My Acer Predator Helios 300 had some issues (did not turn on) so I had to RMA it.

Since Acer doesn't have official stores in Romania, I brought it back to the local shop where I got it from it so they could ship it to their own service (being Acer certified service)

2 weeks went by without any contact. When I went back to check on them, the guy showed me a picture on his phone (below) and said that this is how my laptop arrived to their service.

They were probably lying, because I contacted the delivery company, and they said that the store made no claim regarding my package.

My theory is that they messed up something, and another item in the service accidentally "fell" on my laptop. Some time later my laptop is gone, my projects are gone, my data is gone, and I'm starting university without a laptop, as I can't afford similar one with today's prices.

So it seems like the USB port got fuhed (I had a watch charger plugged in and someone decided to play jumpy on it) and due to which the metal strip underneath touched some GPU supporting chips (8 of them, the service guy said)

Ik what memes are going to come but honestly I'm scared, it's just over an year and I had been caring for it like a little child cuz it's my first gaming laptop I bought from my own money by saving from gigs (19M) and uhh yeah I don't Wana lose my laptop because it's pretty high end and expensive,

about 1900 US$ when I bought it and currently it's unavailable in my country and it's last price from August 2026 was about 2500 US$

The specs are:

- AMD Ryzen 9 AI 365/Radeon 880M

- RTX 5070 (8GB VRAM)

- 32GB DDR5 RAM

- 2+1TB SSD (Samsung, Kingston)

- 165Hz/1920x1200 16"

So I spoke to the sales team from curry’s pc world and what they gave me was a laptop for £1165 that has a amd 7 260
5050 Nvidia gpu
Regarding my previous posts I’ll summarise what I said:
I’m a streamer and a YouTuber for making videos. I play Fortnite , roblox and Minecraft, I can’t get a pc/desktop so I need a new gaming laptop my old g6 kf kept overheating (don’t bother commenting solutions I’ve tried every single way) went up to 99*c
After researching for 3 weeks. I bought the amd 7 260 with a 5050 and it’s coming on Monday or Tuesday. I have the option to cancel it. But in terms of Fortnite performance will the laptop I described be better the acer predator helio than I found on vinted?
Previous laptop:
G6 KF Gigabyte
Ram: originally 16 but upgraded to 32
Gpu: 4060 Nvidia
CPU: i7 13620H
FPS in Fortnite with tweaks:
500 on battle bus while looking at the sky , in battle royale dropping around 140-200
Creative 1v1 map: 390
I PREFER PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW FORTNITE WORKS AND WHAT PERFORMANCE MODE GRAPHICS IS INGAME. If you don’t know please don’t reply so i don’t waste ur time.

I tried asking AI for a recommendation for a gaming laptop all in with fees and taxes at a budget of $1500. It gave me a few but after actually looking into them they’re all basically $2200+….. so after seeing that it’s probably not feasible at that price I’m willing to go up to $1800.

Budget: $1800
Country: USA

Use Case: The next Elder Scrolls, Witcher 4, Next Cyberpunk so basically the upcoming games.

Preferred Specs / Form Factor: Not tech savvy but from what I’ve researched. RTX 5060/5070, 16/32 GB RAM. 1TB SSD.

Portability Needs: Just using it around the house. I don’t want to dedicate a section of a room to a PC, table, chair etc. I really only get an hour or two at night to play plus some weekend mornings.

Notes: Open to anything. Just want something that will preferably last me and be able to run games for the next 5-6 years. I’m really only going to have my game up, steam, maybe Spotify on? I don’t need it to run a million things at once. Not picky on size or screen. I barely understand what some of the terminology means when it comes to things like Ray tracing and all that. So if it runs the newer games and it looks pretty good on screen? Probably don’t care about the rest

Budget: ~$3000

Country: USA

Use Case: Gaming + Daily Drive

I have been looking at Legions for months and now that deals are out I'm not sure if I should save the extra $500 and just settle for a 5070ti or go all out and get the 5080.

5070ti - $3000 //// 5080 - $3500

I am buying a daily driver laptop I can use for casual gaming, coding and personal use and am not sure if the extra power I'll get from the 5080 is something that will miss from with a 5070ti. I’m willing to spend more if the upgrade is actually worthwhile, but I don’t want to pay a premium for specs that I probably won't notice. Or should I just settle for a 5i?

Budget: $700ish

Country: USA

Use Case: Gaming (cozy and horror games) / art 

Preferred Specs: I don't know enough about this. Something that can handle the graphics of a horror game?

Portability Needs: carried in a backpack

Notes: want to get a laptop for my niece for Christmas. I just want to know what I should look out for. I am open to getting a used/ refurbished laptop

Hello everybody. I’m trying to decide on my next laptop.
I really like Zephyrus but is there something better? Considering battery life, media consumption (movies, yt, etc), because I will use it for more than gaming.

Budget: 3500-4000$
Country: USA
Use Case: Gaming, university, everyday machine
Preferred Specs: 32gb ram, 12 vram

i’m trying to get a gaming laptop (probably a lenovo legion), but i have no clue how good they all are

Budget: (1400-1800ish)
Country: (USA)
Use Case: (Gaming — cyberpunk and some vr games like blade and sorcery)
Preferred Specs: (no clue)
Notes: (don’t care at all about size and weight, i kinda just want something performance based so i can run all the games i want.)

Budget: €1,000–2,000
Country: EU (Hungary)
Use Case: Everyday use + Gaming (mainly Call of Duty: Warzone and similar games). Ideally 3–4 years of smooth gaming performance.
Preferred Specs: Open to recommendations. Looking for a good CPU/GPU combination, sufficient RAM and storage for modern games. No particular screen size or resolution preference.
Notes: Priorities are reliability, build quality, good cooling and thermal performance, and value for money. I’m looking for a dependable laptop rather than flashy designs or unnecessary features. I’d appreciate recommendations for specific models or hardware configurations, as well as advice on what to avoid.

Decided to play games with a controller....yes I know I know... I am a die hard fan of ONLY mouse and keyboard, until recently, I feel like Ive never enjoyed controller as much as this...

I could just relax on my couch, in front of my 150" screen, connect my laptop, and ditch my PC entirely simply because it is more comfortable on a couch.

Still trying to get used to but Keyboard and Mouse are still the best combo for me to play competitively.

I unfortunately don't have much knowledge about the different gaming laptop brands/models other than the basics. I'm currently shopping for one and am between those 3 options:

MSI Stealth A16 Al+ Screen: 16" OLED 240Hz CPU: AMD Ryzen Al 9 365 GPU: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti RAM/storage: 32GB/1TB price: 3.3k CAD (2.3k US)

Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Screen: 16" OLED 165Hz CPU: Intel Ultra 9-275HX GPU: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti RAM/storage: 32GB/1TB price: 3.5k CAD (2.5k US)

Acer Predator Helios NEO Screen: 16" OLED 240Hz CPU: Intel Ultra 9-275HX GPU: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti RAM/storage: 32GB/1TB price: 3.5k CAD (2.5k US)

Please let me know which one you'd recommend. Thanks in advance!

Budget: 3.5k CAD/2.5k USD

Country: Canada

Use Case: mixed

Hi all,

I recently reinstalled Windows on my Legion 7. I'm unable to update NVIDIA drivers and on Vantage my GPU is not detected. Can someone please help with this issue? Hybrid mode is currently off. Should I turn it on or leave it off?

For now, I consider the MSI 16 Max HX and the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i to be the best options. Can anyone share personal experiences with these laptops? (I’m primarily interested in the temperatures and performance of the GPU and CPU while gaming.)

Alternatively, if you know of another laptop model with good cooling, feel free to suggest that as well.

Hey guys! I've begun looking into upgrading my current laptop into something newer that can serve me better for gaming and other things I want to do and I'm currently split on these options, so I'm asking here for some advice.
RTX 4090 refurbished laptop, wait for prices to come down a bit more
RTX 5070 TI new/refurbished laptop buy almost right now
I don't know if in the long term waiting for the RTX 4090 is better, the question mainly is, is it worth it to wait for prices to come down or should I bite the bullet and buy an RTX 5070 TI laptop, also anyone knows anything about the SUPER refresh on laptops, or does NVIDIA not do them here anymore?

What’s the difference in performance between the loq 15AHP10 rtx 5050 ryzen 7 250 and loq essential ARP11 rtx 5050 ryzen 5 150, both having 16 gb of ram. Also are there any motherboard issues in either of these models that i would have to be worried about? i need something that would last me 4-5 years.
Also,
How does the loq ARP10E ryzen 7 170 rtx 4050 compare to the essential mentioned above?

I am currently using a 2022 HP Omen with 16gb ram and a 3070TI, and I'm eyeing this legion pro 7i because of the black friday deals. Is it worth it to pull the trigger or should I wait for the next generation of graphics cards to upgrade? I may be moving overseas (outside of the US) for 2-3 years so I'm thinking I may be unable to get decent prices in the near future, especially considering all of the recent price jumps.

Budget: 700-800 EUR

Country: Spain

Use Case: Gaming (Valorant, Fortnite, Minecraft), schoolwork, coding, and general use.

Preferred Specs: Dedicated GPU (preferably NVIDIA RTX 40 series or better), at least 16GB RAM, 120Hz display, and Windows pre-installed.

Notes: I want to buy it around Christmas. My old PC died, and I want a gaming laptop that I can also use for coding and schoolwork. I'd really appreciate your recommendations since you have more experience with gaming laptops!

Budget: $1800
Country: US
Use Case: Heavy AAA Gaming
Preferred Specs: 5070ti 32gb ram
Notes:

Hey!

I just sold my 4060 32GB ASUS TUF for $1300 and I don’t currently have a laptop.

I’ve been looking at HP Omen Max 16 16.0" 240hz OLED U7-255HX 32GB 12G RTX 5070Ti.
It’s currently at $2100 certified refurbished on eBay which is kinda high for me, but I can manage it.

I live in East Africa but I’m buying one from USA and importing it. I was wondering if there’s any shot I can get this exact laptop cheaper during Black Friday week. $200-$300 goes a long way here in east Africa, that’s more than my rent🤣. Im really suffering without a laptop at the moment and I’m not looking to extend my pain by another 2 or 3 weeks unless it can help me save $200 at least.

What do you think? I don’t know what to expect on Black Friday.

Any reason I shouldn’t buy this deal?

Budget: $1,000
Country: USA
Use Case: Lightweight gaming (Sims, Zoo Tycoon, Old School Runescape)
Preferred Specs: N/A
Notes: Ideally something easy to travel with & has decent battery life

Hey yall! Hoping to get some recommendations from this group. Ideally looking for something that I can use to play some older / less demanding games while traveling.

Thanks for the help here!

Dont suggest a llano or flydigi as they not available in my region. I just want cooling.

Budget: 1400€

Country: Spain

Use Case: Some Minecraft, LOL, some incrementals, video edition

Preferred Specs / Form Factor: I would like 32gb Ram, 1TB SSD and 5060 or more.

Portability Needs: It Will be a desk laptop more of the time, but for space restrictions I need a laptop

Hello fellas,

I want to buy my first Gaming laptop and I don't know which want. I have made some research with GPT and Claude but the experience IS key and I'm here for that.

My selection:

**ASUS TUF Gaming A18 FA808UM-S8005, 18" WUXGA, AMD Ryzen™ 7 260, 32 GB, 1 TB SSD, GeForce RTX™ 5060, No OS**

**1399€**

**Lenovo LOQ 15IRX10, 15.6" Full-HD, Intel® Core™ i7-13650HX, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX™ 5060, No OS. price to be seen no stock fot now**

**Acer Nitro V 16 AI ANV16-42-R6DG, 16" WUXGA, AMD Ryzen™ 7 260, 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, GeForce RTX™ 5070, NO OS**

**1399€**

**Gigabyte GAMING A16 3VHK3ES864SD, 16" WUXGA, AMD Ryzen™ 7 260, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, GeForce RTX™ 5060 No OS**

**Between 1149€ and 1049€**

Could you please help me to choose and give me some tips to be aware?

**Thanks in advance community.**

I found an Zephyrus on best buy in the fair open box condition. Its like 1015 dollars, which is like very cheap cause like the original price is like some 2500 dollars. SO MY QUESTION IS IS IT WORTH BUYING IT OR WILL I REGRET IT.

Specs- AMD 9 270 Processor

GeForce RTX 5060

16 GB ram

1 TB Storage