Please bear with me, as this next sentence is probably going to read like the most contradictory statement I’ve written since joining Tom’s Guide. Though I make my living writing about computing, I’ve never once owned a gaming laptop in my 39 years on this spinning rock.
There are a couple of major factors behind this. First off, I’ve been a diehard fan of the best gaming PCs since 2004 — the year I taught myself to build my first rig because I was desperate to play the original Far Cry. Remember when that series used to be about blasting bargain basement Doctor Moreau beasties rather than having to overthrow increasingly megalomaniacal despots? It has meant that my need to own a gaming laptop over the last two decades has been pretty much zilch.
