normal laptops are the final option for the rest, and as one of them, I find gaming experience to be not as good as how I used to game on a PC. But in a situation where my financial is poor, and I have to travel around as a student, having a laptop that is able to play games at an acceptable performance is good enough for me. If you don't like being a poor gamer, just work hard and buy a gaming laptop. But it is still recommended to play on a PC than on a laptop.

[Kuukyo]

Can't answer that other than maybe laptop brand or model differences. I've historically used higher end Thinkpad laptops due to my company supplying them for work and because of the great prices I could get through the employee sales program. If I can figure it out maybe I'll write a book.

Thinkpad Yoga for school work here, and I game with it with 18-25 fps in FFXIV. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[NessaWyvern]

I really like the keyboards on laptops, the keys being flatter and smaller just feel more comfortable for my smaller hands. I haven't seen any desktop keyboards like that. (If there are any like that, please link )

[Selova]

Why does something that has literally no impact on you upset you so much? That's the real question here.

[TouchandFeel]

I really like the keyboards on laptops, the keys being flatter and smaller just feel more comfortable for my smaller hands. I haven't seen any desktop keyboards like that. (If there are any like that, please link )

They exist. Those type of keys are often called chiclet keys.
Chiclet keyboards on Newegg

[Lunavi]

I am going to be extremely kind and assume you are not a troll trying to start a flamewar here.

It is portability. The fact that a laptop is portable is a very very good bonus if people want to game on the go or do other things on their computer such as reading emails and write things and such while they commute. I have both a desktop and a laptop, but if I could only have one I would pick laptop every day of the week as I spend a lot of time not at home.

[TouchandFeel]

Sorry about that, I can do $700 to$900

Hmm ... That range puts you in a funny spot, if you could save up a bit more and bump it up to $1000 - $1200, your options will be much better.

The Dell you linked is okay, sort of, but doesn't have enough RAM in my opinion.

This MSI laptop is pretty much specs and cost equivalent to the Dell but I trust MSI more with gaming laptops than I do Dell. The site that's linked will also let you customize some bits of the laptop which would let you bump up the RAM to 16gb with the price coming in at around $1000 not including any potential shipping or tax.
That one is a bit bigger than the Dell at a 17.8'' screen as opposed to a 15.6" which I personally see as a bonus, but that does make it more bulky if you will be carrying it around a lot. Pretty sure there was a 15.6" version for the same price on the site though.

[TaleraRistain]

- Portability
- Space concerns
- Comfort - preference for the laptop on lap or the keyboard layout etc
- The gap between gaming laptops and desktops is not as wide as it was in the past

[Ranetsu-Akagane]

Hmm ... That range puts you in a funny spot, if you could save up a bit more and bump it up to $1000 - $1200, your options will be much better.

The Dell you linked is okay, sort of, but doesn't have enough RAM in my opinion.

This MSI laptop is pretty much specs and cost equivalent to the Dell but I trust MSI more with gaming laptops than I do Dell. The site that's linked will also let you customize some bits of the laptop which would let you bump up the RAM to 16gb with the price coming in at around $1000 not including any potential shipping or tax.
That one is a bit bigger than the Dell at an 17.8'' screen as opposed to a 15.6" which I personally see as a bonus, but that does make it more bulky if you will be carrying it around a lot. Pretty sure there was a 15.6" version for the same price on the site though.

I'll save up a bit more, and go with extra ram thanks for the info.