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Offline Eagler

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What's a good laptop to play AH on these days
« on: February 15, 2025, 02:03:48 PM »
Any suggestions for laptop specs to play AH with via monitor?

Is it possible to use a VR headset with a laptop?

Thanks for any info!

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Re: What's a good laptop to play AH on these days
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2025, 11:04:57 PM »
Any suggestions for laptop specs to play AH with via monitor?

Is it possible to use a VR headset with a laptop?

Thanks for any info!

Eagler

This will be an interesting thread to watch as Leisure and myself have Shanghai'd an old player back into the game and he needs a windows machine along with all the other stuff to get going again. A laptop along with a decent monitor might just be the ticket. I worry about keeping a laptop cool however but I have a feeling cooling has improved greatly since the last time I used a Windows laptop years ago.

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Re: What's a good laptop to play AH on these days
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2025, 11:35:28 PM »
Finetime played on a couple laptops he got off of Ebay for cheap.

Brooks builds some cheap desktops, $650 and run AH at 60 fps no problem.

Running the game isnt an issue if your just looking to play, VR on the other hand can set you back a bit.

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Re: What's a good laptop to play AH on these days
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2025, 08:03:49 AM »
Does a laptop have the video connections to run vr?

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Re: What's a good laptop to play AH on these days
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2025, 08:19:02 AM »
Does a laptop have the video connections to run vr?


A fair question, I'd like to know, too.  There are all manner of adapters which will connect with USB and/or C ports.  I don't know if VR hardware can run through an adapter, or whether that would slow it down or cause some other mischief.

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Re: What's a good laptop to play AH on these days
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2025, 03:56:30 PM »
Sager is still tops for gaming laptops.
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Re: What's a good laptop to play AH on these days
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2025, 11:14:09 AM »
Does a laptop have the video connections to run vr?

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Not sure which VR headset you're asking about but I've played on a laptop with my quest 2. All you need to do is plug it in to a USB port with the link cable if you're not using the wireless.

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Re: What's a good laptop to play AH on these days
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2025, 11:34:25 AM »
Both my vive pro and crystal light use usb and video connections

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