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BlueFalcon said:

Keep in mind, while Alineware laptops don't seem to be popular in this thread, there are GPU upgrade kits that would later allow you to keep your laptop up-to-date.

No, doesn't work like that.

Firstly the GPU needs to be equal or less in TDP as that is generally what the cooling system is designed for.
If it uses the MXM or AXIOM form factor it also needs to be the right revision.

Then expect to pay a premium.

Then... Don't expect it to be compatible with the refresh of the laptop the following year as they may change the dimensions of the card or even the interface a little bit.

THEN to continue adding salt into the injury... You will still probably be CPU limited in allot of instances, laptops just aren't that fast, even the fastest Laptop graphics cards are only comparible to mid-range Desktop graphisc cards.

But seriously, I say go with a decent desktop, buy yourself an AMD A6 APU laptop which is still very respectible performance/battery life wise and are cheap for your portable needs and can handle most games on low/medium (Even high if it's a 1280x768 resolution panel.)

You can improve the desktop over time to keep up with the demands of PC gaming, which is especially more important as we are on the cusp of a new console generation, so system requirements should take a bit of a leap. :)

Munkeh111 said:
 On the price, you could easily spend over £2,000 on a gaming PC and it wouldn't match the performance of my desktop.

Well. I would be interested to see if a laptop actually exists that could match mine or even get "close enough" even over the next couple of years. :P

pezus said:

Dolphin demands a strong CPU. You would have to shell out a fortune for it to run very well on a laptop, at least with some games.

Dolphin performs best with at-least 3 cores (CPU, DSP, GPU) and with a decent amount of clock speed. (Think 3ghz+)
Not many laptops fit that bill unfortunatly, Intel's mobile processors can turbo over that, but usually on only 1 or 2 cores, AMD's Trinity is horrible because of it's poor single threaded performance.

If emulating Dolphin is a must you want a laptop with a Core i7 3940XM or the 3920XM.