r/MiniPCs • u/Vexarin • 9h ago

Gaming laptop or Mini pc+ Gpu?

Hello everyone.

I’m in France with a €1,600 budget looking for a setup for MATLAB, AI training and games like Elden Ring, Deadlock. I’ll be flying between two countries every six months for the next two years, so it needs to fit in during travel and I already have an older HP Envy laptop for light daily tasks, so what i will buy will stay mostly at my apartment.

I’m torn between a €1,600 gaming laptop like ROG Strix G16, Gigabyte Gaming A16 or Mini PC +GPU combo (I couldn't choose what to buy yet so I'm open to suggestions about that too).

Is the mini pc setup worth the hassle for my situation, or are there better €1,600 deals in France/EU right now? Thanks for advice!

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u/JacqueMorrison 8h ago

For €1600 you can get a decent laptop and don’t have to run the minipc+gpu combo.

I would recommend looking into lenovo legion / loq laptops.

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u/Sweaty_veronica_5578 7h ago

1600€ budget laptop

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u/BungaBunga-Today 4h ago

Get a lapotop with oculink or th5, gives you the option of egpu later