Playing games on a laptop...

[Peter_20]

So, I'm soon gonna buy a laptop computer, exclusively for playing games (:D), and so I'd like to know what to keep in mind.

Are there any significant differences between a desktop and a laptop when it comes to playing on emulators?
Or is the laptop basically a mobile version of the desktop?

EDIT:
I'm gonna emulate NES and SNES (Nesticle and Zsnes/Snes9x, I guess).

[Jowy]

the laptop basically a mobile version of the desktop?

Yes.

[Flying Mullet]

Laptops will also be more expensive than a desktop. A higher-end gaming laptop will cost roughly $1,000 - $1,500 more than it's desktop equivalent

[bipper]

Laptops also tend to run "clunkier" espcially the intel chipset. I really do not recommend a laptop for games, less you know what you are doing.

[Jowy]

He's just using it for emulators, not Oblivion. :p

[Flying Mullet]

Or is he... :shifty:

[bipper]

EMOlators? Oh, then you need the resources for attention whoring.

srsly, emulating what though? xbox, ps2, gc?

[Peter_20]

EMOlators? Oh, then you need the resources for attention whoring.

srsly, emulating what though? xbox, ps2, gc?NES and SNES. :p

[Araciel]

these days you should be able to emulate a snes with your cellphone.

[escobert]

Yeah if you only intend on emulating NES and SNES then a laptop will be fine. I had a laptop for a long while and I hated it very very very much. it was evil and intel is evil.

[Renmiri]

Laptops have :skull::skull::skull::skull:tier graphic cards. Emulators need good graphic cards. Make sure you get one with DirectX9, Pixel Shader 2.0, SNES and SNES2.... Bottom line, go for a high end graphics and video laptop rather than going for humongous HD, attached printers and other "fluff"

[Flying Mullet]

I used to emulate SNES and NES games on a 200 MHz Pentium I (or maybe PII), so you'll be okay with whatever laptop you get.

[Araciel]

if you buy a new laptop with a good graphics card (newer ati or nvidia) and a processor over 2.0 ghz you should have no trouble emulating PS1 games too

[Renmiri]

My recommendations will let you play PS2 games, including FFX and X2, though veeery slowly.